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Have any of you come across this? Or have any idea what it is? Turbo suction? www.surbo.co.uk Is it a rip-off?
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I don't know what that is and don't understand what the explanation is tring to tell me, but for £45 it can't be that good. Also .3bar doesn't sound like alot.
I'm call'in hoax, But don't listen to me only, wait for others that mey be able to understand that crap.
I just downloaded the install intructions they'er even worse to read and why isn't there a picture on there site or instructions.
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Originally posted by Luckie13:
I don't know what that is and don't understand what the explanation is tring to tell me, but for £45 it can't be that good. Also .3bar doesn't sound like alot.
I'm call'in hoax, But don't listen to me only, wait for others that mey be able to understand that crap.
I just downloaded the install intructions they'er even worse to read and why isn't there a picture on there site or instructions. 1 bar = 1 atm = 14psi at sea level. .3 bar = .3 atm = 4.2psi at sea level. something doesn't smell right.
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"I fitted a surbo on my Calibra Turbo and it's a different car!Extreme acceleration, unbelievable!I've got back problems now, my spine is deformed from all this power!"
:rolleyes: with testomony like that it MUST be snake oil.
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Looking at the install pics, it appears to be an intake restriction. Something like the "Tornado" or "Vortex". It's crap.
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Originally posted by bret:
"I fitted a surbo on my Calibra Turbo and it's a different car!Extreme acceleration, unbelievable!I've got back problems now, my spine is deformed from all this power!" What the Hell.
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Mad Mole over there is callin em out to install and test on his ride.
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I will laugh my azz off when I see someone pressing up and down on a gas pedal to make their flintstone mobile go faster.
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Right, the guys at Surbo have agreed to give me one to test on my mondeo. Once i've got it all running i'm going to publish a review on my site. I'll let you know the outcome!
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English translation of website: It looks like you're supposed to put this thing in your intake, bring your RPMs up while in gear, and then let off the gas and let the engine vacuum spin it up... then once it's spinning, you put your foot back on the gas and it claims to use its momentum to generate some boost and give you better acceleration, at least for a second or two. Yeah, OK.
This is snake oil! Even if it does what it claims to do, while you're playing with the gas pedal hoping to get a tiny bit of extra power for about 1 second, somebody's already kicking your ass. Plus, when you're really racing, this thing will just act as a restriction and slow you down.
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