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Feb 8, 2005 | 03:42 PM

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mkaake

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okay, this isn't a performance thing, but...

manually downshifting your transmission is not bad for it! really! honestly!

<edit> it is a myth after all...

Feb 10, 2005 | 10:28 PM

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How about the magnet that you put around your fuel line to help atomize the fuel while it'* in the lines? I wish I could find a URL but food is more important right now

Feb 11, 2005 | 08:40 PM

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ok i heard about a coil of gas line in a tin can with a light... dont know of anybody who commercially sells this, but ive heard of people asking mechanics to make this crap.

Feb 12, 2005 | 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by dblack1

ok i heard about a coil of gas line in a tin can with a light... dont know of anybody who commercially sells this, but ive heard of people asking mechanics to make this crap.

what?!?!

Feb 13, 2005 | 06:45 PM

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its supposed to vaporize the fuel b4 it gets to the injectors

Feb 13, 2005 | 07:58 PM

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its supposed to vaporize the fuel b4 it gets to the injectors

oh yeah the magnet thing. Gas is nonpolar so magnets do absolutly nothing.

Mar 3, 2005 | 01:16 PM

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ohhh i forgot 1... floz superchargers... Dont buy these, from what ive heard they always either fail or show no power increase.

Mar 6, 2005 | 10:02 PM

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How about a throttle position sensor spoof? where it makes the computer think your at 100% at 75%. It dosen't add performance just kinda feels like it.

If that'* the item that Casper'* sells, it does work, but it really isn't designed for N/A engines. It was initially developed for boosted engines, specifically the GN'*. The idea is: if you get into detonation or knock problems during a full zoot run, you can back down the throttle a little and still stay in fuel enrichment mode. It does work for that application, and I have one on my turbo motor. If it is sold as a performance booster, I agree it really isn't, it'* more of a bandaid for a system out of balance.