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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 10:44 PM
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does this actually work?

saw this item on ebay. it looks and sounds like (from the description) that it works. does anyone have or know, how this works, and if in fact it DOES? I know its only like 15 bucks, but i dont want to throw that money to waste, better to put it towards gas!!!
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http://item.express.ebay.com/PERFORM...mdZExpressItem
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 10:47 PM
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for 15$ probably it doesnt haha
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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are you kidding me.... thats such a scam. Im sooooooooooo glad you asked before buying.


NO IT DOESNT WORK.......

in case you didnt read it the first time

by the way im not trying to be mean
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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most (if not all) of these chips on eBay don't do much...
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 10:52 PM
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thats what i thought. are there any ways of improving power, without any big changes, like CAI
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 10:54 PM
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you get an increase of 20 mpg in your mileage
you get an increase of 65 hp in your power
you get a price of 8.99
are you f*cking kidding me

EDIT: surprisingly he has a 98.7% feedback rate. DOn't know much about eBay, but that sounds pretty good.
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 10:58 PM
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dont be a sucker
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Fyre Man

EDIT: surprisingly he has a 98.7% feedback rate. DOn't know much about eBay, but that sounds pretty good.

it means that people that bought products from him were happy with what they got
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 11:07 PM
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yeah but you should also check his feedback. How many of those buyers decided not to leave negative feedback and leave it neutral to avoid scarring their feedback. Its a scam dude.

All mods should be and have been dyno proven. If its not you run the risk of spending 8 bucks for something thas not gonna work.... but hey its 8 bucks

although some people are crying about spending an additional 3 bucks to fill up with premium...

anyway buy at your own risk.
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 11:14 PM
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 11:35 PM
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I just printed the whole ebay page, gonna get some laughs out of this at my friend's shop, "Better Climbing Ability"
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 11:45 PM
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^ nice in case you wanna go rock climbing in your TL
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 12:03 AM
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No, it doesn't work. It'll cost more than this.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 12:29 AM
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no comment....
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 12:40 AM
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for 2.99 you can also get a sticker which adds like 30hp
lol
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 12:49 AM
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theyve dynoed it "300 times" ...and yet not a single chart.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 12:56 AM
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Yea your only gonna get a check engine light with those, you were not actually thinking about buying that right? I hope not. like come on, 100hp for $3.95, lol, what a joke
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 04:17 AM
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I doubt it, but if you want you can be our test subject.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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What does the chip do that allows them to claim it does all that shit? You have to be kidding me.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 08:15 PM
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where do i get those stickers????????? Do the acurazine stickers add any hp??????? I remember when i was 16 (only 5 years ago) and i put a legacy gt sticker on my ride....wow...what a difference
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 08:21 PM
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 08:28 PM
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 09:31 PM
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When I was 16 I bought one of these for my first car (I was really stupid back then) and all it was was a 10k resistor with instructions to swap the one inside my Mass air flow sensor. I ended up breaking my mass air flow sensor and had to buy a one from a junk yard $80 HAHA I ended up throwing away the resistor. They dont show you a picture because it is a 10k resistor that costs them 4cents at radioshack, then they claim it will gain hp if installed in the sensor. HUGE SCAM!!!
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by heavyjdaman
saw this item on ebay. it looks and sounds like (from the description) that it works. does anyone have or know, how this works, and if in fact it DOES? I know its only like 15 bucks, but i dont want to throw that money to waste, better to put it towards gas!!!
heres the link


http://item.express.ebay.com/PERFORM...mdZExpressItem
My young, inexperienced freind, let me tell ya how it works:

- People will tell you anything to get your money; they'll lie, cheat and steal. An honest salesman is NOT an oxymoron, but they are VERY rare.

- If it sound to good to be true ....

- If it worked, why would everybody else pay $50 - $100 for just TEN measly WHP?

Save your money. Buy a real product, from a real vendor.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 10:43 PM
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@65+hp for $8.99. I don't even see how this business can exist with such claims.
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 01:25 AM
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he even went through the trouble of stealing Easton Chang's picture.
http://www.potd.com.au/adpotdarchive...Dmar2004.shtml
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