ebay's air resistor!

[jerrylittle]

Has anyone bought one of those resistors that change the motor into thinking it is getting cold air? Please give me info if you have please. Not your thoughts but experience. Thank you.

[TweakedGM]

If the resistor is more than 50 cents don't buy it. If you want one just go down to the radio shack and buy one that has 1/4 or 1/2 watt resistor. No same resistor value works on all vehicles.It does work maybe give you 6 to 10rwhp.they are primarily used at the track only.

[Puffnstuff]

All you're doing is changing the signal being sent by the air temp sensor to the ecm so that it thinks the air is colder than it really is. In return it will richen up the mixture which is supposed to make more power. It will probably end up creating excess wear with the unburn fuel in the cylinder. On the 99+ ls1 based engines the air temp sensor is in the maf but I forget which wire it is in the harness.

[jerrylittle]

Originally Posted by TweakedGM

If the resistor is more than 50 cents don't buy it. If you want one just go down to the radio shack and buy one that has 1/4 or 1/2 watt resistor. No same resistor value works on all vehicles.It does work maybe give you 6 to 10rwhp.they are primarily used at the track only.

question you said a 1/4 or a 1/2 watt resistor but with what kohm? The ohm rages are big. thanx.

[TweakedGM]

use what they are using 475 ohm.I wouldn't want to put one in, for the reasons Puffnstuff gave.

[TweakedGM]

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[Faze2183]

dont get them, their junk, i had a costly repair cuz of one

[jerrylittle]

Originally Posted by Faze2183

dont get them, their junk, i had a costly repair cuz of one

What happened to your vehicle?

[Faze2183]

well i ordered one i got it, i liked it but when i took my truck in for a check up i took the basterd off and then my truck was never the same, had to get a tune up, and all kinds of things, over 700 dollars, their junk

[jerrylittle]

Originally Posted by Faze2183

well i ordered one i got it, i liked it but when i took my truck in for a check up i took the basterd off and then my truck was never the same, had to get a tune up, and all kinds of things, over 700 dollars, their junk

But it did not blow up any electronics did it?

[Faze2183]

it burned up the tps, and mfs, because when i returned it to stock it surged the whole truck and i dunno what all it did i just knw that the dealer said they get these about 2 or 3 times a week when people throw those junk chips in and restore it to stock it just burns up alot of stuff

[Faze2183]

their junk dont get them