Poweraid Throttle Body Spacer

Post by **feroza_v8** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:15 pm

I read about this thing in a 4x4 magazine. Has anyone in here ever tried this stuff? Does it work? Is this a bang-for-buck upgrade for my Feroza?

Post by **Andy** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:07 pm

Are you talking about a hiclone :?:

Website · Post by **murcod** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:11 pm

I think you'll find it's some sort of heat insulating spacer that fits in between the inlet manifold and the head. Supposedly they stop the inlet manifold from getting as hot. This means supposedly the inlet air temp is lower supposedly giving a power increase.

There's a lot of "supposedly's" in there...... :lol:

Post by **feroza_v8** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 1:30 am

It says on the magazine that it lifts the induction (carburetor for me) and therefore allows more air to be taken into the engine. It also has this helix bore that swirls the air the passes through it.

And no, it's not a Hiclone. It's Poweraid. I think it's manufactured by the same company as Airaid.

Website · Post by **murcod** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 7:00 am

OK, I forgot you're talking about the HD-C engine, not HD-E.....

It does sound similar to a Hiclone like Andy said. Do they have a web site?

Post by **feroza_v8** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 4:55 pm

Yep, you can go to www.goairaid.com for more details about this thing.

Post by **feroza_v8** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 5:11 pm

Hey, I've found another mild upgrade on the net. It's worth checking out. I wonder if it works though.
http://page.auctions.shopping.yahoo.com ... cview=0x13

Post by **zzzz** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 5:19 pm

They work as advertised...
Also known as throttle body spacers...

The helix bore is not necessary as has been proved with other designs.
For the $ they are n ok upgrade, nothing mind blowing though

review here: http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/reviews/airaid/airaid.htm

Some one did some Dyno results on our forums as well.
here: http://members.dcsi.net.au/ozjeeper/tbs/index.html

You can find cheaper versions than the poweraid ones, but I only have experience with the jeep versions.

cheers

z

Post by **Andy** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 7:51 pm

I think someone should buy / test the mini Supercharger to see how well it works :lol:

Website · Post by **murcod** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 7:10 am

Andy wrote:I think someone should buy / test the mini Supercharger to see how well it works

Andy, I've seen people using this sort of thing before. The one in question only draws 2.7amps, and can only supply 140cfm. It may give an increase in power at low revs, but will restrict and decrease top end power as it wouldn't be capable of providing any boost.

You can buy proper electric superchargers- they cost lots of $$$ and require thick battery cable because they draw lots of amps (in excess of 50A IIRC). I saw a dyno printout for a Charade fitted with one and it only gained around 7kW from memory- not worth the money! :lol:

Post by **Andy** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 7:54 pm

In theory it looked like it would work , bugger :lol:

Post by **Le0n** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 8:04 pm

I don't think we can get much performance increase from the Feroza engines with these add ons. That's what the big black box is on top of the motor for.

Post by **feroza_v8** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 3:36 pm

I don't have that big black box though.

Post by **SimplyPV** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 3:42 pm

then dont worry about it.. from what i read.. it really doesnt do much.. apparently... but i could be mistaken.. but peeps who i've talked with who has it said that they didnt really notice much difference with the black box intalled compared to without..

Website · Post by **murcod** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 4:14 pm

After much stuffing around with Acrobat and photo manipulation programs.... here's the difference:

Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Poweraid Throttle Body Spacer

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