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Old 05-30-2012, 05:25 AM
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How can you make a diseal tunning box, and what are its components?

iv got a tunning box for my own car and i have taken it apart to reveal that it only consists od a few simple components. i now want to make another as a replacement for mine. i have ford focus diseal.

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Old 05-30-2012, 09:16 AM
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The only tuning box that I know is my guitar's... And I can't fathom how it works. Sorry...
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Old 05-30-2012, 09:41 AM
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Whatz zat?
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Old 05-30-2012, 01:02 PM
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Ford Focus Diesel? Didn`t know they had one. Where are you located? Country.........

Maybe post a picture of what you have.

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Old 05-30-2012, 01:17 PM
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Odds are he's / she's in Europe and he's / she's talking about chip tuning.

That's very advanced electrickery to us Luddites...

...(Sorry I'm speaking for myself not all of them there IT wizz kids on OD)
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Old 05-30-2012, 02:13 PM
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Ah, "chip tuning". Thats the big thing over on the Cummins/Ram forum. I have used "Tim's" in my MBs but dont leave any crumbs, they attract mice.
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Old 05-30-2012, 09:39 PM
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Ford Focus Diesel? Didn`t know they had one. Where are you located? Country.........

Maybe post a picture of what you have.

Charlie
They sell them on this side of the pond.

I guess with your EPA & others being dieselphobic for a long time & not having good diesel, you all miss out.

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