Hiclone Fuel Economisers

[Nizsafari]

Hiya all..

Is anyone useing one of these inventions?

How would you rate them, and any other general thoughts.. I had a look at the website http://www.hiclone.co.nz , some very convincing reading..

Cheers

[tallsam66]

Looks like a load of crap to me....If something like this worked the big motor vehicle companies (Toyota etc) would of done it already.

[lilpigzuk]

I have one in my s/c 7.0L LJ50, I went too the dairy, came back and I actually had more fuel in the tank when I got home with the cream donuts

[lilpigzuk]

google it dude, they are a farkin crock of shit....

[tweake]

actually part of the theory is sound. however every manafacture since about 1950 has been doing it. these days all the swirl is done in the head rather than externally. if you have a look at later carby air cleaners they have a vane pattern to them and the inlet is offset to induce a swirl.

the only motors where it would work on are old carby motors with shitty log manifolds. you would get far bigger improvements by fitting a decent manifold.

[KiwiBacon]

actually part of the theory is sound. however every manafacture since about 1950 has been doing it. these days all the swirl is done in the head rather than externally. if you have a look at later carby air cleaners they have a vane pattern to them and the inlet is offset to induce a swirl.

the only motors where it would work on are old carby motors with shitty log manifolds. you would get far bigger improvements by fitting a decent manifold.

Yes but swirl needs to be varied with throttle to work the best. Honda do that in their 2.2 diesel with variable valve control on one intake valve. A hiclone in your intake tract is simply a restriction.

Hiclones are snake oil.

[tweake]

yeah variable intake etc is the next level up from it.

unless you have a pre 1950's engine, hiclones are just snakeoil

[wopass]

Mmmmmm....snake oil is good.

[Nizsafari]

Hmmm thought as much...wont bother .. I already have a set of Pacemaker headers on the Safari..

Tanks anyway Guys

[KiwiBacon]

Hmmm thought as much...wont bother .. I already have a set of Pacemaker headers on the Safari..

Tanks anyway Guys

Take off the headers, fit a turbo. Bingo, increase in fuel economy (if you don't use the power) and power.