NEON - Performance kit (A Resistor??)

[Tom Muller]

Hi, There are some performance kits advertised that improve power output as
well as torque.
Apparently work icw the ECU to retard timing and improve air:fuel ratio thus
increased performance.

Anyone tried this type of kit which apparently is just a resistor that
changes the voltage into the ECU?

Does it actually work and what sort of power gain could one expect?

Regards,
Tom

 

[Daniel J. Stern]

Hi, There are some performance kits advertised that improve power output
as well as torque. Apparently work icw the ECU to retard timing and
improve air:fuel ratio thus increased performance.

*ADVANCE* the timing, not retard it. *RICHEN* the fuel-air ratio, not
"improve" it.

Does it actually work and what sort of power gain could one expect?

It works great if the power you want to increase is the power of
DaimlerChrysler to say "Too bad about your flunked emission test/destroyed
catalytic converter/blown engine -- your fault for putting in that
resistor."

-Stern