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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 07:51 AM
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And if your solution is commercial you might need to deal with any DMCA lawsuits from Toyota/Lexus if you do get around their encryption stuff
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Joe Z
Well I know CL Member "Gernby" has been working on his self tuning piggy-back Ecu for a while now..

Don't remember what ever happened with it..

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Unfortunately, I haven't worked on it since late '06. Job change, marriage, and children have kept me from it.
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Gernby
Unfortunately, I haven't worked on it since late '06. Job change, marriage, and children have kept me from it.

I know exactly what you mean......
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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Exclamation Can we believe this : (Black Storm Performance module)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PERFO...em160225990322.
I want to buy for my car . How every body think about this.
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 11:35 PM
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think about what...? some chips from god knows what on a pcb board?
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 03:17 AM
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75hp and 20mpg increase... if it were true, could you even pull up ebay with all the web traffic???.....
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 03:30 AM
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and the chip would be more than $8.79.
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 04:02 AM
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I would love to believe it, but unless someone can prove me wrong and tell me it works........I'll pass on this idea. Unless someone is gonna be the guinea pig.
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 04:36 AM
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get it they work, i think
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 04:49 AM
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Originally Posted by llamaboiz
think about what...? some chips from god knows what on a pcb board?
No chips, just a resistor. Waste of time and money.
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 04:59 AM
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is there any way you can sue these companies that sell bullfesces products that claim outrageous power gains???
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 06:46 AM
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is there any way you can sue these companies that sell bullfesces products that claim outrageous power gains???
Yes, but it costs money and you'll get nothing out of the lawsuit, so no one does anything.

This useless device produces no more power or mileage than stock. It is a straight up scam.
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 09:32 AM
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my god these people nowadays
amazed in how they try to make money
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 09:52 AM
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especially topics like these, i don't understand how some people can be so gullible to thinking this may actually work
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 10:33 AM
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you are a tool lol
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