R50/53 Electronic snake oil?
Electronic snake oil?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PERFO...QQcmdZViewItem
I saw this thing on E-bay. Claims to give up to 40 hp, I say BS! Anyone try this $20 wonder?
I saw this thing on E-bay. Claims to give up to 40 hp, I say BS! Anyone try this $20 wonder?
Yep - it's pretty much snake oil. If you take apart the "module", you'll find a 20-cent resistor. Basically, it hooks in-line with your car's Inlet Air Temperature sensor and "tricks" the car's ECU into thinking it's colder outside than it really is. The ECU injects extra fuel to compensate, which *can* give more power under certain limited conditions, but it's probably not going to come without some drawbacks as far as drivability and fuel economy goes.
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