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I Hope People Don't Buy These Things

Bobsy
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browsing ebay looking for deliberating sun blinds or film for tinting and came arcross this. I dearly hope no one falls for this, I could construct something better using grass and sticks!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TUNING-CHIP-Ford-Galaxy-KA-Fiesta-Fusion-Puma-Transit-Petrol-Diesel-Engine-/141397251639?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3AFord%7CModel%3AFiesta%7CCars+Year%3A2013%7CPlat_Gen%3AMK+VI%7CCars+Type%3A1.0&hash=item20ebeed637

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    Wow...that truly is...astounding!

    People believe the tripe he's spinning?

    Then again, for a couple of quids worth of stuff and the gullibility of people - perhaps he's pretty clever?

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    I have 17 of them wired in series. Mad power gains, when I go driving, the Earth's speed can actually be measured to slow down, or speed up depending on my direction.

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    he/she does have the lingo... I was siting here shaking my head and chuckling to myself

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    big d liking your sig!! funny film

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    lol from what I know of breadboard all the holes in either rows or columns are connected together. So basically whatever that chip is it has loads of its pins shorted :lol:. Assuming they're even soldered into the board and the wires provide power to them that is.

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    How anyone falls for his claims bemuses me.

    Surely he should be reported for making a false representation.

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    What a load of absolute complete and utter tosh!!

    Impressed at the 83 bhp 'increasement' it gives the Skyline :rolleyes:

    And showing the guts of the miracle device I see cheap vero-board and a chip with, at most, it's positive and negative connections made wired up and naff-all else.

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    I thought it was all blue tac :huh: .

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    Made from cheap Maplin parts for about £1.50.

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    lol from what I know of breadboard all the holes in either rows or columns are connected together. So basically whatever that chip is it has loads of its pins shorted :lol:. Assuming they're even soldered into the board and the wires provide power to them that is.

    Usually you use a little cutter tool to cut away the tracks underneath the board so you're not just shorting out all the chips you fit.

    That'll be their race version then ;)

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    That would be an extra £30 on the rp :P

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    there funny guys.. seen that episode

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