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small price to pay to hook my biddies of this forum up...ya know

 
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Ok i went and tried and i must say its real stupid. You dont feel anything at all. It must be all mental what ever you gus are feeling

 
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who knows maybe it is in our heads.. never really know. it does seem like it makes a difference tho...(and i dont see why it wouldnt unless if we're using the wrong resistor)
maybe we should race to find out....

 
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i was going to try it out to see if it actually works (i have an apexi rsm and can measure times), but when i went to my local radio shack the emloyee said that all canadian radio shacks do not sell resistors anymore .. WTF !?. lol

i have an hks electronic air/fuel regulator (Type L) which sends a signal to the ecu to make it either more rich or more lean .. so i'm not sure if the resistor modification is similar to my hks air/fuel regulator w/ a rich setting .. anyone know ?.

 
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thats gay...

i think its the same thing. i think the argument was this is an alternative/cheaper way of buying what you bought.

 
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the hks air/fuel regulator's setting is adjustable and resistor mod is not ... so it has its advantages

 
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actually, i think the resistor is used to simulate cooler temperatures, thus the vehicle's computer registers a slightly altered reading and increases the amount of fuel entering the engine .. it also adds more power and adjusts the fuel curve to its optimal ratio .. i think this mod will advance your timing by 1 degree

if you have your own ohm meter, i would recommend to do this yourself and get your own readings to figure which resistor would work best

EDIT: i'll try it out when i get my hands on an ohm meter

 
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i bought a resistor earlier today from a local electronics store and installed it .. it took just under a minute to install and taped everything up (to cover from water, etc) .. i warmed the car up for a few minutes then took it for a test drive .. i used the average time on my rsm from my previous 0-60km times: 4.81secs

0-60km times with resistor installed:

1. 4.62
2. 4.67
4. 4.67
AVG: 4.65sec

just under a .2 second decrease in time ... i also noticed better throttle response and a richer air/fuel ratio

 
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isnt 0-60km around 0-30mph? if so isnt .2 seconds a huge difference.

 
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I'm a mechanic and the science behind it it true it will put more fuel and will advance the timing by up to 30 degree, so it will give you powere but how much is the question, and another cheap thing is to adjust your valves closer, but not to much or you will burn them up.

 
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how do we do that?

and who's the guy that said it was all in our heads... haha j/m...

 
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I just tried this mod today and I did notice much better throttle response....Hp wise, its hard to say if any.... However, when you guys did this mod and then tried taking it out and puttin it back to normal, did your orange engine light come on..... I'm not really worried but it just bugs me that its there.

 
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maybe try resetting the ecu?

 
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it's a check engin light and you need to reset it, it came on becuase you had it in the on positon when you disconected your IAT sensor.

 
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i took mine out and put it back to normal and i see no CEL? try resetting the ecu like vn said... pull out the fuse or disc the neg terminal...

 
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thanks for postin the times up... now that its back to normal it feels like i lost a bit of power but my mpg is back up (which i really need right now) i'll put it back when i decide to get off my *** and take it to the track..

 
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well guys what do you say does it wrk or not?

 
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i think it works... thanks kazell for bendin over for us. j/p..

ya gas mileage sucks right now but then it responds so nice i dont want to take it off...

 
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yea .. i'm lovin the response too ..

does anyone know what the difference is between 2% and 5% tolerances ?.

 
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i use to be a wiz at this resitor crap, cant figure it out now for the life of me..ya much better the responce i must say, again has anyone tryed it without the air filter....just strait thrtlbody...damn does the car pic up fast, plus with the helix, i gett this cool turbo spool sound i love it...makes me fill like I'm driving a turbo......lol

 
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i took it off and ya i just hate it. cars slow as hell. it makes a big difference BUT i think i heard my car detonating at idle. i heard a slight pinging but as soon as i pushed the gas a lil it went away. imma try n pay more attention to it when i put it back on

 
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Maybe you have to put in a higher octane of gas

 
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naw i think its just cause there's not enough air in the mixture at idle. the car still think its getting the same amount of air whether your at 1k rpm or 6k rpms

 
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the sensor on my car looks different from the pictures, im not sure which one it is?help the picture is for a 2001 hx but its different i dont see where it goes on my car

 
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ok sorry im abit off today i found it !

 
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sounds a little too good to be true.. but thanx you kazell for tryin' this out!!

for those of you who have installed the mod in your car, how much lower is your mpg? i currently get like 33 will it drop down to like 23?! if it goes down to like 28.. i'll be okay..

david, how's that pinging? still there?

thanx again kazell! this is pretty fawkin' interesting!!