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teeth2k
10-02-2004, 21:56
does this work ? ? ? ?


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2459770310&category=32094

Steve
10-02-2004, 22:02
I've seen these too and wondered what they are/how they work.

However 20BHP for £3.99? I'm not too convinced.

m0rk
10-02-2004, 22:07
No - it's bollocks

I got the value of the resistor off a complaint & ran one switched on the dyno @ stealth

it doesn't work - sorry

Mark

PS - I'll sell you the same resistor for £3 :D

Fl@pper
10-02-2004, 22:32
also known as a stuck choke

would you drive ya old car around with the cable stuck half way out ?

nope?

then dont even bother

John
10-02-2004, 22:45
Originally posted by teeth2k
does this work ? ? ? ?


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2459770310&category=32094

£4.49 for a 4.7K Resistor :no:
i bet he drinks Horlicks in the evening :devil:

Fl@pper
10-02-2004, 23:08
carling black label i reckon

in a fat comfy chair - just search maplins accounts for their biggest buyer :p

saying that - he's probably nicking em from work ;)

Garth
10-02-2004, 23:27
Isn't this essentially the same thing as the tdi tuning box?? ie a resistor in a box!

Obviously, with no turbo to increase boost on, the gains would be so small (if any, as I reckon it's all cack!!) they would be un-noticeable.

I wouldn't trust something like this anyway, as I also don't really trust tuning boxes either. Surely there is a reason that the manufacturer squirts in a certain amount of fuel at certain temps for a reason? I don't like the idea of 'fooling' the ecu. This changes the mixture of fuel and air and therefore the car won't run at its best and you don't know the long term effects of running rich/lean.

I may be sceptical and paranoid for nothing, this is just my take on it all. I'm sure someone will correct me very soon though ;)
:cheers:

DP1
11-02-2004, 08:01
Originally posted by Fl@pper
in a fat comfy chair - just search maplins accounts for their biggest buyer :p

The low wattage resistors are a tiny cost of 7p each, or the 3 watt, wire wound ceramic case variety are only about a pound. We get people who order them in real bulk, I've always wondered what they were doing.....