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Sept 22, 2004 19:20:22 GMT
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You guys must have seen them... Claiming to give 20BHP without the "inefficiency" of a belt-driven supercharger  . AND they have the cheek to charge £100+ for what is a glorified hairdryer! What a joke! No shortage of buyers though  |
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Sept 22, 2004 19:36:39 GMT
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But it sounds sooooooo fast  Goes with racing stripes. Must add mucho horsepower  |
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Sept 22, 2004 19:48:44 GMT
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Does it come with a chocolate teapot? ;D ;D ;D
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Sept 22, 2004 19:49:43 GMT
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For you Rev, Anything!
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Sept 22, 2004 19:58:29 GMT
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;D ;D ;D
I meant that they're as much use as a chocolate teapot, not that I wanted one, I was being ironic dammit!! ;D ;D ;D (Don't be silly, it's my kettle that's chocolate!) ;D ;D ;D
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Sept 22, 2004 20:12:49 GMT
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you can also get "chip" your motor for £25 by adding a resistor into the air flow sensor which tells the ecu the air outside is cold therefor making it run richer meaning you go faster "15-20" faster.
I'm guessing that making the engine run rich will also kill the plugs and probbally the engine too!!!
funny thing is i tested a mates one and you can get 20 out of the RS catalouge for 40p oir somthing silly.
MUGGED!!!!
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Assumption is the mother of all f**k ups
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Sept 22, 2004 20:38:49 GMT
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Assumption is the mother of all f**k ups
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Sept 22, 2004 22:43:18 GMT
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where there's a mug there's a scammer
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Sept 23, 2004 12:17:38 GMT
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Oh yeah those silly resistors - what a rip-off! As was said in Retro Rides: An engine is not like a bonfire where you put more fuel in and get a bigger fire!
I can't believe people buy stuff like that. Then again it's probably the same bunch who nail half a tonne of platic to their mums car in an effort to go faster... did they not pay attention to physics at school?!
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Sept 23, 2004 13:04:34 GMT
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To be honest, I almost salute the folk who sell those on the bay. If you are gullible enough to pay for that kind of idiotic tat you deserve everything you get in my book. Saying that, I have deliberately 'bought' and then immediately negged a couple of sellers of that kind of cr*p just for personal satisfaction. Anyway, if you think those are rubbish, check this out: cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7923789596Yet folk are buying them! I despair. |
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Sept 23, 2004 13:14:22 GMT
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Well they do actually do what they say. But you still have to ask.....Why bother? Akin to putting turbo decals on a stock unit. You've got to know people know better. |
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Sept 23, 2004 15:39:00 GMT
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Here's the thing. I'm sure you could get a genuine Ecotec turbo from a scrappie anyway for not too much cash if you were so inclined. But people really so insecure with a non turbo car that they need to put a silly exhaust on it to make people think they have a turbo?
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Sept 23, 2004 16:43:44 GMT
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But people really so insecure with a non turbo car that they need to put a silly exhaust on it to make people think they have a turbo? Umm....Yes |
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Sept 24, 2004 7:53:12 GMT
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Once bought a Fiat 126 that some guy had put Turbo stickers on.... fastest it went was 80 while being towed by my Lancia Dedra twin cam, forgot I was towing it!
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Sept 24, 2004 16:23:44 GMT
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Of course they are, forget I asked! The same people wear what Armani tells them to and listen to what MTV tells them to, just in case they're not as cool as the other sheep, of course they want a big turbo on their car, whether they actually know what a turbo is/does or not! |
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Sept 25, 2004 14:33:03 GMT
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To be honest, I almost salute the folk who sell those on the bay. If you are gullible enough to pay for that kind of idiotic tat you deserve everything you get in my book. Saying that, I have deliberately 'bought' and then immediately negged a couple of sellers of that kind of cr*p just for personal satisfaction. Anyway, if you think those are rubbish, check this out: cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7923789596Yet folk are buying them! I despair. ".....between 1.1cc and 2.2cc....." what, model aircraft engines? Then again it could refer to the potential buyers 'cranial capacity'....... ;D |
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Sept 26, 2004 9:23:19 GMT
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That was a very amusing read. Brilliant copy writing! Just a co-ncidence that they targeted it at Vauxhall owners? ;D
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This space available to rent. Reach literally dozens of people. Cheap rates!
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