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Offline AdamB

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Eco-tek
« on: 23 July 2003, 12:40 »
Has anyone any experience with these little gadgets and are they worth installing? I know all the press reports rate it, but I have never spoke to anyone who has installed one.
Let me know your opinions- especially on an 8v engine.
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Offline shaun

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Re:Eco-tek
« Reply #1 on: 24 July 2003, 11:57 »
had one on a calibra 16v and it was pants.  no noticable gains in performance and did not see any improvements in fuel economy.

Ecotek did honour there no qubble money back guarantee so it might be worth giving it ago on the golf


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Re:Eco-tek
« Reply #2 on: 24 July 2003, 14:44 »
Cheers, I hear they are good with the money back guarantee, so it may be wrth giving it a go then.
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Offline richandhazel

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Re:Eco-tek
« Reply #3 on: 24 July 2003, 14:49 »
Not heard of this Eco-tek, have you got a website I can look at?
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« Reply #4 on: 24 July 2003, 14:58 »
this is the home site
http://www.ecotekplc.co.uk/
they have a guide for fitting to golfs inside it, but its a universal device
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Offline Justins145bhpMK1

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Re:Eco-tek
« Reply #5 on: 25 July 2003, 09:59 »

Adam if you fit one let us know how you get on with it, I was thinking it might be worth a go.
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Re:Eco-tek
« Reply #6 on: 25 July 2003, 10:40 »
Will do, I had a look at the site and the fitting looks very easy so I will order one today, keep you posted
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Offline mk1

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Re:Eco-tek
« Reply #7 on: 25 July 2003, 20:03 »
Is this the device that lets air into the manifold under decel, if it is I cant see how on a modern engine how it can improve fuel economy(fuel cutoff on overrun)
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"A limited airflow originates via the device and is directed along a connecting pipe via the device into the inlet manifold. As this secondary air source combines with the air drawn through the conventional air intake turbulence is created which further combines with dispersed fuel droplets that have been injected by the EFI system or drawn out of the carburettor."

Why not just pull off a small vacuum pipe? Thas device should be interesting on closed loop systems with adaptive ECUs. My 2p worth.                                         Just the views of a mad VW fan ;D, Steve.
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« Reply #8 on: 27 July 2003, 18:20 »
Suddenly it all sounds technical and complicated - I'm scared now, so I'm going to leave it until someone shows me it does work :-\
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Re:Eco-tek
« Reply #9 on: 12 August 2003, 23:14 »
right, well i had one of those eko-tek things on my 1.3 mk2 and after maybe a month i was getting more miles out of the tank better low end response and emissions for mot were much lower. i even had better mpg even tho i ran a straight through from 1st box to gti rear box, and a bloke at work got one on mk3 driver and says pick up much better and more mpg on longer distance drives. if thats any help.
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