Hiclone FAQ's
Question: I have heard that Hiclone restricts airflow, is this true?
Answer:
No, please take a look at the photo of the water/air separator that looks like a jet engine intake. this one is from a Mitsubishi Pajero and it sits at the inlet to the air-filter box., take note of the high angle of attack of the black plastic blades and the fact that you cannot see through the blades at all. Then look at the Hiclone directly below it. You can see the angle of the blades is far less and you can actually see through it. The blades on the Hiclone are very thin stainless steel comparted to the thick plastic blades on the water/air separator.
Yes there is a very small amount of resistance caused by the Hiclone, which is necessary for it to work. (Just like a wing on an aircraft, It has resistance to the airflow but you wouldn't remove the wing to reduce the resistance to the airflow would you? It is necessary for flight) however compared to the other parts of the inductions system like the water/air separator in this example it is negligible. The benefits from the vortexed effect on the airflow and the engines performance improvement far outweighs any perceived restriction. As you can see there are other components like this water/air separator that are already in many engines that are required to protect your engine from water ingress or blades that distribute dirty air over a greater area of the air filter that would have more drag than anything a Hiclone would ever do. In fact installing Hiclones as close to the air filter in the largest diameter section sets up the vortexed airflow so it effectively increases airflow capacity by approx 21%. This helps the air flow more freely through the smaller often corrogated sections of hoses and tight bends or oddly shaped pipes found in most engine bays. It does this because The vortexed airflow is focused into the middle of intake system increasing the engines ability to draw air more easily for more torque at low RPM and enable it to rev out more cleanly at High RPM. One example of this is on the early Ford BA XR6 turbo falcons. When I installed a hiclone just before the smallest section of pipe where the size of the pipe is actually a restriction in itself at the top of the motor the engine was able to rev far more cleanly as the Hiclone effectively unblocked that restrictive part of the airflow. (think of it like a stent used to unblock an artery) Later models XR6 turbos actually made this pipe larger. I have many instances of installing Hiclones before restrictive parts of an engine that transforms how well the engine responds. Please take advantage of the money back satisfaction guarantee and give it a go.
Question: Does Hiclone always work?
Answer: Yes and No, Yes Hiclone always does the same thing to the airflow, The No part depends on the engines state of tune and whether all sensors particularly on any EFI engine are working properly. For example - If the engine is already running lean (ie too much air) and the engines EFI system cannot add the required fuel due to a faulty airflow sensor or partially blocked fuel injector for example to get to the correct air fuel ratio then adding a Hiclone will make the engine run even leaner. This will be detrimental to fuel economy and performance. If however the engine is running rich for some reason, like worn injectors then adding Hiclone will make an above average improvement to fuel economy and performance. Another scenario that occurs sometimes is that an engine will accelerate better with Hiclone but have worse fuel economy. This occurs usually when there is a lean mixture due to a faulty sensor or fuel injector that doesn't stop the engine but it isn't running as it should. What happens is, when the mixture is made richer by pressing the accelerator your addiing fuel and you notice it accelerates better, but when it gets to normal cruise the air fuel ratio goes back to a lean condition and you lose economy because there just isn't enough fuel to burn, This means your constantly pressing the accelerator more than you should to maintain a given speed and you use more fuel. The examples listed are only one of many reasons an engine could be running lean or rich. If an engine is running within its correct parameters, then an EFI engine should self adjust to the changes in airflow and combustion to make the engine more efficient than it was without.
On Carburettor engines these symptoms are caused by more mechanical problems, lIke a partially blocked jets, air leaks, blockages in internal parts of the carburettor or faulty accelerator pump, In most cases Carburettors tend to run a little rich and respond very well to the Hiclone system. However that is not always the case and sometimes you may need to alter the jet sizes usually to a slightly larger one to get the most out of the product.
These are the reasons why there is a money back guarantee on the Hiclone product. We cannot tell the state of tune of your engine.
Morepower Tuning FAQ:
Question: What makes Morepower different to other diesel chips?
The basic concept of all "Chips" including Morepower is the same. take a signal from a sensor (uusally the fuel rail pressure sensor) and alter it to trick the engines ECU so that it adjusts the fuel pressure to increase the amount of fuel according to a fixed "MAP" to alter the engines performance. Unlike, most chips on the market, Morepower have generally been about 10 years ahead of most competitors because they use multi channel or multi function tuning and the MAPs they have developed are Ultra High definition 2D & 3D maps. Whereas most chips sold for similar prices are single channel very low resolution units which limits them on what they can achieve on engines that are getting ever more sophisticated control systems. They are also water and vibration resistant as the circuit boards are fully encased in epoxy so they can handle rough and wet environments. All connections used are sealed using rubber o'rings like factory sensor connections.
Question: What's the difference between other brand single channel systems and Morepowers multi-channel systems?
Single channel system simply means the chip can only control one function on the engine. If it connects to the fuel rail pressure sensor and has no other connections to the engine then it is a single channel system. No matter what seller may claim about it controlling other functions, if its only connected to the fuel rail, then that is all it can alter! These will then use a simple 2D (2 dimensional) line graph style MAP to adjust the fuel pressure signal to the ECU according to the pre-programmed MAP in the "Chip"
Morepowers multi channel system uses most commonly 2 channels and some use a 3rd or even a 4th function as well. So the first channel is for the fuel rail sensor, to adjust the fuel pressure according the the 3D MAP the 2nd is for the Turbo boost sensor or MAP (Manifold Absolute Pressure) sensor. Which allows Morepower to adjust the amount of boost available at any given point where boost is being generated by the turbo. The 3rd if used is connected to the CAM Angle sensor. This gives the tuning system a precision RPM signal which the fuel and boost MAPs can be linked into for precision tuning not only according to fuel pressure but boost and RPM. Some systems connect to a factory temp sensor as well but this is not usually the case as the Morepower system has an internal temp sensor that helps it adjust the tuning depending on the temperature in the engine bay.
Whats the difference between other brand Low resolution 2D (2 dimensional) and Morepowers High Resolution 3D (3 Dimensional) Mapping?
The resolution of a map refers in part to how many points of adjustment there are on each MAP. for each function or channel. Most competitor use Low resolution mapping, meaning you might have up to 8 points of reference that you can adjust on a single map. Morepowers original high resolution mapping pictured below started out in 2002 at 1024 points of reference per MAP so a much smoother and more adjustable MAP could be created allowing them to easily match anything else on the market and exceed them. Since about 2009 they systems have advanced to having 2056 points of adjustment per MAP, this was introduced as they could see that Engine makers were steadily increaseing the level of sophisication of their injection systems and they had to have a system that was forward compatible with such and it has served them very well.
Pictured above is a visual representation of a Morepower 3D map. Left to right or X axis & Up and down or Y axis is the fuel map which you can see changes along the Boost Map on the front to back or Z axis.
At the very front line you can see a 2D fuel map. This is only activated if the MAP or boost sensor cable is not connected, this is mainly used for testing purposes to check if the boost or MAP sensor is working or not. If the boost sensor is not working the whole tune will not work properly, then engine will feel much the same as without a chip as it is dependant on correct MAP sensor outputs to deliver the fuel. If the engine responds to a single channel fuel Map then this indicates a boost sensor problem which needs to be rectified.
The 2D and 3D part refers in part to how many channels, Some systems on the market do have multi function systems but they use separate 2D maps for each function, There is no cross referencing between the Maps. This means that the fuel map is only adjusted by the fuel map, nothing else. The boost map is only referenced from the boost sensor nothing else. a 3D system as pictured above uses both so that the fuel and boost Maps interact with one another and maintains full control so if for instance the boost comes off suddenly the fuel map is also adjusted at the same time preventing over fueling and or throwing a check engine light because the engine didn't respond like it was expected too under certain circumstances.
Other advantages of the 3D mapping systems controlling Fuel and Boost means the Engine is maintaining good Air/Fuel ratios and the scope of performance is widened throughout the REV range. The fuel pressures often do not need to be as high as a single channel fuel control system as the boost function is utilized to get an advantage over other systems and give a better more reliable performance gain over the life of the vehicle. That is all vehicle and customer dependent however.
Question: Is there any engine temperature monitoring on the Morepower systems?
Yes there is. All Common rail systems sold have an internal temperature sense. As the box is made to be installed into the engine bay is senses the ambient temperature in the engine bay so it knows if its a cold startup and de-rates the tune until temps come up. It also de-rates the tuning or even turns off the tuning if the temps go to high in the engine bay, limiting then engine to stock power and its own engine protection systems.
Some systems do have a separate function to connect to engine temp sensors, but most setups utilize the internal temperature sensing in the box.
