Haha, no, more like a running joke from a forum that I was previously a member of. Before I upgraded my level of vehicular refinement and purchased the wonder we know as the Crossfire, several years ago I was the owner of a 98 Firebird and a very active member on www.fbody.com. That was back when the Turbonator was in it's "prime," if it ever had one. Pretty funny stuff, teeny-boppers would swear that it worked and argue to death about it. Funny stuff. I had forgotten all about it until your post about the performance chip. The performance chip for F-bodies was a huge joke/myth, as well.