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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 02:06 AM
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Performance Chip Sold On Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Parts...1%7C240%3A1318

Yes I know, they're usually fake and a waste of money. I probably should expect sarcasm (ALOT OF IT, especially when I saw the last thread about this) pertaining to this. But I just want to know why that:

1. The User has a lot of good feedback.
2. What are they claiming it does? And what do they claim how it does it?
3. Do you think it could increase a little HP/MPG (No I'm not going to exagerate and go 100+HP OR 20+ MPG, but like 1-2 more MPG and 5-10 HP.

I just want to know, because I was always curious. Mechanics that I know says this is a complete BS because if this really increased MPG/HP than every car manufacturer would be using this product and other things. I was just going to buy and try it for the heck of it.
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 02:25 AM
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These Performance Modules contain resistor(s)that modify the vehicle's factory ECM (Engine Control Module) and adjusts air/fuel ratio, fuel timing, fuelinjection, fuel injector pulse widths, and more to add performance and gain fuel mileage in your vehicles.
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there ya go
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 08:14 AM
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Some chips like the vishnu in the vid below are real, but they are not cheap & generally only work on turbos by increasing the boost.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/M...-in_138062.htm

Not my car in the vid but it was taken at my old home track.

The one you listed, if real, would have already been bought up by the factory to help with advertised HP & US government CAFE requirements.
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 08:46 AM
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don't always trust a user's feedback on ebay...scammers always find a way to make themselves look good...

stick with the "it's too good to be true" method...
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by BEAR-AvHistory
Some chips like the vishnu in the vid below are real, but they are not cheap & generally only work on turbos by increasing the boost.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/M...-in_138062.htm

Not my car in the vid but it was taken at my old home track.

The one you listed, if real, would have already been bought up by the factory to help with advertised HP & US government CAFE requirements.
the vishnu chip increases the boost thus causing more power. On NA cars a retune really won't help out unless the manufacturer intentionally bumped down the power.
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 09:21 AM
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 11:20 AM
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Here is some feedback you may have missed:
A big rip off its just an empty case filled with glue and two wires in it.
i'm still only getting 10 to 12 mpg
Item is not sold as described. I was shipped an empty box with some wires.
cheesy product doesnt work
Didn't work like expected not hard to install just had higher hopes for this dev
begged twice for positive feedback, didnt see if product is effective quick ship
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 04:07 AM
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acura's engine management system will adapt to any piggyback stuff and adjust accordingly...it's a waste of money.......
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 09:40 AM
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lol, plz dont even waste ur time and money and this p.o.s ebay crap.
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 10:39 AM
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I would like to buy one of these just to open it and see if it really is just a resistor hot glued to a plastic case with a fancy sticker on it!


BTW.. You can get this for about $1.00 at radio shack.. resistor + wire ftw.
(don't buy it please...)
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 11:07 AM
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i had this on a 01 lincoln ls and it actually helped me it gained 2mpg horsepower i dont really know
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