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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 03:52 AM
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Just wondering if this actully works??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-01...QQcmdZViewItem
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 03:54 AM
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no.
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 04:00 AM
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wow...uhmm...no, not even close...why don't you get a real ebay performance part like the turbonator?
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 04:09 AM
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Originally Posted by draxcaliber
wow...uhmm...no, not even close...why don't you get a real ebay performance part like the turbonator?
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 04:21 AM
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What!? The turbonater doesn't work! son of a...
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 04:23 AM
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I was just wondering because my friend said he got it for his Mustang.
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 04:28 AM
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Originally Posted by draxcaliber
wow...uhmm...no, not even close...why don't you get a real ebay performance part like the turbonator?
:::uninstalls his turbonator:::::
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 04:31 AM
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Originally Posted by obarajas
I was just wondering because my friend said he got it for his Mustang.
Don't fall for those cheap ebay "performance" parts. If it was that easy to gain 10 HP then every person on this forum would have one!
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 04:34 AM
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DONT BUY IT>. Good parts are never cheap, Cheap parts are never good.. Most domestic cars use a chip that can be replaced with one that has updated programming.. jet performance makes many of those.. Most Import cars like ours have no actualy "chip" thaty ou can take out and replace. but they can be flash programmed.. im talking with Jet performance and seeing if they have a program that works or if one is coming.. As a note. most of those thigns on ebay or anywehre that are 20 bux.. or just chezap.. are eitehr going to cause permanent damage to your car.. or cuase even worse performance and may void all warranties .. dont buy it.. trust me
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 04:36 AM
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why would you get a german engineered part for a japanese/american car.
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 05:42 AM
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if you have to as the "does it work" question...guess what?
It probably doesn't
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 05:46 AM
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Get it!!! Make sure you pick up some high-torque muffler bearings, and some low-viscosity blinker fluid, and some HID front-taillights, too
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 03:11 PM
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Get that new hightec Flux Capacitor while your at it... Your gonna go so fast it might be handy!

LmAO!
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 04:01 PM
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www.kalecoauto.com is where i bought my Flux at. I also got the Lowering kit, its pretty good looking IMO.
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 05:07 PM
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im definently buying this one, traffic jams will never be the same...
http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main...8cdccb652521c7
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 05:18 PM
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I was also looking at this, but Ill wait for a laser one
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by obarajas
I was just wondering because my friend said he got it for his Mustang.
To be serious, it will give you 10 HP on your butt dyno.
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by SicktC06
Get that new hightec Flux Capacitor while your at it... Your gonna go so fast it might be handy!

LmAO!
But where's he gonna generate the 1.21 Jiggawatts to poer that thing? I'm sure if he had a time machine he could travel to 1985, where plutonium is at every corner gas station...
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 11:59 PM
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dont fall for the ebay specials... they suck
Old Mar 28, 2007 | 01:30 AM
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Originally Posted by sciontC
Originally Posted by draxcaliber
wow...uhmm...no, not even close...why don't you get a real ebay performance part like the turbonator?
:::uninstalls his turbonator:::::



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