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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: p.beckwith on 07 March 2010, 12:32:38

Title: air filter pipe
Post by: p.beckwith on 07 March 2010, 12:32:38

hi  all
 ive just bought a piece of metal to fit in the air flow pipe to decrease petrol compsumpion   from ebay

 has anyone else tried this and DOES IT WORK or have i wasted my money ? also how would  it effect all the sensors near said pipe ?  have a 2.5 cdx 2000 plate  drinks fuel like nothing ive known before     nice car but thirsty ?

  thanks in advance to all who reply     yours  faithfully   paul

Title: Re: air filter pipe
Post by: TheBoy on 07 March 2010, 12:34:26

You've been done.

Such things may work briefly (and enrich mixture), but the engine managament will soon notice its overfuelling, and trim it back.

Title: Re: air filter pipe
Post by: RobG on 07 March 2010, 13:31:54

Quote

hi  all
 ive just bought a piece of metal to fit in the air flow pipe to increase petrol compsumpion   from ebay

 has anyone else tried this and DOES IT WORK or have i wasted my money ? also how would  it effect all the sensors near said pipe ?  have a 2.5 cdx 2000 plate  drinks fuel like nothing ive known before     nice car but thirsty ?

  thanks in advance to all who reply     yours  faithfully   paul

Why would you want to increase the consumption :-? :-?

Title: Re: air filter pipe
Post by: p.beckwith on 07 March 2010, 15:31:01

typing error   thanks (  increase / decrease )

  so i take it         its no good then   ?

Title: Re: air filter pipe
Post by: RobG on 07 March 2010, 15:32:36

Nope. What figures are you getting re; consumption :question

Title: Re: air filter pipe
Post by: dbug on 07 March 2010, 15:34:35

As useful as a chocolate teapot mate  :(

Title: Re: air filter pipe
Post by: p.beckwith on 07 March 2010, 20:21:37

hi  robg  /  all

 fuel  round town appox 25
motorway           appox 34

 thinking i jumped in the wrong end of the pool with the 2.5

 may now look at swapping for a facelifted 2.0 to save money ?
             thanks for replies      maybe i should have asked first instead of buying the fuel saver first ?  never mind

Title: Re: air filter pipe
Post by: RobG on 07 March 2010, 20:26:19

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hi  robg  /  all

 fuel  round town appox 25
motorway           appox 34

 thinking i jumped in the wrong end of the pool with the 2.5

 may now look at swapping for a facelifted 2.0 to save money ?
             thanks for replies      maybe i should have asked first instead of buying the fuel saver first ?  never mind

Won`t get much more urban with a 2.0/2.2 & only slightly better motorway

Title: Re: air filter pipe
Post by: Andy B on 07 March 2010, 20:30:24

As RobG says, the 4 pots still have more or less the same weightto lug around.
Your V6 consumption doesn't sound too bad to me. My 3.0 normally sits at the very low 20's mpg

Title: Re: air filter pipe
Post by: SR-71 Blackbird on 07 March 2010, 20:54:49

Im afraid uve been had my friend, nevermind live and learn