Air intake pipe thing....

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Air intake pipe thing....

Post by Wakeybongo » Thu May 19, 2011 9:52 pm

Hello, I need to know what the inner diameter of the air intake is as I am looking at putting one of these little fuel saver devices in.
See if it'll save me a bit of fuel money, I know of a few people who are trying them on all sorts of vehicles and I'm hearing good stuff:)
1. 55-64mm
2. 65-75mm
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Ian.
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Re: Air intake pipe thing....

Post by francophile1947 » Thu May 19, 2011 10:00 pm

If you're talking about one of those things that stir the air up, you've already got one - a turbo :lol:
Independent reports on these fuel saving devices have always found that they don't work. People tend to get an early improvement, because they subconsciously drive for economy. Once they get back to their normal habits, the benefits tend to disappear :(
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Re: Air intake pipe thing....

Post by missfixit70 » Thu May 19, 2011 10:06 pm

francophile1947 wrote:If you're talking about one of those things that stir the air up, you've already got one - a turbo :lol:
Independent reports on these fuel saving devices have always found that they don't work. People tend to get an early improvement, because they subconsciously drive for economy. Once they get back to their normal habits, the benefits tend to disappear :(
Not on a 2litre he hasn't - http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... =3&t=48968 :wink: , but I tend to agree with the rest, snake oil :wink:
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Re: Air intake pipe thing....

Post by Wakeybongo » Thu May 19, 2011 10:23 pm

But if I wanted to waste my time :wink: how big is it?
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Re: Air intake pipe thing....

Post by missfixit70 » Thu May 19, 2011 10:29 pm

Dunno, haven't got a 2litre :wink: Easy enough to lift the seats & measure. or if its the same size pipe under the bonnet, measure it there :D
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Re: Air intake pipe thing....

Post by teenmal » Fri May 20, 2011 10:43 am

Hi Wakeybongo,

Worth a try,the only problem I can think of,will the device you are thinking of using affect the AFS?

Best of luck...Cheers.
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