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Old Jan 21, 2003 | 07:39 PM
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Should i buy this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6764

Think i should buy this just to try it out???
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Old Jan 21, 2003 | 08:21 PM
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Saw that they mentioned Hondas in the same ad as Camaros. What are they trying to sell, those spiffy stickers that make your car faster. :-)

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Old Jan 21, 2003 | 08:27 PM
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All that does is fool your computer into thinking the air entering the engine is cooler than it really is. Satisfy the urge by throwing money into a paper shredder. At least that wouldn't risk hurting your car.
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Old Jan 21, 2003 | 08:40 PM
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hahahaha

Originally posted by 2_point8_boy
Saw that they mentioned Hondas in the same ad as Camaros. What are they trying to sell, those spiffy stickers that make your car faster. :-)
Sorry I saw that and I'm still laughing. lol
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Old Jan 21, 2003 | 08:50 PM
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lol i know they seem like it's a bad thing, probably is, but i'll try it out an tell yall if i feel a difference
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Old Jan 21, 2003 | 08:55 PM
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Slow 2.8, it's a $0.19 resistor, with $2.00 connectors at each end to make it "plug and play". Wow. I'm in the wrong business. By putting a resistor in line with your MAT, the computer sees a cooler temp.

In case you want to fool with your air intake sensor's resistance, have fun with this: (scroll down to see the table, I don't know why it skips so many lines)

<table BORDER=3 CELLSPACING=3 CELLPADDING=3 >
<tr><td><b>Temp F</b></td><td><b>Temp C</b></td><td><b>Ohms</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>210</td><td>100</td><td>185</td></tr>
<tr><td>160</td><td>70</td><td>450</td></tr>
<tr><td>100</td><td>38</td><td>1,600</td></tr>
<tr><td>70</td><td>20</td><td>3,400</td></tr>
<tr><td>40</td><td>4</td><td>7,500</td></tr>
<tr><td>20</td><td>-7</td><td>13,500</td></tr>
<tr><td>0</td><td>-18</td><td>25,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>-40</td><td>-40</td><td>100,700</td></tr>
</table>

According to GlennL98, though, the 2.8 ECM only uses the MAT for EGR operation.
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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 08:59 AM
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thanks alot tom
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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 12:49 PM
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There is nothing quite like the worse milage mod.
Thats basically what it is.

Nice table Tom, I have seen that several times. One of these times I am actually going to save it to my computer.
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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 04:33 PM
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what do you mean by worse mileage??
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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 06:46 PM
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By making the car think the air coming in is colder, the car naturally assumes the air is denser. Denser means more air. More air means more fuel..therefore, slight rich condition...worse gas mileage.
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