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97vtr
27th January 2008, 15:25
i heard a lad in halfords talkin bout ecotek valves and wondered what they were and what they do he had a saxo outside in car park and was fitting it there and then.....just wondering what they do? how much?
Coonper
27th January 2008, 15:36
Theyre shit mate. Dont touch em!:n:
Joesnow
27th January 2008, 15:40
halfords talkin bout ecotek

The words haldords & ecotec say it all really! Coonper just about summed it up!
97vtr
27th January 2008, 15:58
lol ok no bother...it was a 1.1 turqoise saxo anyway so obviously the owner didnt have a clue what he was doin lol
RedB
27th January 2008, 17:17
Short answer...

Not much lol
Wouldn't expect much for £40

Better off keeping her well-serviced etc :y:
RCD-Performance
27th January 2008, 17:22
Buy one, make a really big fire, and melt it :D

It'll prove more useful that way!

Ross
RCD.
AXracing
27th January 2008, 17:29
lol, yup there junk
RedB
27th January 2008, 17:40
Buy one, make a really big fire, and melt it :D

It'll prove more useful that way!

Ross
RCD.

lol, yup there junk

Tbh anything with over exagerated, miracle-like claims for £40 is a joke :homme:
westy2k1
27th January 2008, 18:09
lmao i agree with all the above but in answer to ur question they are supposed to make ur car more fuel efficient and economical!
SaxoVTRacer
27th January 2008, 20:49
teh apparently make a vortex of air in the inlet manifold but from my having one on 2 cars and playign with it all it seemed to do was reduce the brake sevo pressu thus keeping the inlet pressure high so less fuel is sucked through bit pointless i threw mine in with some 8mm leads they look prety though hehehehehehe
Sophia_Bush
27th January 2008, 20:59
yeah and my induction gave my 1.1 140bhp
SaxoAL
27th January 2008, 23:34
The words haldords & ecotec say it all really! Coonper just about summed it up!

haha. just what I was thinking!! lol
alextoffie
27th January 2008, 23:49
yeah and my induction gave my 1.1 140bhp
what kit is that m8???
Sophia_Bush
28th January 2008, 00:03
a turbo from a gtti
Predator_R32
28th January 2008, 00:13
i bought one a very long time ago when i first got the car, so about 5 and a half year ago :p

do bugger all, waste of money, stay away
KamRacing
28th January 2008, 00:21
originally ecotec were marketing these as a performance mod. They were later forced to take this out of their advertising.

The fuel savings are a little more costly / difficult to disprove but needless to say that generally letting unmetered air into an induction system is not desirable.
AXracing
28th January 2008, 11:06
a turbo from a gtti

Now that is how you do it :y: