Supercharged Vectra???

[jaxouk]

Hi all, was looking a K&N panel filter on ebay and this has cought my eye
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ELECTRIC-SUPERCHARGER-TURBO-VAUXHALL-VECTRA-VXR-SRI-GSI_W0QQitemZ380057867552QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item3 80057867552&_trkparms=72%3A12|39%3A1|66%3A4|65 %3A12|240%3A1308&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Would anyone recommend it, .....i`m seriously tempted for my 2.2

[Gsi3.2]

it's cr4p.... leave it on ebay...

utter snake oil..

[jaxouk]

sorry youll have to cut n paste, link wont work for some reason

ebay item no. 380057867552

[jaxouk]

it's cr4p.... leave it on ebay...

utter snake oil..

K&N it is then, ( will it sound any better)?

[John C S]

I reckon it is of limited benefit.

Turbocharging and Supercharging is an exact science. Turbos have to be matched to engines by manufacturers.

I suppose that the 20bhp that they're quoting is achievable, but I reckon this would vary from engine to engine.

I'm almost certain that you'd have to disconnect the battery for a time and let the ecu reset itself so that the ecu can get used to the engine running with forced air induction.

I can see it working on older technology engines better than our modern vec-c's IMHO.

[John C S]

it's cr4p.... leave it on ebay...

utter snake oil..

Recipe for a spanner light, eh Mark?????

[jaxouk]

THANKS FOR THE REPLIES! spanner light doesn`t sound good, think i`ll pass.

P.s i done the airbox mod a while back and never noticed any difference will disconnecting the battery and reseting the ecu help this?

[John C S]

THANKS FOR THE REPLIES! spanner light doesn`t sound good, think i`ll pass.

P.s i done the airbox mod a while back and never noticed any difference will disconnecting the battery and reseting the ecu help this?

I reckon the jurys out on this one. IIRC, Drinky once said that it's beneficial, but I remember someone else doing an airbox mod and still noticed the difference.

Lest we forget, It is standard workshop practice to disconnect the battery before starting work on any car, so we should do it really.

[jaxouk]

THanks john, i`ll wait until my k&N arrives and try this because i noticed no difference whatsoever and when i did this on my mk4 astra there was an immediate improvement

Cheers

[Gsi3.2]

I have to agree with Drinky.. in fact i don't know anyone who's done the mod and not noticed a smoother running engine...