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07-16-2009, 08:47 PM
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Driving the TurboWeasel
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Have to love those resistors in a fancy box!
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07-16-2009, 08:56 PM
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Have to love those resistors in a fancy box!
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What do you mean resistors? ~I'm not a car guy remember? |
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07-16-2009, 09:28 PM
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It messes with the voltage the engine computer sees coming from the intake air temperature sensor. It tricks the computer into thinking your car is bringing in colder air than normal, and so it uses more fuel to compensate.
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07-16-2009, 09:39 PM
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It messes with the voltage the engine computer sees coming from the intake air temperature sensor. It tricks the computer into thinking your car is bringing in colder air than normal, and so it uses more fuel to compensate.
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So how would using more fuel get me more MPG? |
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07-16-2009, 10:17 PM
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It doesn't.
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07-16-2009, 11:47 PM
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07-17-2009, 05:27 AM
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I'll wait for the improved version with 140hp and 50mpg.
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07-17-2009, 08:56 AM
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I'm surprised they're not selling aerodynamic mods, even though we know they work.
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07-17-2009, 02:40 PM
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I'll wait for the improved version with 140hp and 50mpg.
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Whats funny is my car is 132hp.....So i'd go down 2hp? lol, and that would give me 15 more mpg?
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