Another Ebay "WTF??" Auction ..
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Another Ebay "WTF??" Auction ..
Check this one out ..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...33577
Am I the only one stuck in "WTF" mode ??
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...33577
Am I the only one stuck in "WTF" mode ??
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Well.. no offense but I don't see myself dumping money into something like this .. I know there's all kind of weird stuff coming out and I might be proven wrong but this seems like too much hype for me !! A magnet that stabilizes the molecules in my car's gasoline ?!!?! Tooooo weird !!!
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whoelse makes these?? i think it's supposed to help you get more power at certain rpm range with these.
but i dont know about "this one". i know there's couple JDM company that makes these.. it's kinda like apexi whatever it's called.
but i wouldnt buy it lol
but i dont know about "this one". i know there's couple JDM company that makes these.. it's kinda like apexi whatever it's called.
but i wouldnt buy it lol
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Re: (itr1244)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by itr1244 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">whoelse makes these?? i think it's supposed to help you get more power at certain rpm range with these.
but i dont know about "this one". i know there's couple JDM company that makes these.. it's kinda like apexi whatever it's called.
but i wouldnt buy it lol</TD></TR></TABLE>
its made by top fuel
but i dont know about "this one". i know there's couple JDM company that makes these.. it's kinda like apexi whatever it's called.
but i wouldnt buy it lol</TD></TR></TABLE>
its made by top fuel
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I have it it doens't do squat but <FONT COLOR="gold">"bling"</FONT>. The only reason I have one is cause I took it off a DC5 Type R swap......if you really want something similar, dollar stores have em and maybe even harbor freight.....
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i have seen it on a few jdm race cars over there.
i think i first saw this back in 97, back then no one really cared for jdm, and it was going for only about $20
i myself is skeptical about the improvement. but same goes for those hyper ground stuff.
i think i first saw this back in 97, back then no one really cared for jdm, and it was going for only about $20
i myself is skeptical about the improvement. but same goes for those hyper ground stuff.
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Re: Another Ebay "WTF??" Auction .. (iperez)
http://www.theoldone.com/forum...agnet Page 3.
Reguarding magnets treating things....
I had a guy come to the kart track i was the wrench for. He was selling these cheesey little toridial magnets to put around fuel lines. We got into some pretty heavy debate real quickly. I was still planning to be a chem E at the time, and felt familiar enough with fuel to "know" that this guy was just another snake oil salesman.
After 45mins of hard debate, and the guy haveing no logical/resonable answers to my questions other then "just try it", i decided to "just try it"
There could never have been a human on earth that doubted that a toridal magnet around the fuel line would help nothing more then myself.
I had the pro who i was the wrench for go hot lap. After about 5laps (1/3mile track) he was dialed in and running within 0.05seconds each lap. he pits. I pull fuel line at the carb and slip this seemingly silly doughnut around the line and tape it in place. He goes back out to run hotlaps. gets dialed in. The driver doesnt even have a clue that i changed anything on the kart. His times settled out and became consistant to .05seconds again. The difference? He was a whole 1/10th to 2/10ths faster each lap. WTF???? I am pretty puzzeled. I decide its the weather changeing or something, and i remove the little neodymium doughnut. He goes out and runs, gets consistant, and he is back with his old times. He pitts, i put it back on, he goes out, he is faster. I think my driver is messing with me, even though he doesnt know i am even testing anything. We try this cycle a fe more times with the same results and i my brain is just screaming WTF WTF WTF??? I decide that my driver is just ucking with me, and is in on this with the magnet fuel line guy. When he comes in, i pull the fuel line, act like i am putting it on, but i just slip on the little tape ring and put the magnet in my pocket. He runs the slow times still. At this point, i am pretty blown away. I tell the guy that I want to buy them, and ask if they have them for larger fuellines. He tells me that he is not even going to sell me one for being the most rude and dismissive know-it-all customer that wasted 2.5hrs of his day trying to prove its fake. Damn.... I have had to learn a TON of lessons that hard way (but i do learn them).
The whole point of this is to show you that there are forces that interact with things that science can not explian. Beliveing that we have the ability to measure and calculate all the effects in the world with little machines and forumlas is one of the biggest faults of engineers and scientist.
Reguarding magnets treating things....
I had a guy come to the kart track i was the wrench for. He was selling these cheesey little toridial magnets to put around fuel lines. We got into some pretty heavy debate real quickly. I was still planning to be a chem E at the time, and felt familiar enough with fuel to "know" that this guy was just another snake oil salesman.
After 45mins of hard debate, and the guy haveing no logical/resonable answers to my questions other then "just try it", i decided to "just try it"
There could never have been a human on earth that doubted that a toridal magnet around the fuel line would help nothing more then myself.
I had the pro who i was the wrench for go hot lap. After about 5laps (1/3mile track) he was dialed in and running within 0.05seconds each lap. he pits. I pull fuel line at the carb and slip this seemingly silly doughnut around the line and tape it in place. He goes back out to run hotlaps. gets dialed in. The driver doesnt even have a clue that i changed anything on the kart. His times settled out and became consistant to .05seconds again. The difference? He was a whole 1/10th to 2/10ths faster each lap. WTF???? I am pretty puzzeled. I decide its the weather changeing or something, and i remove the little neodymium doughnut. He goes out and runs, gets consistant, and he is back with his old times. He pitts, i put it back on, he goes out, he is faster. I think my driver is messing with me, even though he doesnt know i am even testing anything. We try this cycle a fe more times with the same results and i my brain is just screaming WTF WTF WTF??? I decide that my driver is just ucking with me, and is in on this with the magnet fuel line guy. When he comes in, i pull the fuel line, act like i am putting it on, but i just slip on the little tape ring and put the magnet in my pocket. He runs the slow times still. At this point, i am pretty blown away. I tell the guy that I want to buy them, and ask if they have them for larger fuellines. He tells me that he is not even going to sell me one for being the most rude and dismissive know-it-all customer that wasted 2.5hrs of his day trying to prove its fake. Damn.... I have had to learn a TON of lessons that hard way (but i do learn them).
The whole point of this is to show you that there are forces that interact with things that science can not explian. Beliveing that we have the ability to measure and calculate all the effects in the world with little machines and forumlas is one of the biggest faults of engineers and scientist.
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Re: Another Ebay "WTF??" Auction .. (Big Phat R)
I'm not gonna say it works or not, but I have seen dyno runs where power has increased, but was it due to the weather changing etc or other external factors?
Whatever it may be, it's just like grounding wires. You can purchase them in a kit for like $100-$250 for some kits or make your own for about 20-40bux depending on type of connectors and wires you use.
I've had good experiences with my grounding kit as it helped smooth out the powerband .... how much power I got I dunno, but the very least, my engine bay looks nicer....whatever....
I couldn't justify spending $80USD on a magnet when I can get a screwdriver magnetizer for like $5bux at [insert mega hardware store]
If it works? GREAT! If not? All my screwdrivers will get magnetized!
-Now go and buy a Sparco driver suit package-
Whatever it may be, it's just like grounding wires. You can purchase them in a kit for like $100-$250 for some kits or make your own for about 20-40bux depending on type of connectors and wires you use.
I've had good experiences with my grounding kit as it helped smooth out the powerband .... how much power I got I dunno, but the very least, my engine bay looks nicer....whatever....
I couldn't justify spending $80USD on a magnet when I can get a screwdriver magnetizer for like $5bux at [insert mega hardware store]
If it works? GREAT! If not? All my screwdrivers will get magnetized!
-Now go and buy a Sparco driver suit package-
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Re: Another Ebay "WTF??" Auction .. (Big Phat R)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Big Phat R »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">P.T. Barnum's famous quote applies here:
"There is a sucker born every minute"</TD></TR></TABLE>
You can't leave out the fact that "Nothing is idiot-proof. The world will just create a better idiot"
"There is a sucker born every minute"</TD></TR></TABLE>
You can't leave out the fact that "Nothing is idiot-proof. The world will just create a better idiot"
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Re: Another Ebay "WTF??" Auction .. (Big Phat R)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Big Phat R »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">P.T. Barnum's famous quote applies here:
"There is a sucker born every minute"</TD></TR></TABLE>
agreed
"There is a sucker born every minute"</TD></TR></TABLE>
agreed
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Re: Another Ebay "WTF??" Auction .. (swtxaznrac3r)
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Re: Another Ebay "WTF??" Auction .. (scott k)
80.00 for a fuel atomzier....it would have to be after the injectors to serve any purpose at all...which it never would 