martyn668 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 LINK Only £29.95 to boost the power of your Land Rover Defender - that's what I was searching for, but I'm sure it works on other LR models. In fact it claims to work with any electronically managed engine, but not if it's turbo charged, which doesn't leave many Defender engines then. It's machined from billet aluminium, so it must be good - you look at the picture and wonder what bit, and then you realise it's the knob (since there's nothing else to it). Unfortunately, I have a Td5, so I don't qualify for a magic horsepower boost for under £30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 To be fair, such gadgets generally do work - the engine produces more power. The emissions and fuel consumption go to cock but by running it rich you can get a little more power out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrfarmer Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 i think it would be a very good way to get your MPG DOWN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRecklessEngineer Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 excluding Turbo and _diesel engined vehicles So that'll be 99.9% of defenders out then. In fact, you can shoot holes in most of the product description... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I'll sell you one for £20, no billet knob but just as good. Got about 100 in my loft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Somehow I find myself defending this product, and I'm not sure why. I'd say someone could think this was a good way to spend £30 here - sure, it's only a potentiometer but the value is in the instructions telling what to do with it. Who's the fool, the vendor or vendee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticbadger Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Normally all these bits of kit are a resistor in-line with the mass-air sensor that tricks the ECU into thinking the air is denser than it actuals is. Result - ECU puts in more fuel, therefore richer mixture, more power, less ecconomy. If you really want to try this buy a selection of resistors from an electronics shop and try them out - probably for £1 not £30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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