HILLPOWER PERFORMANCE INDUCTION KIT? anygood? anyonerunnign this?

[lindleyp]

so just searching on google and found this for the third time and wonder if its any good or if anyones running it? is it any good?

and also wioth the reviews of it from the actual site, i was wondering idf this is s**t or actually part truth..

''From the results we have now got a stage 1 kit, which, while not specifically set up for each individual vehicle on the rolling road, (to keep the cost of the kit down and we found only a small increase in power in certain areas when set up specifically) shows gains of approx 12 to 16 bhp at the wheels, Torque increases have show a max of between 12 to 16 lbs ft at peak and above 7 to 9 lbs ft through out the rev range with a healthy gain below 4,000 rpm. ''

THE KIT IN THE LINK BELOW..

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?i...0&prev=/images?q=clio+172+cup&hl=en&sa=X&um=1

 

[Pedro]

12 to 16 bhp at the wheels!?

Utter nonesence.

 

[YorkshireDaz]

That quote might be from the 1980's

 

[DAMO 40/172]

not saying that the figures are 100% byt if read in full it does say after remap...

From air scoop to throttle body our induction kit has been engineered for a reason, to get more air into the engine. So much so that when tested, we found the emissions had fallen very low (lean mixture).
Not such a good thing but excellent for development as we were seeing of up to 4bhp at the wheels indicating that if we increased the fuelling and ignition we would see even better gains.
For this reason we would only recommend fitting the kit if you intend to have the management system modified as well.
Development of the stage 1 kit was under taken on customer vehicles some of which were modified more than once to achieve our end goal. Customers were asked to obtain independent rolling road tests and graphs of, at the wheels figure, at the flywheel figure, torque and emissions before and after the modifications so that we would see unbiased results.
From the results we have now got a stage 1 kit, which, while not specifically set up for each individual vehicle on the rolling road, (to keep the cost of the kit down and we found only a small increase in power in certain areas when set up specifically) shows gains of approx 12 to 16 bhp at the wheels, Torque increases have show a max of between 12 to 16 lbs ft at peak and above 7 to 9 lbs ft through out the rev range with a healthy gain below 4,000 rpm.
The torque curve is also a lot flatter giving a smooth acceleration and better response.
Timed over a quarter of a mile with an AP22 acceleration tester the stage 1 kit was almost a second faster than std.

 

[Dangerous_dave]

I think it looks like a good system better than a cone or panel but you could get same actual gains with a home made maxogen

 

[TooneySonic]

The hillpower kit is reputed to be one of the best ones out there, second to the infamous Maxogen

 

[W3eeb]

I have a hillpower kit on my 172

All I have to say is.... Love the noise!

 

[Lagerlout]

I think it looks like a good system better than a cone or panel but you could get same actual gains with a home made maxogen

It's not a f**king homemade maxogen!! FFS!!

Nick knows his stuff... and it's a tidy looking kit.

 

[Craig]

lol calm down dear its only an induction kit

 

[theduck]

These where all the rage for a while. Never used one etc etc, but of all the kits out there, other than the maxogen, this what I'd buy.

 

[Lagerlout]

I know. But s**t like this really bugs me about this place. Someone says one thing and it immeadiately becomes gospel. It's like saying because my car has an ITG panel filter and no acoustic valve it's a homemade Maxogen. Load of b****cks.

Just gets on my tits. lol.

Anyway. Thumbs up for Hillpower from me.

 

[Nick172Cup]

Personally i prefer the V6 airbox with the ITG filter. Not loud and gives you good 'proven' gains for less than half the price of the maxogen/hillpower filters. Plus it looks standard and isnt some kind of fashion statement!

 

[Lagerlout]

Proven?

Which ever one you choose it's much of a muchness in performance terms.

My 172 feels strnagled after I went from ITG Maxogen back to ITG panel filter though.

 

[Dangerous_dave]

LOL I didn't say hillpower were no good I bet I have spent more money on there stuff than u ever will. And like nick said key word being proven. In my opinion money is better off on a home made maxogen.

And a home made maxogen doesn't use a panel filter anyway you need to read carefully before going on a crazy rant which will make people think you are a jumped up teenager.

 

[Arran_182]

WTF they must be on crack

 

[Jon.L]

how much are these? and what are the real gains then?

 

[Gstar2006]

These look lovely but I'm expecting a horrific price tag!

 

[bradharding24]

This is a slight variant on the airbox the group a cars ran. Here is a link to what they sound like. This is on a F7P powered renault 9.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb3B6RfwuNM

Here is the group a airbox noise:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYEESPSlqVc

The idea is to take air from the scuttle panel where the pressure is highest and the air COLDEST. The group a cars also ran this set up to keep the indiction free of water. The reduction in temp does give an increase in power on a hot day, over a car that takes the air from the engine bay.

The group a set up is a serious piece of kit.

 

[Lagerlout]

LOL I didn't say hillpower were no good I bet I have spent more money on there stuff than u ever will. And like nick said key word being proven. In my opinion money is better off on a home made maxogen.

And a home made maxogen doesn't use a panel filter anyway you need to read carefully before going on a crazy rant which will make people think you are a jumped up teenager.

I'm all out of medals.

The point is it uses an OEM replacement filter element, to fit a particular airbox. It's not an airbox/filter package designed from the ground up like maxogen. That's the point I was trying to make. Which you would have seen, were you not hellbent on trying to show off by saying you've spent lots of money at Hillpower and defending your beloved "Home Made Maxogen".

 

[len_beach]

I know. But s**t like this really bugs me about this place. Someone says one thing and it immeadiately becomes gospel. It's like saying because my car has an ITG panel filter and no acoustic valve it's a homemade Maxogen. Load of b****cks.

Just gets on my tits. lol.

Anyway. Thumbs up for Hillpower from me.

I believe I coined that phrase. Woop woop.

Although I didn't expect it to become more common the FTL/FTW/Mizn and all of the other CS fads.

 

[Dangerous_dave]

I'm all out of medals.

The point is it uses an OEM replacement filter element, to fit a particular airbox. It's not an airbox/filter package designed from the ground up like maxogen. That's the point I was trying to make. Which you would have seen, were you not hellbent on trying to show off by saying you've spent lots of money at Hillpower and defending your beloved "Home Made Maxogen".

:lolup:
that where your wrong AGAIN...its actually using the same element as the maxogen without the carbon fibre...housed in the ph1 airbox or v6 jobby. the OE element obv easyier to use & fit for most but is not a true home made maxogen.