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So I've been seeing these different (yet all the same) ways to quickly add horsepower to your engine. The cheapest way that I've found is this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/20HP-PERFOR...029069915QQrdZ1 . But I've also found these, which seem to be the same thing, except their inside of a box: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevy-Avala...028580385QQrdZ1 . And I'm not really sure what this is, but it appears to do the same thing that the others do: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/20HP-O2-SEN...035469890QQrdZ1 . So I know I shouldn't get things like this off of ebay, but I don't really have any source of income and this is all that I can afford. What is everybody's opinions on these things?

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Please for the love of God dont buy these...this tricks your engine into thinking the air coming in is cold...it may work a little bit, but it also gums up your plugs.

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HyperBuzzin

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Maybe the fact that when I click on the link, and it says ....

This listing (20002<br />8580385) has been removed or is no longer available.

should tell ya something !

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I fell for this when i was 16...thought i was getting an actual "chip" to solder into my PCM. What i got was a 5¢ resistor from Radio Shack and a homemade pamphlet on how to "jury rig" your MAF into thinking it had cold air coming in.

 

Had it in for 2 weeks. Gummed up my plugs so bad that i needed to replace them. Pulled it out the day my head gasket blew.

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