Boosting a Civic is it bad??
90 accord h22a
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From: huntsville, alabama
Originally posted by 151 Proof
If boosting the car was bad they wouldn't tell you how to do it in the owners manual.
PS: I thought he was talking about turbos by the title of the thread as well.
If boosting the car was bad they wouldn't tell you how to do it in the owners manual.
PS: I thought he was talking about turbos by the title of the thread as well.
Master of the 151
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From: Smyrna, GA
Originally posted by fizzbob7
yeah they would.....just like patching a tire....the tires integrity is completely compromised and voids most of the implied warranties that go along with it, but it's better than paying for a new tire....no speed rating is guaranteed on a patched tire......it's just that jumping one will USUALLY not hurt anything, but it can.....any shock to the electrical system is potentially bad....not like we don't all do it anyway though...i'm not walking
yeah they would.....just like patching a tire....the tires integrity is completely compromised and voids most of the implied warranties that go along with it, but it's better than paying for a new tire....no speed rating is guaranteed on a patched tire......it's just that jumping one will USUALLY not hurt anything, but it can.....any shock to the electrical system is potentially bad....not like we don't all do it anyway though...i'm not walking
Master of the 151
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From: Smyrna, GA
Originally posted by riding low
Why have I heard so many stories that jump starting the battery can fry the computer on newer cars? didn't "dateline" run a show on this?
Why have I heard so many stories that jump starting the battery can fry the computer on newer cars? didn't "dateline" run a show on this?
X-Motoring
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From: bay area
Re: Re: Re: Boosting a Civic is it bad??
:doh: anyways, boostin to me means turbo. never heard it use for jumpin it. lol
Originally posted by Bakeoff
if you'd read the post, you'd realize he's talking about jumping the car... jumper cables...
if you'd read the post, you'd realize he's talking about jumping the car... jumper cables...
90 accord h22a
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From: huntsville, alabama
Originally posted by riding low
Thanks for the heads up, this might sound dumb but... how will I know if I've blown my ecu ??
Thanks for the heads up, this might sound dumb but... how will I know if I've blown my ecu ??