Andy GSi
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Shropshire, Drives 2.0l 16v Corsa
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when i was at demon tweeks they were trying to make me buy this product!!! don't know what it does or if its any good, can any1 shed a light on this??? is it as good as they say??
cheers
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jmucorsasport
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Registered: 28th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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I think the FSE power boost valves give very small increase in BHP and are supposed to improve throttle response. But having it just by itself is next to useless the gains will be negligible. If i'm wrong i'm wrong but i think i read this somewhere......check fast car ads or max power
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niven
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Registered: 29th Mar 02
Location: FALKIRK.. drives corsa sri turbo
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they are pish unless your car is turbocharged.. all it does is give your car more petrol
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corsa120
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Registered: 4th May 02
Location: Northamptonshire
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I HAVE 1 ON MY CAR! if u have a full zorst system and ind kit or panel filter with drilled box the this will help as uve added more air to the mixture now u need more fuel it can over or under fuel if ur not careful have ur local rolling roader set it up 4 ya dats wat i did, plus ur car runs crap if its not setup right, when i had just a cat back system and power boost valve and ind kit my car read 99.2 bhp and 94.96 ibf.ft of torque so 9.2 bhp was gained from all three
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hazey-corsa
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Registered: 24th Jun 02
Location: Cheshire
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Can you get a power boost valve for the 1.2 8v cause im sure TV sed you could if so where sould i get one?
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Wrong. Power boost valves oxygenate the petroleum before its reached the engine. It draws in air and mixes it with petrol to give a greater air/fuel ratio. Does work slightly.
Dave
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: plymouth Drives: Astra Sport
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No it doesn't cybermonkey.
Its simply a fuel pressure regulator.
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Kenni
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Registered: 29th Jan 01
Location: Worcester(sauce) Drives: VX220 & Zaffy GSi
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Its a fuel pressure regulator. Seems to work if your car has many flat spots.
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luca2020
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Registered: 26th May 02
Location: Maidstone, Kent
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cybermonkey ur totaly wrong u mug, thats what a eco-tek valve does
power boost valve increases fuel pressure, which does fuck all its just a gimmic for all the dense people who belive everything they read from adverts
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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i'll get my coat 
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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i got mixed up with the wrong type you see. I got the Flu
Dave
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corsa120
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Registered: 4th May 02
Location: Northamptonshire
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WELL I HAVE 1 NO COMPLAINTS, works well if setup right, and its a fuel pressure valve
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Mark Petty
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Registered: 26th Jul 01
Location: Bournemouth Drives: Suzuki gsf600
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i've heard they are cr@p and a waste of £
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John_C
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Registered: 5th Mar 03
Location: South east, Bromley
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Petty
i've heard they are cr@p and a waste of £
ditto 
jus a gimmick.
even if u had a air filter that "supposedly" adds more air, the engines ecu will react by adding more fuel itself without the need 4 one
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luca2020
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Registered: 26th May 02
Location: Maidstone, Kent
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lol cybermonkey not avin a pop bruv 
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: plymouth Drives: Astra Sport
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Adjustable fuel pressure regulators do have there place on modified engines.
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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Sweeet!
The bloke who RR'd my car said my car was running too lean - I needed to enrichen the mixture... do you think one of these would solve the problem?
How do they fit?
Corsa120 you got a pic of yours in your engine bay?
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Born_corsa02
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Registered: 20th Dec 02
Location: Essex
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They don't so much cure an engines flat spots so much as cover them up will work but is better to do things properly find out why you have a flat spot and fix it instead of puttin a stupid gimmick on your car
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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Old RR...
new RR...
Top one is the old one - bottom one was when I fixed my Air Flow Meter, but it feels like it was with the top 1 again...
in both I have problems with Air Flow Mixture and Running Lean... more in the top pic obviously!
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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peak power should be around 5900 RPM though I would of thought?
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Born_corsa02
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Registered: 20th Dec 02
Location: Essex
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well you obviously have a problem with your air flow metre would try and sort that properly would make more sense
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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Had 2 - both look fine?
I don't think its to do with them, I think its to do with the way the ECU maps itself and the fact it keeps mapping itself a bit lean...
remember the SXi is basically a nippy shopping car aimed at mums for low insurance and good fuel economy.
Perhaps it was built in to map itself lean when ECU is resetted?
After Reseting its alright for a while - then runs shite. Like it just flatterns itself out.
The 81 bhp read out was done after changing my AFM a week previously - the guy still said it was running lean and said about squashing something in my fuel regulator to enrichen the mixture...
well A) my car feels worse than it was back then (bout a month ago) and B) a Power boost valve lets u change the rich ness of the mixture coz its like a variable fuel regulator - now you see why I'm interested?
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purple_B
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Registered: 2nd Apr 02
Location: lancashire
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my girlfriend had a colt and it leaned out at 4.5k rpm,after adding a pbv made it much better 2 drive,she had a cat back zorst and air filter on it,so paul j u should c a difference as your graph looked like hers before
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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Sweet - mine leans out at 4.5k at the moment - you can hear the exhaust noise dissapear and u just get a 'high pitched noise' - coz the engine is no longer really combusting at max rate...
plus lack of power
I have cat back zorst + filter... how easy are they to fit?
someone has one for sale in classifieds - well a universal one?
how much do they cost?
for 20 - 30 quid I'd be happy to sort out my mixture problem once and for all...
My car sometimes doesn't pull smoothly too if I floor it, i.e. floor it off the lights and at about 1.5-2k rpm it dips, then picks up - dips as in feels like I've put on the brakes
but I think its coz its being suffocated of either fuel or air... basically I'm booting it and it can't get enough of 1 and thus suffocates.
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purple_B
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Registered: 2nd Apr 02
Location: lancashire
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for my girlfriends it was £80 cost price as a mates in the trade and he fitted it in about 1/2 hour,hardest bit on a colt was finding somewhere 2 mount it
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