Performance Chips - The Mother Thread
02-18-08, 07:51 AM
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And if your solution is commercial you might need to deal with any DMCA lawsuits from Toyota/Lexus if you do get around their encryption stuff
02-20-08, 07:17 AM
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Well I know CL Member "Gernby" has been working on his self tuning piggy-back Ecu for a while now..
Unfortunately, I haven't worked on it since late '06. Job change, marriage, and children have kept me from it.
02-21-08, 09:30 AM
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Unfortunately, I haven't worked on it since late '06. Job change, marriage, and children have kept me from it.
I know exactly what you mean......
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04-08-08, 11:35 PM
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think about what...? some chips from god knows what on a pcb board?
04-09-08, 03:17 AM
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75hp and 20mpg increase... if it were true, could you even pull up ebay with all the web traffic???.....
04-09-08, 03:30 AM
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and the chip would be more than $8.79.
04-09-08, 04:02 AM
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I would love to believe it, but unless someone can prove me wrong and tell me it works........I'll pass on this idea. Unless someone is gonna be the guinea pig.
04-09-08, 04:36 AM
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get it they work, i think
04-09-08, 04:49 AM
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think about what...? some chips from god knows what on a pcb board?
No chips, just a resistor. Waste of time and money.
04-09-08, 04:59 AM
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is there any way you can sue these companies that sell bullfesces products that claim outrageous power gains???
04-09-08, 06:46 AM
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is there any way you can sue these companies that sell bullfesces products that claim outrageous power gains???
Yes, but it costs money and you'll get nothing out of the lawsuit, so no one does anything.
This useless device produces no more power or mileage than stock. It is a straight up scam.
04-09-08, 09:32 AM
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my god these people nowadays
04-09-08, 09:52 AM
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especially topics like these, i don't understand how some people can be so gullible to thinking this may actually work
04-09-08, 10:33 AM
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04-08-08, 11:25 PM
Can we believe this : (Black Storm Performance module)
