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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 06:36 PM
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More eBay madness

All I can say is
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=7988354504
 
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 06:57 PM
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This line is a classic:

Precision machine fabricated from Stainless Steel (not hand cut like the others on EBAY), Will outlast your car!!
 
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 06:58 PM
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Well, He's got 100% feedback and he sure does sell a lot of gaskets...

One of his "Vortex" auctions is up to $41 for the Mazda 6!!!!!! People bidding against each other for that thing...

I can see the logic behind it and I have seen the informercial a few years ago at, like, 3 in the morning.... It may block more air than it allows in!

Not the strangest thing I've seen on ebay, but they are some outrageous power claims...

Some one buy that thing, I'll throw a few bucks and do some dyno runs an mpg tests... if it checks out I'll buy one for everyone I know!
 
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 07:09 PM
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Does this thing work better with those cool magnets that clip on your ignition wires? Gosh, I miss JC Whitney catalogs . . . ENGINE REBUILD IN A CAN . . . Fire Injectors . . . Port-a-walls and Smitty Mufflers . . . I'll be back in a minute

-must . . . go . . . buy . . . Moon Discs-
 
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 04:23 AM
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HIJACK



Uncle John - That has got to be one of the best color combinations I have seen in a long time with your white S and stripes. Lookin' GOOD!


Now, back to your regularly scheduled thread.


:end HIJACK
 
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 05:29 AM
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[QUOTE=-must . . . go . . . buy . . . Moon Discs-[/QUOTE]UJ,
Your a hoot! I must admit to being a JCW junkie, back in the day...as they say. Always wanted Moon Disc's too.
Motor On!
 
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by dufrinr
I have heard that those really big muffler tips really make the car faster too.
:-)
H
 
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 07:05 AM
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He's posted this item 7 times previously (for MINI) without any bids/sales.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Rev. Limiter
HIJACK
Uncle John - That has got to be one of the best color combinations I have seen in a long time with your white S and stripes. Lookin' GOOD!
Now, back to your regularly scheduled thread.
:end HIJACK
Thanks, the roof is the same color as the stripes. Cooper flags did it for me about a year and a half ago. My first MINI (6-02 build) was EB/W. I was trying to reverse it with this one. We didn't hit EB exactly, it has a little aqua in it, but it's different and has been a lot of fun.

Here's a picture from the 4th of July:

 
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 03:21 PM
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That picture was tripping me out until I figured out it was a mirror image.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by sandtoast500
Well, He's got 100% feedback and he sure does sell a lot of gaskets...

One of his "Vortex" auctions is up to $41 for the Mazda 6!!!!!! People bidding against each other for that thing...

I can see the logic behind it and I have seen the informercial a few years ago at, like, 3 in the morning.... It may block more air than it allows in!

Not the strangest thing I've seen on ebay, but they are some outrageous power claims...

Some one buy that thing, I'll throw a few bucks and do some dyno runs an mpg tests... if it checks out I'll buy one for everyone I know!
I will save you all the effort. Just send me the MO, or I also take PayPal.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Uncle_John
Does this thing work better with those cool magnets that clip on your ignition wires? Gosh, I miss JC Whitney catalogs . . . ENGINE REBUILD IN A CAN . . . Fire Injectors . . . Port-a-walls and Smitty Mufflers . . . I'll be back in a minute

-must . . . go . . . buy . . . Moon Discs-
Port-a-walls...my God someone else out there must be about as old as I am .... or maybe someone heard about them at their grandpa's knee.

Earl
 
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 04:30 PM
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Would the Vortex Generator cancel out a Velocity Stack or and if both were installed would the air actually stop??

Or would it cause a tear in the time/space continuum and permit me to visit my great grand-dad?

 
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 10851CS
Port-a-walls...my God someone else out there must be about as old as I am .... or maybe someone heard about them at their grandpa's knee.

Earl
Well, let's just say that I got my first JC Whitney Catalog about the time Zip codes showed up and mail boxes went from OD Green to Red, white and blue . . .

Old? No. Lots of practice being young (LOTS of practice).

Originally Posted by Krassanova
That picture was tripping me out until I figured out it was a mirror image.
Me too! I didn't remember my steering wheeling swaping sides . . .
 
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