General Ecotek on a Panda?

[Roadsterchinsk]

Anyone know if you can put an Ecotek valve on a carb panda?


I dont know if it has the bits that the valve fits to?

Has anyone done it before?

I not sure if it will meet the claims of the manufacturers but thay ar very cheap on ebay and thought it was worth a try.


Cheers
Jonathan

 

[HP]

No, they're absolutely crap - don't waste your money.

If their theory worked, wouldn't all manufacturers fit a version of it?

(cue massive backlash from people who've paid for one and have convinced themselves it's good)

 

[wolfracepunto]

Ive got one fitted, dunno if its worth the 45quid, even tho ive got 43mpg driving with my foot to the floor one time

 

[HP]

Thing is, with your foot to the floor the device isn't doing anything. It only 'works' when there's vacuum - i.e. at part throttle.

 

[Roadsterchinsk]

Youre probably right, I was thinking of one for around a tenner - there are some on ebay at this price.

That tenner would probably be better spent on fixing up rust etc.


Cheers
Jonathan

 

[whatoncewas]

I've heard they don't work on cars that basically have an ECU 'cos it'll just compensate for it over time.

But old Panda engines have ECUs?

 

[HP]

Main gripe with them is they alter your mixture, making it run weak at times which isn't good. Also, if you don't get it put in a location which is dead central in the manifold (i.e. not off a servo tapping for instance directly over one intake port) then it'll make one cylinder run weaker than the other three.

True - A car with an ecu will adjust around the device - it sees weak mixture on the lambda sensor and richens things up. So it's pointless there.

On a carb car, it won't compensate - it'll just run weak at times.

All in all, it buggers about with the settings on the car - and not in a good way. If you want to optimise, get it remapped or tuned properly.

oh, and ecotec have already been done once by the trading standards people, I'm led to believe.