Hiclone Fuel Saver Question

No they don't work mate. But if you wan't to try something get a 12 volt bilge blower and hook that up, that will also swirl the fuel air mix and maybe boost up the pressure a fraction.

If you try a forum search for Hiclone, you will get 253 threads to peruse.

Hmm... to paraphrase Homer Simpson: "The price of snake-oil will climb ever higher" :)

What's this one based on? Magic magnets? Swirly air? Unobtainium acting as catalyst for some never-heard of chemical reaction? :)

Ino!~

Go to local shop , buy can of soft drink , drink till empty , go home and go to kitchen drawer and find scissors , cut can so have flat sheet of alloy , draw circle the diameter of air intake hose post air filter , cut tin so have circle ,, draw lines to create windmill , cut tin and bend so have a minature windmill , undo air intake hose post air filter and insert your minature wind mill [ this part is critical and model specific ,its what you pay hiclone all the $$$ for] exactly 32.5 bees dick widths from the 3rd clamp after the oxygen sensor ,,,,,,, Just saved $300 odd , and quenched your thirst ,,,, fuel saved over 1 year or 25,000klm will be just enough to buy another can of soft drink and you can repeat the exercise every year untill the actual "swirl " is so intense that vehicle wont use any fuel at all except at start up,,,,,,,,,,

I have two in the Patrol, not a 100 series cruiser, but I found that the car ran smoother and used less fuel and also the turbo spooled in about 400rpm earlier.

Same deal with a mates Landrover Defender Extreme.

Many naysayers, MANY MANY naysayers, but Hiclone offer a money back guarantee which I checked out and didnt use.

Give it a try, and if it doesnt work take it back and get your money back.

A reputable 4WD mag did a controlled test and found some improvements also.

Hi Cobber,

It really depends on the car methinks. What it is supposed to do is cause a swirling airflow, which in turn is supposed to give a better mix of fuel and air.

This may well work with carby systems and even some indirect fuel injection systems where the air and fuel mix prior to entering the manifold or cylinder. Even then, it would need to be placed in an optimum location.

However, with direct injection, as used by most newer vehicles, the fuel is injected directly into the combustion chamber. Hence causing a swirl somewhere upstream will have no effect in mixing the fuel air components.

Having said all that, I have seen them, but never used them. Some will claim benefits, but most will not.

As mentioned above, they do have a money back guarantee, so you only have some postage (and time) to lose.

Cheers
Gerry

Go here and read.

My favorite device is a magnet placed above the accelerator it cuts my fuel consumption heaps, but to work I must be wearing my steel capped boots!!

I put one in my Jeep Cherokee 4.0L petrol and reduced "normal" fuel consumption from 15 to 14 Litres / 100 kms - which is not the full %age they claim but it did "appear" to work .. I do monitor my fuel costs very carefully so I know this is accurate .
The new Cherokee CRD is currently running at 10.5 Litres per 100 Kms which is fantastic !! and it only went up to 12 towing the POD

Cheers

Mandrake

I dont have a hiclone but i drive around 90 on the highway and i am a lot less fatigued and use a lot less fuel . While driving around town i drive my corolla .

Working on their theory that they save 20% of fuel go the whole hog Fit 6 and tow a trailer to store the fuel it will spew out.

The use of a Hiclone is like when u go to the Doctor with a headache and he gives you some sugar pills, they dont work but cos u took them u feel better..
Car probably goes better cos your wallet is lighter

As stated Cruisers already have a similar thing in them and they actually breathe better without it. I took mine out and fitted a 90mm polypipe thru the inner guard and it breathes even better.

ROFL

garrycol posted:
"It failed all "scientific" testing by motoring authorities and some universities"

Garry,
can you post the link to the test your referring to, or nominate the "testing authorities and some universities" your referring to, in your post above, please ?

Mainey . . .

I have unfortunately bought 2 of these useless devices.

Here in lies the challenge.

If any one out there, can with absolute 100% proof, prove that these useless devices can do what the advertising says, I will give $1000 to your favorite charity.

Cheers Steve.

You can look here for info: Fuel Saving - An Engineer's View

IMHO, installing one of these things actually places a restriction in the intake ducting, so how can it be of benefit?