Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 09:14:20 +0100 From: "DervMan" <thedervmannospaml.com> Subject: Re: Dead Cheap Performance Enhancement
"Johannes" <jo-stop-spam-hsnospamstop-spam-efitter.com> wrote in message news:44F0CD65.BADE0EFBnospamstop-spam-efitter.com... > > > Paul Halliday wrote: >> >> in article 44f05ea6$0$2551$fa0fcedbnospam.zen.co.uk, DervMan at >> thedervmannospaml.com wrote on 26/8/06 15:44: >> >> > "DervMan" <thedervmannospaml.com> wrote in message >> > news:44f05d68$0$1386$db0fefd9nospam.zen.co.uk... >> >> "Paul Halliday" <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> wrote in message >> >> news:C11601C5.4FBC%pjghnospamyonder.co.uk... >> >>> in article 44efe3b9$0$1387$da0feed9nospam.zen.co.uk, DervMan at >> >>> thedervmannospaml.com wrote on 26/8/06 07:00: >> >>> >> >>>> "Paul Halliday" <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> wrote in message >> >>>> news:C1152B9C.3FD%pjghnospamyonder.co.uk... >> >>> >> >>>>> I happened across a new set of Bougicord leads for just over 20 >> >>>>> quid >> >>>>> (available from <http://www.partsforsaabs.com/> if anyone else is >> >>>>> interested), which is a very good price indeed. I popped the leads >> >>>>> on >> >>>>> this >> >>>>> evening and we went for a drive ... WOW! WHAT A DIFFERENCE! >> >>>> >> >>>> Surely, the old leads were shot? Funky leads merely retain the >> >>>> power >> >>>> output >> >>>> of the engine rather than improve it... >> >>> >> >>> Evidently :) >> >>> >> >>> My old leads were a set of Bosch, which must have done over 30,000 >> >>> miles. >> >>> At >> >>> least Bougicords are what SAAB put on the car from the factory and >> >>> have a >> >>> replacement schedule for 70,000 Km, so they'll be good for a lot >> >>> longer >> >>> than >> >>> the Bosch leads. >> >> >> >> Gotcha. I was going to go on about OEM leads tending to be better >> >> than >> >> alternatives, but I prefer glowplugs to sparkplugs and try to avoid >> >> such >> >> sparkies wherever possible. ;) >> > >> > >> > D'oh. "Gotcha" here means, "I agree and we're on the same wavelength" >> > rather than "hahaha you're wrong, boo boo face" or whatever. :-p >> >> Indeed! >> I read it that way ... Which proves we're on the same wavelength ;) >> Paul > > Removed waxing and it had a great effect on the performance > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > of my hearing... > > > I take my coat. I wax my modem to make it go faster..? -- The DervMan www.dervman.com
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