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Old 05-27-08 | 08:07 PM
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Its too good to be true otherwise everyone would be talking about it. But check it out.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/93-94-95-96-97-98...QQcmdZViewItem
Old 05-27-08 | 09:00 PM
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no thx ! i would not buy any cheap stuff like that on ebay or anywhere else.

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Old 05-27-08 | 10:40 PM
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That chip works! I installed that on my car and just look at the pic on my sig. I could not spin my tires untill I installed this chip. All I have to say is wow, it realy works

Old 05-28-08 | 07:15 AM
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Drew...a word of advice think of G.I.G.O. (garbage in garbage out). Do not put cheap stuff like this in your lexus it will pose as a problem either right away or down the road. All of these little chip boxes on Ebay consist of just a resistor inside which alters the MAF signal and supposedly makes the car think colder air is coming in. It's a BS way of traying to gain 1-2HP and can be potentially harmful. Stay away from these products; do yourself and your car a favor.
Old 05-28-08 | 07:19 AM
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I agree rock-a-lex,
Gs Fonzy i suggest you take itout of your car, it looks like its a real problem from what i have heard and what ROCk has said. Get it off otherwise $$$$$$$$ for a fix
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i think GS FONZy was just kidding guys...lol
Old 05-28-08 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by drewefx
I agree rock-a-lex,
Gs Fonzy i suggest you take itout of your car, it looks like its a real problem from what i have heard and what ROCk has said. Get it off otherwise $$$$$$$$ for a fix
His post was a perfect case of sarcasm ... all these things are worthless, they suck ...
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Ok...we all know every1 is kidding on this BS mod. Some1 lock this damn thang up already! lol.
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Old 05-28-08 | 05:39 PM
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Im not a heavy modder when it comes down to my lex but do they have quality performance chips like the euros do?
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Originally Posted by fuzionn
i think GS FONZy was just kidding guys...lol
It sounded like an infomercial, right? So, yeah I was just kidding

However; sometimes a resistor can make a car gain some HP, and in most cases it is more than 2 or 3hp. So when you consider the cost of a resistor vs HP gains, sometimes it's worth to do. However; I don't think anyone has taken a chance and time to see if some of this methods will work on our cars. Personally, I would not risk it without having monitoring systems in the car to check how things are running. With that said, I would not buy any of those products.

Originally Posted by Golgo13
Im not a heavy modder when it comes down to my lex but do they have quality performance chips like the euros do?
If you have a 300 there are some piggy back tunning devices for your car, but if you have a 4xx, then the only piggy back system would be a safc.
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