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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 08:11 PM
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scam or worth it?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...2469&rd=1&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...7314994&rd=1,1

this looked pretty intising, but i didnt know if it was too good to be true
anybody bought these have input on if theyre worth it or a scam?

thanks
 
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 08:36 PM
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Sounds like snake oil to me.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 08:38 PM
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scam... its a placebo effect type thing... u THINK its doing something so it feels to youas if it does... if any of you watch myth busters, they show its false....
 
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 08:57 PM
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Complete and utter rip-off.

There are so many reasons why that can't ever work.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 09:08 PM
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Maybe his feedback show how well this "module" works. its a 20 cent resistor. It does a nice job of making your check engine light come on. Don't expect anything else.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 09:20 PM
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ya, thats what i figured, but thought id see what every1 else had to say
thanks
 
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 09:28 PM
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i get a 'surge' of excitment just looking at the page, or it could be indigestion.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 09:39 PM
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that is one of the biggest scams going, but if you do it we want to here about it
 
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 10:09 PM
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ya, i hadnt read his feedback, which i have a feeling is the mistake most people made when buying it, then left feedback when they got in 3 days w/o seeing if it really works
but im definitely not buyin it

lol i might go buy a resistor at the store for $.40 and see how it works, but im not gonna spend $15 dollars on something i know isnt gonna work
 
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 07:23 AM
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I take it they are putting a resister inline with the TPS feedback to the PCM to tell the PCM that the throttle is not as far open as it is.
Another way they could be doing it would be to reduce the 5-Volt Reference Voltage going to the TPS.
 

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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 07:55 AM
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In his feed back the nuetral and negative guys say he's shipping them a resistors so it sounds like you are right subford.
 
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