ebay scam?
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ebay scam?
claims 25+ hp from some $20 chip.. never heard of it. looks suspicious
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=33553
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=33553
The technology to intercept and modify digital signals is not dificult at all. And especially in the WRX, when the ECU is so accesible, it can be a quick money maker to a guy with a soldering iron and some circuit junks.
I'd say this is probably dangerous, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if this really worked the way it says it does: advancing timing, which is worth like 20 hp in itself.
I'd say this is probably dangerous, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if this really worked the way it says it does: advancing timing, which is worth like 20 hp in itself.
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Avoid those things like the plague. They use a variety of hacked tricks to lean the motor out, which is always bad in the long run (and usually the short run). There are no $25 magic horsepower boxes.
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Originally posted by BAN SUVS
Avoid those things like the plague. They use a variety of hacked tricks to lean the motor out, which is always bad in the long run (and usually the short run). There are no $25 magic horsepower boxes.
Avoid those things like the plague. They use a variety of hacked tricks to lean the motor out, which is always bad in the long run (and usually the short run). There are no $25 magic horsepower boxes.
yeah waht he said, that magic chip is about as useful as the electric supercharger or the tornado
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