Anyone used one of these?

[Northern_Union]

I have serious doubts that these things do what they are advertised as doing. If it was that simple wouldn't car manufacturing companies use them?

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[BaggedVL]

this is quite possibly the only car forum where people are still ignorant enough to keep asking if these things work!!

[Northern_Union]

this is quite possibly the only car forum where people are still ignorant enough to keep asking if these things work!!

Is name calling really called for?

You obviously have previous experience with these vortex items. Do you recomend them?

[BaggedVL]

Is name calling really called for?

You obviously have previous experience with these vortex items. Do you recomend them?

I wasn't name calling?

I chose not to directly name call, or insult.

just made an observation.

and no, they don't work, I don't recommend them.. did you really have to ask that again?

[acarmody]

There things actually have no or even a negative impact on the airflow for your car.

1. They are a restriction on the air pipe, probably not a big one, but a restriction none the less.
2. Look at you MAF sensor, it has a honeycomb shaped piece at the front of it, that is so the air goes over the sensors properly, otherwise you get bad readings and the car will be rough.

So basically if you install this thing, you will 'spin' the air so the MAF can straighten it out again.

[Northern_Union]

I cant believe that so many people have brought these things. I've tinkered with a couple of Subarus...Cold air take and the like but this is the first time i have seen these things and by judging by a google search i did every forum seems to say the same thing, stay away.

[danja]

You answered your own question. If a chewed up coke can could really save 30% off your fuel bill, they'd be in every car on the road.

Holden just spent millions developing direct injection for their V6 engines, active fuel management for their V8s, to save about 0.5L off their fuel figures - this thing is claiming something like 5L, a 1,000% improvement on that figure, for a couple of bucks.

What do you think the answer is?

[customvt]

they are the same thing as the hyclone system and if im correct they are in the middle of being seud here in oz

[thedeadwalk]

I cant believe that so many people have brought these things. I've tinkered with a couple of Subarus...Cold air take and the like but this is the first time i have seen these things and by judging by a google search i did every forum seems to say the same thing, stay away.

OR maybe thay do work and every one just don't want you to have the same thing man

[Northern_Union]

OR maybe thay do work and every one just don't want you to have the same thing man

I blame the united nations for this, they don't want to save fuel

[azzaVT]

If you really want to save money on fuel then you should walk, if that's not practical then you need to modify your B2AI* by making it lighter.





*B2AI = "Brain to Accelerator Interface" (AKA "right foot")

[axemurderer101]

if you do buy one make sure you get these aswell

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[lil_mickey]

*B2AI = "Brain to Accelerator Interface" (AKA "right foot")

Lol I cant belive i have never heard that before...





All i see is a $2.00 piece of lasercut aluminium that will restrict air flow due to not being properly rolled and having a octagonal shape, not round, and a higher surface area than an round pipe... and a bunch of bogas claims...

35% increase isn't that around a 60Kw increase on a stock ecotec?

[ryno_vrx]

You are bidding on 1 (one) Econo-Maxx Vortex Generator designed to fit the following vehicles: Holden Berlina/Calais/Camira/Caprice

looks like a cheap intimation of a hyclone to me, even named similar

[gungazza]

if you do buy one make sure you get these aswell

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must work lots of pics