PRL Motorsports 2017+ Honda Civic Type-R FK8 High Volume Intake System

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Honestly @PRL Motorsports, whoever’s keeps up with your forum page and is writing all these responses is a much bigger and better person than me lol. I’ve seen a lot of negative, impatient, and down right stupid comments. I work at a machine shop so I pretty much know exactly what it takes to get a prototype started and transformed into a production unit. It’s a lot of design, machine work, out sourcing, testing and QC standards. Im sure you are doing everything you can to get this thing out as promptly as possible.

You never promised a specific date of release besides spring of 2019. Which btw it still is spring, so not past due yet. And the car hasn’t even been out 2 years yet unlike the 3 year comment lol.

So I’m not trying to make anyone mad but please give these people a lil room to work. Maybe in the end you just might get a better product.
Unofficial ETA of March was on page 6. We understand the process and have acknowledged PRL’s commitment to the CTR community, hence the anticipation within this thread.

The fact that many are buying the PRL stage 1 intake (I will be doing the same) while still waiting for the completion of stage 2 speaks of the CTR community’s commitment to PRL. To have somebody who already has a Mishimoto intake say that loyal customers are impatient because they’ve been in standby since December is unwise to say the least. I’ve passed up many good deals from competitors and have many other mods including dyno tuning waiting on this intake. Nobody like delays, but many of us like myself have been checking up on PRL’s progress every day for the last 6 months.

PRL, I’ve never questioned your product quality but today my confidence as a consumer is in a fragile state. I’m sure you guys are doing your best and are more frustrated than anybody, but some of us are growing weary of all the “coming soon” posts and teasers with no date to plan for future upgrades. Please revise your post to reflect the inevitable delays you may be experiencing before this silly thread does anymore damage to your growing business.
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....5 months later.

This has gotten a little ridiculous.
It is taking FOREVER, but, can't rush perfection. I hope this intake will be worth the wait, I have high expectations now haha.
 

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It is taking FOREVER, but, can't rush perfection. I hope this intake will be worth the wait, I have high expectations now haha.
I don’t care that it’s taking forever. I just don’t get why they bother posting about something before it’s even remotely ready.

“Hey, guys. Let’s make an exhaust.”
“Sounds good! I’ll start a thread and get the hype train rolling!’

In response to “did people forget that the 1.5T intake took 9 months?”

How would we know if we don’t have a 1.5T?
 
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Unofficial ETA of March was on page 6. We understand the process and have acknowledged PRL’s commitment to the CTR community, hence the anticipation within this thread.

The fact that many are buying the PRL stage 1 intake (I will be doing the same) while still waiting for the completion of stage 2 speaks of the CTR community’s commitment to PRL. To have somebody who already has a Mishimoto intake say that loyal customers are impatient because they’ve been in standby since December is unwise to say the least. I’ve passed up many good deals from competitors and have many other mods including dyno tuning waiting on this intake. Nobody like delays, but many of us like myself have been checking up on PRL’s progress every day for the last 6 months.

PRL, I’ve never questioned your product quality but today my confidence as a consumer is in a fragile state. I’m sure you guys are doing your best and are more frustrated than anybody, but some of us are growing weary of all the “coming soon” posts and teasers with no date to plan for future upgrades. Please revise your post to reflect the inevitable delays you may be experiencing before this silly thread does anymore damage to your growing business.
As stated, we anticipated this being released much earlier than it will be due to unforeseen issues. We appreciate you, as well as everybody else being so patient with us, especially given your current intake status. We promise that this kit will be well worth the wait.

As for revising, anything in the posts, we do not feel that this is necessary. This thread has been updated as quickly as possible once updates are known (trust us, we want to keep you guys up to date), hence is a story book of our development and honesty. We feel that revising anything would be untruthful and even more misleading.

I don’t care that it’s taking forever. I just don’t get why they bother posting about something before it’s even remotely ready.

“Hey, guys. Let’s make an exhaust.”
“Sounds good! I’ll start a thread and get the hype train rolling!’

In response to “did people forget that the 1.5T intake took 9 months?”

How would we know if we don’t have a 1.5T?
That's not how marketing works, hence why most companies offer product development threads. ;)

Given the fact that a large percentage of R owners have had or do have 1.5T Civics, it's a pretty well-known fact. As an R owner, you should be well aware of other lengthy product development threads.
 


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I can't wait for this intake! With that said I've just been spending my money on other mods, once this is ready I'll immediately pull the trigger. Until then I'll continue modding other things patiently.
 
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So we getting a release date or what....?? To much talking about nothing. Need a date, we talking months still ???
Still ETA or update. Definitely months away regardless of a specific date.
 

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I am in visual art industry.
This is always what I told my clients
If you want my work
Fast + Nice = expensive
Fast + Cheap = crap
Cheap + Nice = wait

Fast + Cheap + Nice = not exist.

You guys are asking PRL to offer you Nice intake in cheap price but yet fast ETA... It is not exist in the world.

I will choose to wait and be patience for something Nice but yet priced reasonable.
Just my 2cents
 

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I am in visual art industry.
This is always what I told my clients
If you want my work
Fast + Nice = expensive
Fast + Cheap = crap
Cheap + Nice = wait

Fast + Cheap + Nice = not exist.

You guys are asking PRL to offer you Nice intake in cheap price but yet fast ETA... It is not exist in the world.

I will choose to wait and be patience for something Nice but yet priced reasonable.
Just my 2cents
Thank you. I’ve also been watching this thread since day one. To be the best, or to try and be the best takes time. Either appreciate the work and commitment or move on to something that makes you happy. To complain or try and push a company to do something faster Simply because you want it right now doesn’t mean it can happen. Turn off your inner 6 year old.
 


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Still ETA or update. Definitely months away regardless of a specific date.
wait, still months before release?? I think me as well as other members suspected that this intake was in the horizon of release considering the 'updates' that had been posted by your team. I mean you opened up the product page on your web store... I can't be the only one wrong with my take of anticipation, perhaps I was reading too much between the lines?? I mean it's great to be open about your R&D findings and we like that, We're all excited about your products and we appreciate how you constantly touch base with this community. It's definitely an admirable way to maintain relationship with your customers. I think what you're missing now (as you've become one of the major performance companies) is to have timelines for the products you are debuting. It's no wonder half of your potential customers act like a kid in a candy store, I think you jumped the gun on delivering announcement for this intake and winging it on the update frequency.

If it's just me, I apologize for what I just wrote. Otherwise, just pouring out what's on my mind.
 
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@PRLMotorsports Just keep us posted
 

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Still ETA or update. Definitely months away regardless of a specific date.
Are you guys still in track to make a upgraded turbo kit for the FK8, if yes, will this intake and any other bolt ons be compatible with it? Keep up the good work guys
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