Hiclones
Submitted: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 17:59
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Member - Ian A7
Hi everyone , have seen the adds on telly and had a look on the website , and just wondering if anyone has installed a Hiclone or knows if all the hype is for real . Thanks.
Reply By: member - mazcan - Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 19:00
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 19:00
hi
short answer no
if you mount an 80 foot mask on your 4wd and a big sail you'll not use as much fuel either
don't waste your time the only people that reckon they work are the salesmen selling them
because it has the ability to extract money from your bank acct and put it theirs I tried one years ago that I borrowed and the effect it had on my mazda diesel was the same as if I had of stuffed a piece of rag in the intake
it choked it
luckily I didn't have to fight a sales man to get my money back
just gave it back to the bloke who lent it to me
the comment on here by others are about right imho
any one who believes in hi-clones also believe in fairies at the bottom of the garden
cheers
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Follow Up By: Jarse - Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 19:20
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 19:20
You hit the nail on the head, mazcan.
How can putting an obstruction into your induction system make it work better?
It can't.
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Reply By: Allan B (Member, SunCoast) - Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 20:22
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 20:22
Ian,
The Hiclone is promoted as a device to create a swirling (or "cyclonic") motion to the air entering the engine to better mix the air/fuel mixture and hence improve combustion.
Sadly, although alluded to, there has never been an authoritative independent
test supporting its effectiveness. There have however been some poor deluded souls who, having spent their money, insist that the thing actually works!
The claims are ridiculous to anyone with an understanding of fluid dynamics.
Even if the Hiclone did impart a swirling motion, this behaviour would soon be destroyed as the air passes through the intake and manifold convolutions. The flow would almost immediately become what is known as "turbulent" or randomly disordered with no component of "cyclonic"behaviour. Ironically, this turbulent air flow is the best possible form to produce effective mixing of the air and fuel and the Hiclone aims to defeat it!
The only predictable effect of a Hiclone in the air induction path of an engine is to restrict the flow of air and hence reduce engine performance.
It has one other unfavourable feature....... it is constructed of fairly fragile metal which would, should the device fracture, send pieces of metal into the engine bores.
The Hiclone website states.... "The Hiclone is intended to be a fuel saving device....."
Well it might 'intend' to be but............!
It beats me how someone can proclaim such absolute nonsense without being an elected politician.
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Reply By: Ross M - Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 20:23
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 20:23
In this case it is just a partial grip on your windpipe. Not too tight but enough to make a big difference to breathing.
Anyone for engine Emphysema or Bronchitis.
Hiclone seller must have found their DVD with the ad on it and thought, why not, new era, new suckers, correction, consumers and we still have a warehouse full of "product".
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Reply By: Matthew G3 - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 13:46
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 13:46
Hi IAN
I have a 93 1 HZJ 80 series with 2 fitted, with the 170lt rear tank the most I ever got out of it was 1214km to it started to cough and splutter. With 2 properly fitted hyclones I got 1264km running from
Darwin to Alice in the wet season, 100% humidity with the A/C on. People can laugh at them, but after 13 years in the old girl, I`m the one laughing at them!!!
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Follow Up By: Tonyfish#58 - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 16:27
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 16:27
Mathew - One comparison! I can do that much better & worse in my car without them :-)
Just change how hard I out my foot down :-)
One day the Myth Busters will have a go at this one :-)
Cheers Tony
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Follow Up By: mountainman - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 18:11
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 18:11
.5 of a litre difference makes some pretty poor comparison.
you saved 5ltrs max..
1hz will get from 11 to 14 on average fuel use.
you could have had a tail wind.
been diferent temps outside.
their will always be someone that believes it, and 2 hiclones to get that diference... naah
too many variables.
you dont see manufacturers using it...
never ever will
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Follow Up By: Member - MUZBRY(Vic) - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 19:52
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 19:52
Gday Mathew
Darwin to Alice is all down
hill, try it on the way back and see how you go...
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Follow Up By: Member - Hunter Gatherer - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 20:39
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 20:39
MUZBRY, you always make a lot of sense anyone with half a brain should have picked that up if they were reading the map the right way up !!!! Enjoy reading your comments that you make from time to time.
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Follow Up By: Aussi Traveller - Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 22:06
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 22:06
Darwin is on the coast, so it is just above sea level.
A quick google search shows that Alice Spings is :
Alice Springs is 608 metres, or 1998 feet above sea level.
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Follow Up By: Stu & "Bob" - Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 09:33
Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 09:33
I have a HZJ105 with the 170 litre long range tank fitted, but WITHOUT the hiclones.
The best that I have done was 1860 km, travelling from
Cairns to the Northern Tableland area of NSW via
Roma.
Vehicle had a full camping load on with 4 people on board.
My .02
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Reply By: Allan B (Member, SunCoast) - Saturday, Jun 01, 2013 at 17:35
Saturday, Jun 01, 2013 at 17:35
The Hiclone website makes many unsubstantiated claims.
Apart from claimed "testimonials" they post "Road Tests ("Not dyno figures") that claim fuel economy improvement of up to 53.3% !!!!!!!
Dynamometer evaluations are
well established as the industry standard for vehicle performance yet Hiclone spurn this practice in favour of hearsay expressions by non-accredited persons. Why does Hiclone avoid dynamometer assessment? Pretty obvious really.
Hiclone claim the awards shown in the screen grab below:
Not surprisingly, a search of each of these "Exhibitions" produces no result other than a reference back to Hiclone themselves. Obviously there are no such awards. Another Hiclone porkie!

Hiclone award claims
It is distressing that some people are misled into thinking that this product can improve their vehicles performance. Hiclone claim "Incalculable Value". It certainly is incalculable.
Hiclone avoid action from aggrieved customers by offering a "30 day refund". Simple evasion card.
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