hiclone vortex fuel saver

Milla · Post by **Milla** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:57 pm

does anyone have a hiclone vortex fuel saver installed in their suby or other vehicle, they look worth the money

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:00 pm

I think Alex has something like that.

Dave

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:36 pm

i reckon they are a wank myself but everyone has an opinion....if they were any good all cars would have em standard...just my opinion but...

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:38 pm

alex has one of thoise hiclone things on the carby inside the filter thingy, as him..i think he seems to think it works

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:43 pm

spend ya money on a tune up instead.....or put it away and save for a engine conversion if ya want more go....i have seen hiclones tested on a dyno on couple of different cars and they did nothing.....

Milla · Post by **Milla** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:36 pm

cheers will ask alex and go from there

coupe · Post by **coupe** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:55 am

I made my own using a computer cooling fan placed in the ducting on my Vortex.
It spins freely in the airflow.
I havent had it in long enough to know if its made a differance or not .
I have to do a full tank run to see if the economy has changed.
cheers Pete

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:58 am

I had to try the hyclone myself to see what they would do. The retailer recommended that I use 2 for even greater effect. He installed them on my 2000 model Landcruiser ute and I left them in for a few weeks doing mostly empty highway running and towing my racecar around.
TOTAL waste of time and money. Didn't effect my fuel economy or power.
I got my money back.

timmo · Post by **timmo** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:32 am

I agree, they're a con

Post by **Alex** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 10:34 am

when my car was unlifted, and running lower profile tyres, i could defintely feel the difference, i was saving about 1lt/100km....if i had the choice again, id probably not do it, as the initail cost is too much to justify...its doing f/a now the car is lifted and stuff...

alex

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:16 am

id say the 1ltr you were saving was probably just the way you were driving hey.....

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 2:48 pm

If they do anything at all why don't car manufacturers install them in the first place?

tim_81coupe · Post by **tim_81coupe** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 3:31 pm

Back when I was driving an unlifted EA powered Subaru, I swore I felt the difference in horsepower when I tried some Nulon octane booster.

It's called the Placebo effect. Think something will work and it will.

Suba · Post by **Suba** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:02 pm

Also very few people will admit that something they have paid good money for dosen't really work.

Mike.

Milla · Post by **Milla** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:11 pm

will invest somewhere else then

tommy · Post by **tommy** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:48 pm

maybe try these guys out?

http://www.fuelmate.com.au/

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 7:41 pm

Did try that in few cars I had in the past (used 30 days trail and money back) It did not make any difference, its your imagination!
Cheers
AP

TW83 · Post by **TW83** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:42 am

Put a massive GT wing on the back of the wagon if your after power and fuel efficiency. My wagon was so much faster and I swear I was getting an extra 50kms out of a tank of fuel. Got mine of ebay for around $400 definitely worth the money, looks good too!!

Suba · Post by **Suba** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:13 pm

TW83 wrote:Put a massive GT wing on the back of the wagon if your after power and fuel efficiency. My wagon was so much faster and I swear I was getting an extra 50kms out of a tank of fuel. Got mine of ebay for around $400 definitely worth the money, looks good too!!

Please ! , you really expect us to belive you would get that much more from a tank , I think you wouldnt get better than about 25k's, how gulliable do you think we are.
Have you still got the ebay link where you bought it from

shhhhhh.

Mike,

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:18 pm

ive also heard that performance stickers like (sti crowcams turbosmart etc) will make car go faster the best spot to put them is on doors so it looks like a shopping list...its worth a go heap of people seem to do it......

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