MOTOBLUE fuel rails

[sn8kbite]

:nono: Anyone considering purchasing the RPMoutlet Motoblue fuel rails for the 2003/2004 cobra.
These rails do not clear the whipple superchargers as advertised.
The intake plenum hits the rails even with the machining which is supposedly what allows these rails to work.
The FRP sensor which mounts on the front of the drivers side rail sits so far back on the motoblue rail that it can not be mounted on the rail without modifying the existing bracket and solinoids that are bolt to the side of the whipple.
The motoblue rails can not be ground or modified any further to enhance fitment due to the fact that the clearancing RPM outlet does leaves minimal material in that area.
The supercharger lacks roughly 3/16" to a full 1/4" of sitting down flat on the lower intake with these rails installed.
This is completely contradictory to what is advertised on RPMoutlets web site.
There is more to this story but i wont post photos or disclose the rest of the story until after i have spoken with RPMoutlet about the problems in the morning.
I just wanted to post so as to save anyone else the same aggrevation and loss of time due to incorrect fitment issues with these rails.
There is a solution to make the rails work which should work perfectly and which i will try provided RPMoutlet is reasonable as far as working with me on a partial refund of my money.
Otherwise i will post up the entire story after i speak with them tomorrow.
stay tuned......

 

[Fang]

Good to know, thanks.

 

[sn8kbite]

WARNING: People beware of this company,the fuel rails were returned to RPM outlet Feb 1st and signed for by them.
It is now Feb 7 and they still have not put my funds back in my bank account!!
I called and spoke with customer service who said she does not have authority to return money,she then put me threw to George,i asked what the delay was on returning my money to my bank and that i needed it in my account by the end of the business day as they have had almost a week now since receiving their product back.
George stated that the money would be returned to my account when they got around to processing it and no sooner.
When i explained that they have had my money tied up for more than 3 weeks now by sending me the wrong parts which are advertised as the correct parts and then the fact that they authorised the return and have had the item back for a week now,and that if it wasnt resolved by the end of the business day i would be forced to call my bank to get a resolution.I explaine dthat if i had to goto that extreme to get my money back that i would also be contacting the BBB,George then stated contact whoever you wish and hung up on me.
I checked my account shortly after this phone call and RPM outlet credited me back 280 dollars of 358 dollars they took and did not credit me the 10 dollars shipping it cost to ship the rails back.
I am assuming they think they will be keeping over 80 dollars of my money as restockinig fees due to their false advertising and failure to insure that the items they are selling actually fit the vehicles they claim they will fit.
I contacted the bank and will be going down to fill out the paperwork to file Fraud charges against RPMoutlet which the bank says will tie my money up for up to another 60 days.
I will persue this to the fullest extent of the law and see that their business practices are investigated by the proper authorities even if it costs me money from my own pocket,it has now become a matter of principal and ethics.

 

[ncc386]

note to self: don't sell fuel rails to sn8kbite

just kidding, d00d... i hope it all works out. i hate it when companies take their customers for granted. you guys are the ones doing us a favor, not the other way around. the customer is always right and you don't just hang up on them.

 

[03Sssnake]

Just another fine example of RPMoutlets shadey business practices...

 

[sn8kbite]

Had i ordered the incorrect parts myself and then returned them for credit i would not have an issue with them keeping a restocking fee and not giving back my shipping costs.
However these rails are advertised on their web site as fitting the 2003 cobra and i ordered based on that ad,they do not work with the 03 cobra and whipple supercharger as advertised,nor can they be made to work without extreme and costly measures (blower spacer,mill injector holes 1/4" deeper,ect...)
They are 100% responsible for this situation and will be returning 100% of my money one way or another. :bash:
I spoke with CPR and found out that they manufacture these rails for RPM oulet an dthat the rails were never test fitted on a Whipple car they only tested them on the kenny bell which has a different plenum.

 

[SlowSVT]

It always amazes me how vendors end up cutting their own throats. Good new travels rather slowly while on the other hand bad news travels like wild fire! I myself would never buy anything from RPM Outlet based solely what I've heard on this forum. He tried to screw you out of $80 but in the end it will cost him thousands. Now he has to resort to these methods as a regualr business practice or he wouldn't make any money :nonono:

Some people are soo stupid. Thay see it. They trip over it. Shrug their shoulders and repeat. Duh

 

[sn8kbite]

I have purchased a ton of items from them during the course of this build including crower camshafts,valve springs,retainers,fuel injector adapters,idler pullies,moroso oil pan and on and on.
The car is no where near complete so the guy basically stuck his own foot up his own ass just as you stated over 80 dollars that he knows he has absolutely no business or right to keep.
80 dollars wont put me in the poor house,however the story behind the 80 dollars could potentialy put RPMoutlet in the poor house.
I will keep posting on every forum i can find as well as get the paperwork filed at the bank and the BBB,then sit back and let things run their course. op:

Oh by the way,when i purchased my oil pan they sent me an oil pan for a lightning truck. :bored:

 

[dougwg]

op:

 

[TrueBlueGT]

I have never heard anything good about RPM outlet with the exception of one or two people. I say take it to them. This is not the first time we have heard of their bullshit charges and business practices. I say do what you have to do and put a good hard ****in on them.

 

[Antex]

I had the same problem with them - they sent the wrong item and charged me a restocking fee - they lost me as a customer too...