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Performance gain things on Ebay
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:01 am
by bradlovell
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??
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:07 am
by akuma3
haven't this topic been around for aaagggesss?
answer : yes it does ... telling the ECU to think all air sucking in as cold air ...
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:12 am
by smorison
you get what you pay for in this world.... ebay is a living testament to this
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:17 am
by bradlovell
yes it does what?? do something or stuff your car?
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:25 am
by Bennoz
Most of them just advance your ignition timing... makes the car run richer
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:28 am
by bradlovell
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!
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:28 am
by FTO338
either that or they lead the crap out of your car & you will end up with an engine similar to "Poster's"
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:29 am
by bradlovell
whats posters engine?
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:32 am
by FTO338
Have a look at the pics. Posters is one of our Vic's member
http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... 4&start=80
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:36 am
by bradlovell
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
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:43 am
by FTO338
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.
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:45 am
by kid_dynamite
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.
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:57 am
by bradlovell
ok. Thanks for the info! I not going to put it on! Safer not to i think!
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:03 pm
by AJ
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.