XLR8 1st Gear February 6, 2005 Share February 6, 2005 Precisely, so far 3000 cars have been ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madsumm 1st Gear February 6, 2005 Share February 6, 2005 Err.. one simple mistake here leh.. Percentage doesn't "Add" to accumulate across the month... doesn't work that way. If 1 month save 5%, across 12 is still 5% based on total fuel pump... because, 100% of fuel is different from you pump a month or a year.. the percentage point is always relative. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micagrey Neutral Newbie February 6, 2005 Share February 6, 2005 haha..now we are toking maths but u are right!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitvip Supersonic February 6, 2005 Share February 6, 2005 Ya lor! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secondhand Neutral Newbie February 6, 2005 Author Share February 6, 2005 I know... He he he... Sorry... Long time didn't do maths. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musclemachine Neutral Newbie March 5, 2005 Share March 5, 2005 Quote IMHO, this product is highly questionable since the entire mid-range 2500 to 4000 rpm experience a drop in power. The side-effect is that you would have to step more of the gas pedal and guess what....that negates the fuel savings. My advice: Don't buy!!!check out .the car dyno is a corolla...at that range the vvti kicks in .the honda vti dyno with z-stab cuts out when the vtec cuts in at 5500rpm... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahlid Neutral Newbie March 8, 2005 Share March 8, 2005 Hi - at the end of the day, does it work, any comments? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secondhand Neutral Newbie March 8, 2005 Author Share March 8, 2005 I guess it does work... But like wat the brudders said in this post... You'll drop ur low-end torque... But all in all, I'd rather look for some other product that ACTUALLY works... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Neutral Newbie March 9, 2005 Share March 9, 2005 [reply] Some local engineering guy invented it. Supposed to save fuel by preventing the motor from overcharging the car battery... Donno will work or not... any comments? Hope this help Electrical modifications (grounding/stabilising) Devices of this type include: Z-Stab As well as the air and fuel related devices decribed elsewhere on this site, there are also many products that claim to improve economy and/or power via changes to the vehicle electrical system. Chiefly these are grounding wires (to fit between the engine block and the vehicle body) and various voltage stabilisers. Certainly poor electrical systems can cause significant problems. Most obviously, a poor earth link between the engine and body makes starting very difficult, since there is a large voltage drop when the starter current (100 - 200A) passes through the high resistance. What is far less clear is that a vehicle whose electrical system is in pretty much "factory" condition could benefit from adding such devices. Modern vehicle wiring and ECUs are already designed to operate in a harsh electrical environment. They cope with conditions from maybe 8V starting with a nearly-flat battery to 16V on a boost charge, and with electrical interference from mobile telephones etc, without failure. The ECU runs internally at 5V or even less and is heavily stabilised to ensure the processor runs fault-free at all times. Many modern ECUs repeatedly self-check and would shut down the engine entirely if any kind of fault condition occurred. Overall, it is hard to envisage how a marginally more stable electrical supply could significantly improve engine economy, emissions or performance. Equally, extremely precise control of the engine is essential to meet today's strict emissions standards. If electrical problems really did lead to significant errors in fuel delivery or ignition timing on cars in good working order, it seems highly unlikely that such cars could pass emissions tests. It is also worth noting that engines are generally developed on test beds using highly stabilised power supplies (not using the vehicle alternator), but the test results and ECU settings carry over quite accurately to in-vehicle use - ie there is no obvious worsening in performance with the "less stable" supply. Where voltage stabilisers and the like probably are of benefit is in improving sound quality on in-car entertainment (ICE) systems. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secondhand Neutral Newbie March 10, 2005 Author Share March 10, 2005 he he he... I guess Z-stab does work... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Neutral Newbie March 11, 2005 Share March 11, 2005 [reply] he he he... I guess Z-stab does work... If u r to install it for ICE then it's for other I guess the article says it all Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secondhand Neutral Newbie March 11, 2005 Author Share March 11, 2005 But the car stereo and aircon working fine leh... No need install Z-stab can liao... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Neutral Newbie March 11, 2005 Share March 11, 2005 [reply] But the car stereo and aircon working fine leh... No need install Z-stab can liao... Stock ICE wil be OK with VS If u mod the ICE then a VS will make the ICE system better Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secondhand Neutral Newbie March 11, 2005 Author Share March 11, 2005 Got ppl mod ICE also ah? But... Not common rite? It's only sound system upgrade... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Neutral Newbie March 11, 2005 Share March 11, 2005 [reply] Got ppl mod ICE also ah? But... Not common rite? It's only sound system upgrade... Aiya, I mean mod ICE = upgrade the sound sys Juz like mod car = upgrade the car Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octy_xes Neutral Newbie March 14, 2005 Share March 14, 2005 yo bro...me using the Z-stab but its for my ICE....directly installed to alternator Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Neutral Newbie March 14, 2005 Share March 14, 2005 [reply] yo bro...me using the Z-stab but its for my ICE....directly installed to alternator Any comments After and b4 Z-Stab Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octy_xes Neutral Newbie March 14, 2005 Share March 14, 2005 i use it to stabilise my ICE....the alternator can get a bit noisy...the Z-stab helps...not in the power or the FC though...mine is purely for ICE.... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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