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Old 02-05-2010, 07:15 PM
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has anyone heard of adding a resistor to intake system to improve performance?
found this when i was looking for a new intake... apparently it replaces a sensor in the intake system to improve performance... not explained too well
sounds kind of sketchy to me but has anyone heard of it or done it?

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Old 02-05-2010, 07:28 PM
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eww buy it now $5 +3 for shipping for a resistor...where they do dat at?!
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tricks your ecu to think the air temp is ideal even though it isnt and could potentially cause pre-detonation issues dont waste your time/money and get a piggy back like the greddy emanage and do a real tune
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wow; i am in sheer awe... this is thee 3rd thread in a Week about FleaBay resister "performnace" chips.. goddamn i ****ing hate those damn sellers Scum of the earth.
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Old 02-05-2010, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by FallenOne
wow; i am in sheer awe... this is thee 3rd thread in a Week about FleaBay resister "performnace" chips.. goddamn i ****ing hate those damn sellers Scum of the earth.
u know somethin...they prolly makin $$$ off the uneducated/ricers which =
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Old 02-05-2010, 09:21 PM
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haha yeah my original thought is ... wtf? i looked up the feedback and they seem to have a lot of good ones i'd never do that to my max its good to know though
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Originally Posted by FallenOne
goddamn i ****ing hate those damn sellers Scum of the earth.
I agree with you buddy. I wish I can have a word with all the buyers.
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IBTL. This mod is not as good as the electric supercharger.
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Originally Posted by carcrazyM01
i looked up the feedback and they seem to have a lot of good ones
all scam and fake
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Old 02-06-2010, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by mahanddeem
all scam and fake
Or that feedback is based on initial reaction. Its more fitting to people selling used stuff, that new. The system is ideal to say "yes, this is the item described" or "no, it isnt" but there isnt any month and a half later response.

My $.02
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sweet ordered
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Old 02-07-2010, 10:41 AM
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It will increase your hp, but without some tuning there will be engine damage.
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I'm going to order that, a tornado, and the little electric supercharger!
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Old 02-08-2010, 08:51 AM
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that doesnt work..
the idea is that if you increase the resistance you will fool the computer into
thinking there is more or less air or colder air going into the motor. giving the benefit of the doubt if it did work. then your car would be runing rich or lean. cause it would be stuck in that same setting. putting all that aside our maf work on voltage and not resitence. so .. yea
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Originally Posted by gto400no1
I'm going to order that, a tornado, and the little electric supercharger!
I have them all, and boy it made my car even faster than the APC stickers i got from autozone did.
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Originally Posted by FallenOne
wow; i am in sheer awe... this is thee 3rd thread in a Week about FleaBay resister "performnace" chips.. goddamn i ****ing hate those damn sellers Scum of the earth.
Yea that thread was immediately locked. lol

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eww buy it now $5 +3 for shipping for a resistor...where they do dat at?!


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sweet ordered
No sah lol

Originally Posted by americanclassicg
I have them all, and boy it made my car even faster than the APC stickers i got from autozone did.
Didnt know stickers could add 100 HP lol


Seriously tho...those gimmicks are a waste of time and can possibly harm the engine. I would never screw with the MAF. I took one look at the ebay link and was like, run away run away!
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