Has anyone used a Helix Power Tower?
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Has anyone used a Helix Power Tower?
Helix Power Tower Plus delivers: Up to 22 hp gains* Up to 4 miles per gallon gains* Up to 25 ft lb gain in Torque* Easy installation Quiet Operation Performance benefits across entire power band *Environmentally friendly with cleaner fuel burn Fifty States Legal (C.A.R.B # D516-2) *Performance level may vary among applications and driving style
Only $85 here.
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Only $85 here.
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Rep Power: 0 send PM to KaZeLL........i installed it allready but he kas not run the Dyno yet...............here's the thread
i bought it but i haven't got it yet.............still waiting from Circa-X.......
i bought it but i haven't got it yet.............still waiting from Circa-X.......
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Rep Power: 359 Hrm. . I don't use it, don't know of anyone who does. In fact. . until now. . I didn't even know it existed. 
. Anyways. . I dunno. It might help, but probably not too much in our cars. Our ECU will be playing Jesus. . and you know what Jesus says.
. Anyways. . I dunno. It might help, but probably not too much in our cars. Our ECU will be playing Jesus. . and you know what Jesus says. 
I have it installed on my car... I got it from fed EX this morning from Circa-X. I am going to drive it right now the weird part was i had to cut off the clip that held the air sensor bunched up to have it fit my intake.
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Rep Power: 528 Dude seriously, I'm anxious to hear your results!!!
Crew Chief, it adds 1" to the throttle body which supposedly creates more torque and hp.
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Crew Chief, it adds 1" to the throttle body which supposedly creates more torque and hp.
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Rep Power: 298 So it is a throttle body spacer. Why don't they just call it that. I have been looking for that for a while. I have a friend that has a four cyl. ford ranger. He has one and you can feel the difference. More low end torque. Not anything to call your mom about but you could notice the difference.
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Rep Power: 528 CrewChief, I think it's got a special name because they put a special helix-shaped pattern or something in it that makes the air spin or something, supposedly giving more power. Perhaps a gimic, perhaps something awesome.
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Rep Power: 528 ImportRacer2123, you've been on your test drive for a long time now. So, either it must be really awesome and you're out there ripping it up, or it really sucks and your car broke and now you're stranded somewhere and that's why you haven't posted yet 
Or maybe you're just eating dinner or something and haven't gotten back to it yet.
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Or maybe you're just eating dinner or something and haven't gotten back to it yet.
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Rep Power: 0 It doesn't do a thing man. My brother has it on his 6th gen Civic. I don't know about Civics, but I know that on a dyno for a Corvette, it causes a loss up horsepower but a gain of 1 lb torque. If it doesn't work on a Vette, chances are it's not going to work on any car. Gives like 1 inch more space. Like that is going to do anything.
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by JayFReaZy
yea, id pay 85$ to just have that swoosh BOV sound coming from my car.
yea, id pay 85$ to just have that swoosh BOV sound coming from my car.
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Rep Power: 528 Dude, no offence, but why would you want it to sound like a turbo when there is no turbo? That's like having a fake hood scoop 
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Dude, no offence, but why would you want it to sound like a turbo when there is no turbo? That's like having a fake hood scooplease: lease:
Dude, no offence, but why would you want it to sound like a turbo when there is no turbo? That's like having a fake hood scoop
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Probably for the same reason we buy exhaust and intakes. I think the primary reason people buy these things is for sound. Its sure as hell not for speed, and if you think it is you're only kidding yourself.
Well, some people actually care about performance. Obviously adding an intake and exhaust won't let us out-drag a Viper or Supra, but if it lets me beat the ricer next to me with dual exhausts on his 4 cylinder engine because it "sounds cool," then that's awesome.
IMO, and I'm not trying to talk **** here, I just think that making your car sound like it has a turbo when it actually doesn't would make you look like a ricer who's trying to make people think he has a turbo.
If you want to add mods strictly for their sound purpose, that's cool. After all, modding your car is all about what YOU think is cool. If every day you like your car better than the day before, that's great.
But personally, if it doesn't make me accelerate faster, corner better, or stop faster, it's not going on my car.
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Probably for the same reason we buy exhaust and intakes. I think the primary reason people buy these things is for sound. Its sure as hell not for speed, and if you think it is you're only kidding yourself.
Well, some people actually care about performance. Obviously adding an intake and exhaust won't let us out-drag a Viper or Supra, but if it lets me beat the ricer next to me with dual exhausts on his 4 cylinder engine because it "sounds cool," then that's awesome.
IMO, and I'm not trying to talk **** here, I just think that making your car sound like it has a turbo when it actually doesn't would make you look like a ricer who's trying to make people think he has a turbo.
If you want to add mods strictly for their sound purpose, that's cool. After all, modding your car is all about what YOU think is cool. If every day you like your car better than the day before, that's great.
But personally, if it doesn't make me accelerate faster, corner better, or stop faster, it's not going on my car.
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i agree with ironfist...its kinda sad if you are just doing the mods for the sound...if some dumbass kid races you with his lil neon because he thinks you have a turbo on your car and you lose......thatz gonna b prettyyyyyyyyyy embarrasing
