Bonafidestack 4th Gear January 8, 2019 Share January 8, 2019 Are there any mods that you guys think or find that it is useless? Let's crowdsource the list of items to avoid! This thread is catered only for performance part or power gains. I found this quantum plasma magnet online that seems shady. The last time I came across quantum physics is from Ant-man from Marvel https://innersoultech.com/product/vehiclemagnets/ ↡ Advertisement 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocus Turbocharged January 8, 2019 Share January 8, 2019 The usual suspects for expensive useless products (no particular order): - Surbo - Cyclone - V-Stab/Z-Stab Voltage-stablizers - Fuel lines Magnetic energizers - CAI aka cold air intakes - nanoball - fake branded brake covers - some brands of fake racechips and ecochips, exposed online in youtube to be a simple circuit board for Christmas lights. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WangWang888 5th Gear January 8, 2019 Share January 8, 2019 Decals and stickers that say Dohc, turbo, etc... And those big big spoilers 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahbengdriver 6th Gear January 8, 2019 Share January 8, 2019 aftermarket fog lights that, when switched on, give 5 more BHP. Simulated Turbo swirling and Release Valve sound. Straight thru pipes - charge pipes, X pipes, exos pipes. All noisy exos mods that gives louder=faster feeling. bluish headlights. painting rims, red, green, yellow, pink, etc. that's all for now. See u in next episode. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mkl22 Twincharged January 8, 2019 Share January 8, 2019 Decals and stickers that say Dohc, turbo, etc... And those big big spoilersBig big spoilers make a difference on the track. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kb27 Supersonic January 8, 2019 Share January 8, 2019 Electrical mods usually are useless. Grounding wires are redundant, unless you have a ground problem, in which case, your lighting and other devices may not work properly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocus Turbocharged January 9, 2019 Share January 9, 2019 Decals and stickers that say Dohc, turbo, etc... And those big big spoilersDOHC stickers are so 80s... Tell me which car now is not DOHC... Even the cherry QQ engine is DOHC... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartlander Turbocharged January 9, 2019 Share January 9, 2019 Electrical mods usually are useless. Grounding wires are redundant, unless you have a ground problem, in which case, your lighting and other devices may not work properly. My personal experience with this 12 years back with my first car, Latio Sport, showed enough butt feel difference to make it a permanent fixture in the car. When going up Sheares Bridge from Suntec side the car will go up much more willingly compare to sluggish feel without. But that was my only encounter with this mod as subsequent cars are of bigger cc. So I will not brush it as useless, but also will not tout it as useful on all cars. Depend on cars and fixtures lah. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheefarn 5th Gear January 9, 2019 Share January 9, 2019 Putting TRD stickers on a Nissan Latio adds 10hp right? And install lots of cheap looking LED lights and bars and see some of them dim or burnt out at night will add another 10 hp I guess Big spoilers and bodykits will add 50 hp to the car 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beregond Supersonic January 9, 2019 Share January 9, 2019 most popular 2 useless mod would be spoiler and exhaust i think, very prominent but add nothing. in fact the exhaust cause some car to lose power.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic January 9, 2019 Share January 9, 2019 Electrical mods usually are useless. Grounding wires are redundant, unless you have a ground problem, in which case, your lighting and other devices may not work properly. It is useful if car > than 10 yrs old Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holdenutessv Turbocharged January 9, 2019 Share January 9, 2019 (edited) most popular 2 useless mod would be spoiler and exhaust i think, very prominent but add nothing. in fact the exhaust cause some car to lose power.... Depends, spoiler if it's installed incorrectly/not doing high speed driving(frequent KL runs) is useless since it creates unnecessary drag. As for exhausts, it's a trade off. Sacrificing low end for top end or just looks/noise. To many others it's useless, but if the owner likes it, by all means. At least it's better than that useless S*rb* junk that some install on their intake which they think would help with efficiency. Edited January 9, 2019 by Holdenutessv Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonaslim86 1st Gear January 25, 2019 Share January 25, 2019 Voltage stabilizer. Surbo (plug and play turbo). Fuel charger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LancerJay Clutched February 1, 2019 Share February 1, 2019 I felt my exhaust mod is making my car lost pickup, but at north south highway, from 100km to 200km is a more enjoyable ride. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didu Supercharged March 1, 2023 Share March 1, 2023 Amy Khor on enforcement against speeding vehicles and illegally modified engines https://www.channelnewsasia.com/watch/amy-khor-enforcement-against-speeding-vehicles-and-illegally-modified-engines-3314156 "What?? acoustic camera arh?.....No bao jia the noise captured comes from the car ok? Don't waste tax payers' $$ lah.." 😁 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic March 1, 2023 Share March 1, 2023 On 3/1/2023 at 2:02 PM, Didu said: Amy Khor on enforcement against speeding vehicles and illegally modified engines https://www.channelnewsasia.com/watch/amy-khor-enforcement-against-speeding-vehicles-and-illegally-modified-engines-3314156 "What?? acoustic camera arh?.....No bao jia the noise captured comes from the car ok? Don't waste tax payers' $$ lah.." 😁 Shanghai uses Acoustic Camera to catch driver horn illegally 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanc36 Clutched March 2, 2023 Share March 2, 2023 Just come across this and went to google Surbo. The webpage is very retro, like late 1990s type of web page. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic March 2, 2023 Share March 2, 2023 Listen to this engineer. He has the experience. It is not often to hear from such people as they are working behind the scenes of what he does to cars. Switch on the subs cos he talks very fast. ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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