We’re looking for a tremendously talented Sales & Support Guru to help us grow RPMWare and ensure all our current clients are getting the most out of their service.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Interact with current and potential customers via phone, email and IM regularly
• Coordinate and implement inbound/outbound marketing and retention efforts
• Develop email newsletters, blog posts, product literature, and sales support materials
• Interface with manufacturers, distributors, resellers and the press.

Qualifications

• Creative, energetic, enthusiastic, detail-oriented, perfectionist with a natural desire to track results
• Outstanding verbal and written communications skills
• Highly-motivated, self-starter that is comfortable taking high-level direction and executing
• Independent, creative thinker who can transform ideas into meaningful and useful results
• Thrives in a small team, wears many hats and enjoys great startup environments

About RPMWare

RPMWare (http://rpmware.com) is a small company doing big things for other businesses in our industry. We produce turn-key ecommerce package specifically for performance shops and retailers packed with over 100,000 part number from more than 150 manufacturers. Our clients get millions of page views and sell several hundred thousand dollars worth of product each month using our platform.

If you think you’re a fit please send your resume and cover letter to jobs@rpmware.com. You do NOT need to live or relocate to Florida to work this job.

Advanced Clutch Technology (ACT) has released new high performance clutch kits and components for the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR 5 Speed. ACT’s new clutch kit for the Evo X feature a Heavy Duty Pressure Plate or Xtreme Pressure Plate that incorporates hardened diaphragm fingers for decreased wear and provides a 42% increase in clamp force over the stock unit on the HD Pressure Plate and 58% increase over stock with the XT Pressure Plate. The ACT Street Clutch Kit combines the Heavy Duty Pressure Plate or Xtreme Pressure Plate and a Performance Organic Disc, a disc that features special performance organic friction materials to withstand increased heat and abuse, steel backed linings for high burst strength and modifications engineered for quicker shifting. The ACT Street Clutch Kit provides a moderate and consistent pedal feel, smooth engagement, significantly improved durability and increases the torque capacity to 512 ft. lbs. for the Heavy Duty Pressure Plate and 573 ft. lbs. for the Xtreme Pressure Plate ACT Race Clutch Kits will hold 655 ft. lbs. of torque with the Heavy Duty Pressure Plate and 734 ft. lbs. with the Xtreme Pressure Plate. Metallic Ceramic Xtreme Discs are available in 4 and 6 puck sprung and un-sprung hub designs and are very durable while allowing for quick shifting. The Xtreme Discs are design for high power engines and is recommended for track use only.

• ACT Heavy Duty ‘HD’ Clutch Kit (Street Disc) - ME1-HDSS
• ACT Heavy Duty ‘HD’ Clutch Kit (4 Puck) - ME1-HDR4
• ACT Heavy Duty ‘HD’ Clutch Kit (4 Puck Sprung) - ME1-HDG4
• ACT Heavy Duty ‘HD’ Clutch Kit (6 Puck) - ME1-HDR6
• ACT Heavy Duty ‘HD’ Clutch Kit (6 Puck Sprung) - ME1-HDG6
• ACT Xtreme ‘XT’ Clutch Kit (Street Disc) - ME1-XTSS
• ACT Xtreme ‘XT’ Clutch Kit (4 Puck) - ME1-XTR4
• ACT Xtreme ‘XT’ Clutch Kit (4 Puck Sprung) - ME1-XTG4
• ACT Xtreme ‘XT’ Clutch Kit (6 Puck) - ME1-XTR6
• ACT Xtreme ‘XT’ Clutch Kit (6 Puck Sprung) - ME1-XTG6

All ACT Pressure Plates and discs for the 2008 Lancer Evolution X are SFI certified. All kits include a new release bearing.

To Download this Press Release in it’s entirety - Click Here.

AEM is proud to announce a price reduction for the Gauge-Type Wideband UEGO Controller, Part # 30-4100.

• Current Jobber: $332.77
• New Jobber: $282.85

Overview

A wideband UEGO sensor controller accurately monitors Air/Fuel ratios (AFR) during the tuning process to prevent a lean fuel mixture, which could lead to engine damage. AEM has combined its single-channel wideband UEGO controller and gauge display into one unit, uniting unsurpassed AFR accuracy and control with an easy-to-read interface. AEM’s Gauge-Type Wideband UEGO Controller features a digital LED display and sweeping LED “needle” that changes colors as AFR changes from rich to lean. The unit’s 52mm (2-1/16″) gauge housing fits in most gauge pods and can be remotely mounted virtually anywhere.

For more information on the UEGO Controller please click on this link: AEM UEGO Controller

We’ve got a domain and logo for sale if anyone is interested in it. The domain is speedagency.com and the logo is the one pictured here.

We’re going to sell this one auction style. If you’re interested please send your offer to kyle@rpmware.com. Whoever has the highest bid by Midnight Friday 22, 2008 will get the domain and logo. There is no reserve.

Here’s what you get:

• SpeedAgency.com domain name
• SpeedAgency Logo (.ai vector format)
• 3 Free Months of RPMWare service for any new account created for SpeedAgency.com ($897 Value)

Today Windows Server 2008 (Win2K8) has been released to manufacturing (RTM). It will be launched at a launch event on Feb. 27th and be available to the public on March 1st.

Why should you care? RPMWare runs on Windows Server 2003 (Win 2K3) and Internet Information Services 6 (IIS6). Win2K8 includes a major overhaul to IIS as well as a faster core foundation. Once Win2K8 is out and tested properly we’ll be releasing RPMWare on to new hardware running Win2K8 and IIS7. While our current servers are no slouches you’ll all be very impressed by the performance of IIS7.

Probably more exciting to most of you, Win2K8 and IIS7 is a prerequsite to RPMWare 2.0. With that out of the way we’re steadly progressing on our next major release.

I’ve got calls into our datacenter to find out the exact date we’ll have 2K8 available, but expect it’ll be pretty close to March 1.

First load of the New Year and we’re happy to announce the newest additions to RPMWare.

• Fidanza - Flywheels, Cam Gears, Clutches and more.
• Golden Eagle - Honda/Acura Accessories.
• Momo - Steering Wheels, Shift Knobs, Pedals and more.
• Revo Technik - Reflashes for Euro Vehicles
• SARD - JDM Goodness, including Oil Filter Relocations Kits, Fuel Delivery and their awesome STACK Cluster.

In addition to the new lines, we also overhauled some existing and added 2008 Pricing.

• AEM - Overhauled Notes/Specs, Updated Pricing and Added New Items
• APEXi - Added Power FCs (for Power Excel Dealers)
• BLOX - Overhauled Notes/Specs, Updated Pricing and Added New Items
• Boomslang Fabrication - Updated Pricing
• Buddy Club - Updated Pricing and Added New Items
• COBB Tuning - Updated Pricing and Added New Items
• Energy Suspension - Updated Pricing and Added New Items
• Koni - Updated Pricing and Added New Items
• Perrin - Overhauled Notes/Specs, Updated Pricing and Added New Items
• Status - Updated Pricing
• Torco - Updated Pricing
• Vibrant - Overhauled Notes/Specs, Updated Pricing and Added New Items

We also have a couple additional lines ‘done’ just waiting on some technicalities before we load them, those lines are Extreme Dimensions and ROTA Wheels. Keep an eye out for those and many more very soon.

As always, if you have a request notice something odd or need us to check something out for you - shoot me an e-mail (matt@rpmware.com) or give us a call!

I’m all for free market economics. If a dealer wants to charge $60,000 over the sticker for a car and some idiot wants to pay it I’m all for it. But who is going to pay $130k for a Nissan?

Sure every tuner in the US has been cursing Nissan for not bringing it sooner. Sure every tuner in the US has lusted after the GT-R at some point or another. Sure there are some ridiculously wealthy people out there. But $60,000 over sticker?

Read the full story over at ExhaustNote and sound off in the comments how much over the sticker you’d be willing to pay.