Thread: HI-CLONE ADVERTISING

I seem to remember a large South Australian trucking fleet trying RooShoo type things years ago. Statistics in a large fleet can up things, as they are all doing similar miles under ismilar circumstances.

The number of roo strikes was pretty much the same with and without, they just found the trucks fitted with them cost more to repair as the roo broke the RooShoo thing off and it caused damaged other parts of the truck like grills, radiators, etc. more than the roo hitting the plain truck.

Yet the ones on their USA fleet work perfectly!

Originally Posted by Capstan

Yet the ones on their USA fleet work perfectly!

It is a little known fact (and I'm surprised that it isn't mentioned in the Shoo Roo advertising), that they have proven 100% effective in Australia in preventing collisions with elephants, tigers, giant pandas, three toed sloths and dodos.

I don't know about that. I see heaps of dodos on the roads.

Actually in the USA they put Bear Grills on the front of their trucks.

Originally Posted by Capstan

Actually in the USA they put Bear Grills on the front of their trucks.

I'd heard he was looking for a new job after his contract ended.....

Car manufacturers are always looking for improved performance and fuel economy. They spend millions in R&D trying to make theirs better than the competitors. If something as cheap and easy to fit as the Hiclone worked, you could bet your bottom dollar that they would be factory fitted.

Dave.

Actually some manufacturers do fit devices with a similar function.
The latest? Mercedes V6 has small aerofoils that lift out of the inlet manifold at low engine speed to give turbulence to the incoming charge.

However to get the same effect you would have to have 8 Hiclones in the trumpets of a V8 which disappeared at high revs.
Good discussion here

Fuel saving gadgets - a professional engineer's view

Regards Philip A

Could someone help me track down a 'Turbulator' as it would be a period accessory for my Series 1 Land Rover.

Check out this 1957 advert, it seems to be a similar device to the Hi-Clown, sorry Hi-Clone except it has a connection to the exhaust manifold to add exhaust gasses into the inlet. What a great idea






Colin

Originally Posted by gromit

Could someone help me track down a 'Turbulator' as it would be a period accessory for my Series 1 Land Rover.

Check out this 1957 advert, it seems to be a similar device to the Hi-Clown, sorry Hi-Clone except it has a connection to the exhaust manifold to add exhaust gasses into the inlet. What a great idea






Colin

Wow! What a gadget! It looks like it is supposed to work by running a bit leaner (the hot air bleed) and helping evaporation of the fuel. Maybe a bunch of Series owners could do a remanufacture of this important device...