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ebay performance mod


smittytoy

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Hi, I have seen these ads on ebay for "performance chip Modifications" for like $10 bucks and the picture looks like a resistor being installed inline on one of the sensor connectors. Anyone know anything about this, or is it just snakeoil?

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From what I understand, it fools the computer that the air coming into the engine is cooler than it actually is and will run richer I think, I'm not too sure about the last part, but what I am sure about is these "chip" mods are all worthless pieces of junk.

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yeah - this is a resistor to fool the ECU into thinking the engine is cold, and therefore driving it with a rich mixture of fuel.

It gives the sensation of improving performance, but really is just the equivalent of driving around with a manual choke out...

Oh, it'll fry your O2 sensor, destroy your fuel economy, and not actually improve performance....

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