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Old Jun 30, 2005 | 03:09 AM
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I know that it is a resistor, has anyone tried this or know anything about it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...984069291&rd=1
Old Jun 30, 2005 | 03:45 AM
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waste of money
Old Jun 30, 2005 | 03:45 AM
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my bad, i saw a double post and deleted one and you edited yourself. sorry
Old Jun 30, 2005 | 04:35 AM
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Lol its ok I should have edited the bottom one instead.
Old Jun 30, 2005 | 05:13 PM
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hmmm people are spending thousands on a turbo kits only get like 40 hp and you get this for only 5 bucks.... its like half the horse power. What are people thinking.... this should be everyones first mod. Since this is just a resistor why not just go to radio shack and pick one for 60 cents. you don't have to worry about shipping or anything. If it sounds too good to be true it most likely is.
Old Jun 30, 2005 | 08:46 PM
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Has anyone tried this?
Old Jun 30, 2005 | 08:59 PM
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First of all its ebay. Second of all you are buying ten dollar zip ties and some crappy instructions. It is used to retard the airflow sensor if i remember correctly. This is harmful to your engine and may decrease performance.
Old Jun 30, 2005 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Gunjr
Has anyone tried this?
Hopefully nobody around here is dumb enough to try!
Old Jun 30, 2005 | 10:17 PM
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please, for the love of your of PW xB... don't do it

nothing smells more rice than a speed chip from eBay
Old Jun 30, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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While you're at it, they also have "Electric Turbochargers" For sale on eBay ..... J/K ... Don't do it , don't buy it, don't trust it.
Old Jun 30, 2005 | 10:43 PM
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By the looks of his feedback, it looks like quite a few peeps have tried it. I have also been curious about how the chips are supposed to work. Any tech articles anybody could link?
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Old Jun 30, 2005 | 11:45 PM
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radio shack here i come
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