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Great add-on or Flashy junk?

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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 02:58 PM
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What say you, oh masters of Flashy and Tuning...

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Is it flashy under-the-hood junk or a worthwhile add-on?
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 03:46 PM
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Im pretty sure all that is, is a scam with a bunch of resistors n capacitors
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 06:34 PM
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Its a scam.
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 06:46 PM
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voltage regulators are great, but you won't see any performance gains. Doesn't look like it does much. Not really sure what it is.
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 08:52 PM
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 09:48 PM
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Thanks - the concept seemed to make sense...by storing "back-up" energy there was less of a strain on system, therefore creating slight increases in performance. Made sense...to someone who doesn't know better :-)



There are hundreds of these ads on ebay for different suppliers, with similar claims - how do they get away with these ads if there is not some truth to them?

If nothing else, it would still look cool under hood, lol
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 09:57 PM
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wheel of steel your pic reminded me of this:



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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 04:38 AM
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isn't that a voltage stabilizer discussed here >>> https://www.hyundaiaftermarket.org/f...age__p__313164
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 07:09 AM
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If you want a true voltage stabilizer you need one of these. They work great.



Jacobs AccuVolt



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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Red Raspberry
If you want a true voltage stabilizer you need one of these. They work great.



Jacobs AccuVolt





Unfortunately, you cannot buy them anymore
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