Performance gain things on Ebay

bradlovell · Post by **bradlovell** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:01 am

Has anyone seen them things on ebay. like 20HP power gain go for about $20! does anyone know anything about them? do they make a difference? more importantly, do they harm your car??

akuma3 · Post by **akuma3** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:07 am

haven't this topic been around for aaagggesss?
answer : yes it does ... telling the ECU to think all air sucking in as cold air ...

Post by **smorison** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:12 am

you get what you pay for in this world.... ebay is a living testament to this

bradlovell · Post by **bradlovell** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:17 am

yes it does what?? do something or stuff your car?

Post by **Bennoz** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:25 am

Most of them just advance your ignition timing... makes the car run richer

bradlovell · Post by **bradlovell** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:28 am

oh ok! well i got one! saw it for like $20 and thought y not! cant hurt i dont think so ill chuck it on and see! they reckon on the site it doesnt use anymore fuel or anything so ill give it a go!

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:28 am

either that or they lead the crap out of your car & you will end up with an engine similar to "Poster's"

bradlovell · Post by **bradlovell** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:29 am

whats posters engine?

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:32 am

Have a look at the pics. Posters is one of our Vic's member

http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... 4&start=80

bradlovell · Post by **bradlovell** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:36 am

oh ok! not good! and is that a result of putting this thing in? or nothing to do with it? Im undecided wether to put it in or not??? Any advice??lol

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:43 am

No, I believe what happen to that engine was combination of few things,

1. His got an old school afc & I believe that wasn't tune properly, which caused detonation.

2. The car was mistreated & wasn't service properly by the previous owner,

3. Something was drop during one of the services.

And those eBay products could cause the same problem as number one.

kid_dynamite · Post by **kid_dynamite** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:45 am

Don't put it on.

In certain situations you may get a minor increase in performance but the risks far outweigh the benefits of such a device.

If you want more power, consider the following:

- intake mods (cold air intake, better piping)
- exhaust mods (hi flow cat, larger exhaust, extractors)
- ECU (either a 'piggyback' like the Apexi SAFC/ Greddy emanage, or a standalone system like Microtech / EMS / etc)

Don't take shortcuts when looking to upgrade your car.

bradlovell · Post by **bradlovell** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:57 am

ok. Thanks for the info! I not going to put it on! Safer not to i think!

AJ · Post by AJ » Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:03 pm

Kazbah put one on hers and noticed a big difference in performance after about 500kms. She got to test it for the first time when we went to Bathurst. She said it was great.