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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 09:42 PM
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+20 horses with one little speedchip?

Okay while checking out eBay I found this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/20HP-...17278875QQrdZ1

Is this a bunch of Bull Crap? What does it do, trick your engine into dumping more fuel? Will this just ruin my mpgs? anyone buy this yet? If no I might by it and do a review but I don't want to ruin my new runner.
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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it's crap.
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 10:00 PM
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i guess so they moved me to the newbie section
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 08:34 AM
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it is a scam
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 09:10 AM
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I have one that will add 150 HP to your engine, Cost is only $200

Please forward payment of $1000 to Nigeria and I will refund you $990.00 this way the chip will only cost you $10.00

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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 09:15 AM
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I have one that will add 150 HP to your engine, Cost is only $200

Please forward payment of $1000 to Nigeria and I will refund you $990.00 this way the chip will only cost you $10.00

LOL
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by 4Hummer
I have one that will add 150 HP to your engine, Cost is only $200

Please forward payment of $1000 to Nigeria and I will refund you $990.00 this way the chip will only cost you $10.00

haha, yeah they are a joke, some might actually do something, but all they do usually is stick a resistor or something in line with a sensor to make the ecu think it needs to shoot some more gas
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 09:26 AM
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WHAT!!?? I just bought 50 of them!
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 09:44 AM
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Be sure to get the Tornado too. They work great together.
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 09:49 AM
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The real version of this mod can be found in the tech section under Dr. Z's ECT mod. I believe these resistors drop the IAT that the MAF sees tricking it into dumping more fuel. I've done the ECT mod which taps into your Coolant Temp Sensor (Engine Coolant Temp...ECT) and does essentially the same thing only on a more pronounced scale.
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by SLC97SR5
The real version of this mod can be found in the tech section under Dr. Z's ECT mod. I believe these resistors drop the IAT that the MAF sees tricking it into dumping more fuel. I've done the ECT mod which taps into your Coolant Temp Sensor (Engine Coolant Temp...ECT) and does essentially the same thing only on a more pronounced scale.
...... and ?? what happened? anything?
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 11:00 AM
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cant go wrong with a throttle body spacer
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 11:12 AM
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cant go wrong with a throttle body spacer
LOL search first before you try this one
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 4Hummer
I have one that will add 150 HP to your engine, Cost is only $200

Please forward payment of $1000 to Nigeria and I will refund you $990.00 this way the chip will only cost you $10.00

HAHAHAHA
it is a joke same as the tornado ect. check out Consumer Reports on all things like that also the EPA has a page that lists all things they have tested out
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