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Old 03-03-2007, 05:31 AM   #14 (permalink)
Andrei'sCivic
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I've tried this on my older 1994 Mitsubishi Mirage, good no bad effects. But with my friend's 01 Honda Civic (lives in socal) his throttle body iced up and his throttle response and acceleration sucked until we reversed the modification. Also tried this on a 2003 Nissan Sentra XE, dad drove the car, coolant leaked, engine overheated. A month later car has problems starting. Under emissions warranty following a Technical Service Bulletin they changedthe fuel pump or pressure regulator. A year later the problem came back progressively until the dealer got their hands on it and said it needed a new head gasket. Be careful with this mod.
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