Hiclone

Heard and read about it. They say it is a myth. If not, anyone would use them. Kind regards, Erik-Jan.

In message , StaffBull writes

Have had a couple fitted in various ways on a carbed 3.5 RR. Still running tests but the initial results indicated significantly better emission figures. You must be aware that this was with no form of emission feedback or control (oxygen sensor etc). However this result may not turn out better mpg figures for various reasons. It'll be a month or so before I finalise results then I'll post them here.

Personally speaking, and from my limited experience, I'd suggest 20% economy would only be down to having a terrible problem before they were fitted and correcting it afterwards!

There have been several discussions on the matter on the difflock forum

Peter R.

I've got a nice Harbour Bridge in Sydney that I'd like to sell if you think that Hiclones are worthwhile.

Ron Beckett Emu Plains, Australia

But looking at the previous post - emissions were down which would suggest better burning of the available fuel.

If you get significant interest in your bridge I've got another one here in Auckland that's available for the right price too!

Can you arrange shipping?

If you forward me the sum of GBP15,000,000 for shipping disbursements I'm sure we can make arrangements. :-)

Via you old mates in Nigeria ?

Steve

From page 106 or LRM April 2004. The theory is that the drawn air swirls thereby moving more efficiently. There is a 2 page article about it being fitted to a Tdi Defender with an intercooler. 2 were fitted, one in the air cleaner hose to the turbo and a smaller one in the intercooler pipe.

My scanner is duff at the moment so I can't scan it for you but if there is any info you want from it let me know. There is no report on any difference it may have made other than "felt that the engine felt a little smoother and, on the road, there definatly seemed to be more torque with the hiclones than there had been before".

Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

In message , Mr. Nice. writes

And that was as far as it went ... When I got my sets free for review, I specified that what I said was going to be the whole truth, good or bad, and not subjective. This was accepted by the supplier, as it obviously should have been if he had confidence in his product. Anybody who has equipment supplied and fitted then writes such a pointless review (a double page IIRC) needs shooting. There were no factual results, just extensive details of a two minute job sticking a thing into a pipe and then statement you quote. Such articles should be forced to have a banner headline 'Advertorial'. Sorry, I'm ranting again ... perhaps it's this bleedin' flu but I hate crap articles!!!

I rather agree, which reminds me, I must put finger to keyboard once again...

Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

When I read it I thought it rather smacked of a reviewer getting good revenue from an advertiser. Rather than risk finding out it's a load of bollocks (which all common sense would suggest) and having to report such, they decided that they would describe in detail how to remove a jubilee clip and stuff a piece of metal in a pipe, then say something pointless and generic like 'it definitely felt more torquey'.

I've always been certain that my cars have been smoother, faster and generally 'better' after any kind of service. If you came and took a few hundred quid off me for inserting the gizzards of an Amazonian cockerel into my glovebox I'm sure I'd notice a big improvement in acceleration and 'torqueyness'. The only other option would be to admit I was a total tit who'd been had.

I once read a magazine article about a man who got a lift to work with a friend because his local BMW garage were picking up his car to service it. When he got home his car was clean, polished and waiting in his driveway. The man nipped into his house got the keys and drove off with his friend. The man commented on how much smoother and more responsive it felt after the service, as it always did. When he returned home there was a message on his answerphone from the BMW garage apologising for not being able to fit his car in for a service, but they valeted it anyway and would he like to arrange an alternative appointment!!!!!!

I don't trust people when they say that a small alteration produces noticable effects on torque/power/noise etc. I, like most people like to see article/reports backed up with hard facts and figures to support them.

Stew.

Do Halfords stock these?

"inserting the gizzards of an Amazonian cockerel into my glovebox"

Sounds like a cheap upgrade :)

More likely to stock them than most useful service items!!!!!

Does it have to be an Amazonian Cockerel? and will it work in a cubby box as well as a glovebox?

Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

That's fair enough there.

When I started running on 50% biofuel the only provable improvement I noticed was that a particular hill I regularly go up, I can't quite manage it in 3rd usually but with the 50% biofuel mix in I can comfortable manage it in 3rd. Kind of measurable improvement.

Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

You _can_ use an Argentinian pigeon, but they tend to give a more peaky power delivery and a slightly lumpy tickover. OK for race use, but for normal road use I'd suggest paying the extra for an Amazonian cockerel. YMMV.

The cubby box is ideal - the glovebox is obviously off-centre and thus a slight 'torque steer' effect is inevitable.

Halfords stock cheap imitation cockerels made out of aluminium alloy. They are actually heavier than normal cockerels, although they do emit a slight blue glow to make you look like a nobhead.