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Old 12-07-2009, 02:31 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Has anyone heard of it?
Their claims are pretty bold. And they give 1 year warrenty...
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Old 12-07-2009, 03:20 PM   #2 (permalink)
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From his own order page:

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Old 12-07-2009, 03:54 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I've never known anyone who tried one of these types of things for either HP or MPG, I think I would be too scared to try it. Afraid something would happen to the car.

Here's something I picked up from the tesimonials:
Kathy was getting 8-10 mpgs and is now getting 13-19!

That range just seems a little strange to me
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Old 12-07-2009, 05:19 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Anyone sincere in gathering genuine test data will only charge for the price of materials. His "donation" fee alone is ridiculous, but the fact that I wasted 10 minutes of my day was even more so. Give me $250 a TB and I'll hog out as many as you want, and spit shine them afterwards.
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Old 12-07-2009, 06:04 PM   #5 (permalink)
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He improved the ICE's efficiency by 200-300% just by messing with the TB. Imagine what he could do if he had a belly pan.

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Old 12-07-2009, 06:07 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Anything that claims to increase engine efficiency by such a high amount should immediately be considered highly suspect.
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Old 12-07-2009, 06:44 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I wonder if his throttle body modification works for diesel engines?
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Old 12-07-2009, 06:59 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I am skeptical too. But the concept is similar to Somender's Grooves that many people seem to be successful with.
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Old 12-07-2009, 07:25 PM   #9 (permalink)
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