everyone that has a put a aftermarket intake system in their car, HAS revved the car straight to redline, period.
what's why you get a intake, for the sound and the more power it will make a top end.
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now this is where it gets tricky. you're assuming anyone with a CAI is guilty of revving the crap outta their car. well trust me even if my car was bone stock, they would still say i revved the motor till it blew up.
i have also emailed fujita in america about this. this is their reply :
Hello Jacky,
I recommend going over the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. Your situation comes up here in the states often. But due to the Magnuson-Moss Act and Laws/Rules, most customers have no problem getting their car fixed or repaired.
Here are a few links for you to review:
- http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/.../warranty.shtm
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson-Moss_Warranty_Act
I also recommend contacting SEMA for some helpful information. www.sema.org.
now what the reply is refering to is that in america this would fall under the Magnuson-Moss Act. also i found is a letter from K&N explaining what the Magnuson-Moss Act is and why its actully illegal for the dealers not to pay for your damages (in the US at least).
http://www.knfilters.com/warrantyletter.htm
well i can't really blame them as they are an american company. kinda wish we had sema here to protect us as car ethuatist.
Ehh,
How could you be driving 60km/hr in 2nd gear with only 3000rev lolz?
Even in 3rd gear you will be reving 2500 for 55km/hr.
Anyway sorry to hear your story.
Try park your car on the street and wait 4 some1 2 hit u, then you can claim for insurance =)
I think there is nothing much you could do at the moment, because you modified your engine, that is enough to void your warrenty, regardless how Honda treats you.
The most logical solution is to park your car in a cool dry area, and start saving for a 2nd hand engine, wait for someone to write off their car but not damanged their engine, such as hit from the side.
Try to cheat insurance would not work and will land you into deeper trouble, as you've already posted so many post here about the damage and people suggested the cheating solution.
customer services' job is to take care of warranty issues, and determine whether the customer is violating the conditions. They've done nothing wrong from what you have said, so tell us what your owners manual says in the warranty schedule with regards to modifications. The answer is so clear I can't believe this thread is still going, and nowhere at that.
well, what you should have done at first is put your car back to stock and go to the dealer claiming the warranty, thats what i would have done..
If you actually read the whole friggen thread you would know that bob_san wasn't disputing their decision to not cover his engine. He is just having a whinge about how he was treated by them through the process.
Anywho, bob_san, have you suggested to them (honda australia) that they cover part of the labour costs with the new engine out of good will?
Theres always 2 sides to every story. maybe through honda's eyes you were a young hoon, who sh*tted your own car, then thought you'd be a smart c*nt and try to rort the system. put yourself in their shoes, if someguy came into your business and tried to pull a fast one, you'd be pissed off too. I too think that had your car been stock, it would've been fixed in the first week. not too smart leaving the mods or doing the mods in the first place. cant blame you though, i woulda modded the sh*t out of it too :)