Gary Sayer contacted us in August 2004 about fitting a pair of Ecotek's to his 3000GT - this is what he said:

"Hi Guys, I just wanted to say that I bought 2 of your Ecotek CB-26P's for my Mitsubishi 3000GT and that I cant believe the difference it has made!
The simple install took me around 3 minutes (with tuning) and the car felt instantly smoother. The idle was spot on, smooth and the overall drive just felt like the car had a new engine in it.
To re-iterate what another guy on your website said about his 3000GT, the turbo lag was improved greatly and the car takes off and accelerates more effortlessly and smoother than ever before. If my car was a bar of chocolate, its just gone from a kitkat to a galaxy smooth!
The best was yet to come as the tank of petrol that costs me £53 has always done 295 miles yet the first tank full after the devices were fitted did 345.
Suffice to say, I'm more than happy!"

Thanks Gary!

Mark fitted an Ecotek to his Mitsubishi 3000 GT Twin Turbo - tasty enough you might say - well here is what he said:

"Had the Ecotek's fitted to the 3000GT for about two weeks now, actually I only fitted one of them (due to the way pipes are routed in the engine bay)!

The install of one unit was very quick and simple, took two jubilee clips, a piece of hose, and less than a minute! Not sure about fuel savings yet, but it does seem less thirsty on short local stop-start runs, but overall probably not much different!

First impressions were actually a loss of performance, but very quickly after I realised that it was actually reducing the turbo lag and improving the drivability considerably! The initial lack of performance feel was because the turbos had less punch because power was already there before they kicked the car into life!

After fitting for two weeks I can say that the car is considerably more drivable and performance without doubt smoother, it's more like a Jaguar on steroids than a turbo's up rice car, a very essential addition regardless of fuel savings.

I still haven't tried fitting two units to my car (it's a 3 Ltr so should have both fitted) but I can say that the end results are very impressive.

Noise, yes if you listen carefully you can tell it's there off-boost, but not a problem and hardly audible!

I would be happy to recommend to other 3000GT Turbo owners. Only one problem really after fitting, during a launch speed test, acceleration was improved so much that the bass box in the boot leapt in the air and span through 270 degrees before landing promptly upside down!!!!!"

Thanks for the review and the pictures Mark - glad you like it!

Jonathan - who first tried the widget on his EVO (click here) has got himself a Honda Civic Vti and here is what he found when he fitted a CB-26P:

"Today I fitted the valve to my Honda Civic Vti 3dr. On the Honda B16a2 DOHC engine (running with no catalyst) the first thing I noticed after fitment was the change of exhaust smell for the better.....

Here's the story.....After removing the cat on the Honda and fitting a full stainless exhaust system a few days ago, I could not help but notice how much the smell of exhaust fumes had increased. My Mitsubishi Evo 4 already has a CB-26P fitted and from time to time I remove the cat for track day use. I had never really noticed a massive difference in the level of exhaust fumes with the Evo, but on removal of the cat from the Honda it was very noticeable indeed and quite pungent.

In traffic, with the window down, the fumes seemed to enter the car and it got me thinking about the alternatives. I decided that even though the Civic was to be a track day car, I would go for a free flow cat as I wanted to do my bit to protect the environment and rid my car of fumes. However, on fitting the CB-26P, the smell has reduced considerably and no longer am I plagued by the exhaust fumes when I open the window.

The performance of the Civic has improved subtly at the low end , up to 4500 rpm, but not as noticeably as it did on the Evo. I think that this must be down to the fact that the Evo runs a fixed cam, whereas the Civic runs 2 follower profiles. The smaller cam follower is used for idle and rpm values upto 5500 rpm, Then at this point the larger followers are switch into place by the oil control valve. This means that the Civic has a smoother idle and better low down response between 1000-2500 rpm than the Evo, which is probably why I felt the improved response on the Evo a little more.

I will be monitoring the fuel consumption over the next few weeks on the Civic and I'll keep you posted with my findings. I am happy with the CB-26P as I reckon that I will be able to enjoy the Civic on the track without the fumes and the feeling that I am giving the environment a hammering !

It's worked again, but in a different way !"

And later:

"I did a long run to Elvington and other short motorway trips. It seems that the car achieved 37.8 mpg !! Prior to this, the car seemed to be returning about 33 mpg. Just thought you should know...."

Many thanks Jonathan - brilliant!

Here's another one - the Ecotek makes a BIG difference according to Habib - he says:

"Definite improvement before the VTEC kicks in, also I can hardly hear it! Finally I have noticed improvement in mileage too! Definitely worth the money!"

Here's a picture of the Ecotek fitted to his Civic. (NB: All the illustrations on this site are thumbnails which you can click for a bigger picture).

Thanks Habib - glad you like it!

Chris Lee of Cambridgeshire Performance Cars  decided to test our widget on his Rover Vitesse Turbo 800 here is an excerpt from what he said with a fitting picture:

"The first thing I noticed was how smoothly the car pulled away, no judder type feeling through the pedal, no "chugging" at all which quite surprised me because I was expecting to have to fork out loads of money on an expensive retune or something (I am new to these Vitesse Turbo's) but no......the CB-26P which only cost £50 had sorted that problem out. Now's time to floor it and see just what happens.....WOW was the first thought that went through my mind.

This car which was quite quick anyway, felt completely different. It seems to have more air to breath, the note of the engine sounds very different. Before I put this tiny thing on my car, it seemed that my engine always struggled for air, suffocating at high revs and basically running out of steam before I thought it should do. This has lead me to only one conclusion, The Ecotek CB-26P Really does do what it says on the Box, Along with dropping my emission's, it has improve to overall running of my engine through the whole rev range, more power on tap, more air for the engine to breath, and the bonus: More miles for my pound."

Thanks Chris!