powercap, yay or nay??

[Tim]

was just wondering the benefits of fitting one, is there any?

thanks tim

[Plug]

just space really

[Tim]

so no massive performance benefit then lol. i was thinking the 10 - 12 bhp quoted was very impressive for way less than 100quidlol

[turbojolt]

there ment to give a bit more induction noise aswell dont think anyone has really proven gains when putting on a powercap ive read that people feel flat spots and less torque with them on.

not slating them by the way as ive got one going on my car just for the space lol

[Tim]

i think ill be investing, im not really bothered about power gains, a bit more induction noise would be nice lol.

i just think the engine bay looks a bit less packed with one on.

[turbojolt]

what make are you looking at then mate

[Tim]

probably an mtech one. they seem like the most commly used ones.

which is best?

what are you going for?

[turbojolt]

cant rember the make of it now they were supplyed by courtney

http://www.courtenaysport.co.uk/images/new_powercap1.jpg

that one but in black lol

[Tim]

looks smart, i think id have mine whit to match the rocker.

[turbojolt]

you looking for a second hand one mate they come up on ebay every now and then.

[Tim]

not fussed really just looking at the min. im always on the look out for stuff lol. got other proirities at the min, lol.

[nova_stee]

Gives them a nice big flat spot a power cap good for nothing stick with the sfi box

[RossRog]

Gives them a nice big flat spot a power cap good for nothing stick with the sfi box

i herd they were bad news,

unsure though

[Tim]

Gives them a nice big flat spot a power cap good for nothing stick with the sfi box

this is interesting. thanks for the heads up. what causes this??

[General Baxter]

im sure some one tested one, and it lost bhp lol

[Jack]

My old XE came with one on, dunno how it would have compared to an SFi box in terms of power (as said, probably lost power lol) but there was certainly no flat spots. T'was an mtech one iirc.

[John]

I gained a little torque with the powercap removed, bhp remained the same. The idea if the sfi box was to store air for when required in large throttle blips iirc. The majority of nova owners just use them to save space.

[Tim]

beginning to think i should save my money. lol.

[autoworksnovasport]

if its just space your looking to save get one of the ecotech pipe fittings there around 20 quid on ebay

[kiwinova]

if its just space your looking to save get one of the ecotech pipe fittings there around 20 quid on ebay

My old xe was fitted with an Ecotech pipe, then replaced for the powercap and my 1/4miles times and speed dropped, lost about 4mph and .500s

[pie]

as above try a top hat adapter n eco pipe fella :)

[Tim]

thanks for all the info, as you can tell im very much learning about all this. lol.

been looking on ebay and found these:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180633729416&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT



http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ASTRA-VECTRA-ECOTEC-X20XEV-X18XE-AIR-INTAKE-PIPE-BNIB-/250781990000?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a63c57c70

is this what im after??

sorry for all the stupid questions.
help is very much appreciated

[kiwinova]

yup that is what you want:thumb:

[Pistol Pete]

I have a powercap, but only because my engine came with it!! I have yet to drive it "properly" so cant comment on driveability.

[MattBrown]

When we put one on Sean (srs1) car, I felt it was better, gave more of a kick top end, maybe lost a tiny bit of lower to mid range, but top end seemed better.

Also alot noisier on the induction.

[Tim]

When we put one on Sean (srs1) car, I felt it was better, gave more of a kick top end, maybe lost a tiny bit of lower to mid range, but top end seemed better.

Also alot noisier on the induction.

was this with the addition of the powercap or the ecotec pipe??

[mayhem]

the guy who did the remap on my XE said he tested them on a rolling road, and there is a small gain.

it gives a little more power in the high rpm's, but you lose a little in the low rpm.

but it looks way better.

[Bubba]

i had one on my cav...along with a K&N panel filter. no other mods. and it made 157bhp.

[Tim]

some interesting comments here, seems like so for and whats some against.

What sort of results have people had with the usage of the ecotec pipe and adaptor??

any power gains here??