what are these and do they work....?

BROOEM

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Suzuki-Supercharger-Turbo...Zp1742.m153.l1262

(Gray) · Guest

Hiclone by another name?

BROOEM · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:02 am Post subject:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Question

callagas · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:18 am Post subject:

looks like a load of s*ite to me, dont bother with it.

Chris_ · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:29 am Post subject:

Save your money, fart down the intake. Would probably have more of an effect. Rolling Eyes

BROOEM · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:33 am Post subject:

^^^haha... trouble is im getting real annoyed with the fuel cost on my vit... im saving up for an acme conversion to a diesel VW....
and with the extra fuel cost eating in too the pot its getting annoying as hell... i think im only getting 24 mpg at the moment if that around town

callagas · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:55 am Post subject:

what carb you running? how heavy is your right foot?

Diesel Destroyer · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:01 pm Post subject:

Fit road tyres whilst town driving, never rev above 3,000 rpm and never drive above 55 mph

I can get 32 mpg in my 1600 16v vit..

Sunday driver every day!! Wink

callagas · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:02 pm Post subject:

32 sounds a bit better! wish i got that out of my shougun! im lucky to see 18mpg!ahhh

BROOEM · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:03 pm Post subject:

its the 8V injection.. foots not that heavy and i got 29's on it.. but its getting annoying...

on average im getting 160 maybe 170 miles too a full tank of about £37

treeboa · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:17 pm Post subject:

i would love to know how something that will by its design create a partial blockage of the intake provide more air,yes it will spin but as it has no compressor it cant pull in more air as its driven by the airflow

snake oil me thinks

callagas · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 4:28 pm Post subject:

lol, wish i got that kind of return for mpg. If i put £30 it will do about 100 miles! But still, it weighs 2 1/4 tonns and use it to tow my off roader. When i had my sammy on the road that was'nt very good on fuel either,and the su was set up right and had the rite needle in it. Cant really think of wot you could do to get better mpg. Confused

simon_doc · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 4:35 pm Post subject:

Are you sure your speedo is not under reading with the 29's on? I know when I changed the tyres on the Jimny I lost 20 miles to a tankful... Then I worked out the distance travelled with correction for the tyres and it was the same as before.

Si

BROOEM · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:02 pm Post subject:

Chris_ · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:13 pm Post subject:

Three letters L P G.

This site has a whole forum dedicated to it.

It's not hard to peice together a cheap kit and installing it is fairly simple to. Spend a little extra (£100) for the lambda control and it keeps itself tuned aswell.

BROOEM · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:20 pm Post subject:

got amy more info on lpg in vit's mate....?

just had a quick look through the lpg section

Bermuda Import · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:28 pm Post subject:

When did u last service the vitara? What about tyre pressures what r u running them on i.e PSI? Do u have a roof rack on can u take it off? Wheel bearings? R they ok? Greesed up etc. Brakes not binding? all this well have a effect on the MPG. Get a 2nd set of wheel/tyres fitted with road bias tyres.
Fit a electric fan and removed the std cooling fan. That makes a HUGE improvement. I use to run a product call DIRECT HITS(http://www.directhits.com/) worked well did give more power BUT like i said Do the easy stuff. Service etc it all adds up.

BROOEM · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject:

Bermuda Import · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:09 pm Post subject:

hi
Its best to fit a electric cooling fan on it not because of the cooling but the fan is ran by the engine. It takes about 50-10% of engine power. So if u remove that fan u will gain the lost power Smile

BROOEM · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:15 pm Post subject:

Mattzuki · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject:

Don't forget to fit good old free-wheeling hubs too (if you haven't already). OK, it's a pain to get out and lock/unlock them, but they do reduce drivetrain resistance and ease fuel consumption.

Matt

BROOEM · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:04 pm Post subject:

thats no probs mate i got them...

i was told that u have to reverse a few feet for fully disengage them....is this right....?

Mattzuki · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:15 pm Post subject:

Hi Brooem, I've never had this problem in two years I've been using my hubs, the only 'reverse to disengage' I've heard is for a 4WD lever which won't disengage. The only thing I would say is make sure your wheels are aligned straight and not on heavy lock. If they are sticky then I would suggest it's due to being full of gunk, so get them off and give them a good clean & service.

Matt

BROOEM · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:22 pm Post subject:

Mattzuki · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:26 pm Post subject:

StuartL · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:22 pm Post subject:

Doc · Guest

BROOEM · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:31 pm Post subject:

well im giving it a go.. its worth a try

Mattzuki · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:12 pm Post subject:

Brooem, I reckon it's a pretty true figure - I pulled my Kenlowe lecky fan system from my dead Rangie Classic and it's made a noticable difference to fuel consumption.

Two other advantages: It's quieter - without a constant fan running, and your car will warm up quicker (useful with the temperatures as they are right now).

Matt.

BROOEM · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:29 pm Post subject:

so with the electric fan do u have a manual switch or have some kind of heat sensor switch....?