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Old 03-31-2010, 12:19 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by DonR View Post
Now that we're done joking about this piece of crap, Would properly isolating the ecu from the rest of the electrical system have any benefits? I realize that few of us have the ability to do this and I am not one of them.

Don
It might. A cleaner signal from various sensors could make for more accurate air/fuel adjustments. 18%? I doubt it.

As for what this does, perhaps it works like noise canceling headphones and maybe a large capacitor to try to even out current spikes & variations. Or something. 18% still seems incredibly ..uh.. optimistic. I wonder why they specify "at least 2 years old"?
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