I just installed Hyper Voltage System by SUN Automobile U.S.A. It's supposed to give you overall torque & H.P. increase by stabilizing voltages and help prolong battery's life. I did notice a slightly brighter on headlight, and acceleration has changed, especially at signal. There is 3 different types available, LR, HR, MR and I picked up MR, which increases H.P & torque. Type LR gives you increase in Torque, HR increases H.P. and MR gives you both. I got this gadget at Super Autobacs in Stanton, price was about $188, a bit steep for something it's not popular in the world of tuning. I hope to have grounding kits from the same company to complete the setup & hopefully increase efficiency of the electricity. :)

sounds pretty cool...is it look like a little fuse box?

i want to get some groud wires too, is it hard to install?

The Hyper Voltage System is really easy to install, all you need is a socket to loosen your battery terminal, and connect the system's 2 wires to Negative & Positive and bolt ti back on. It's that simple! Though this is just for Hyper Voltage System, if you are going to install regular grounding kits, you'll most likely end up with UNIVERSAL grounding kit, so to figure out where you want to connect may take some thinking, but thats really no brainer, that'll be my next step to follow up on the system I just installed.

I have grounding wires on both of my rides.

They seemed to have helped more on my Matrix, but the xB does idle smoother than better. The lights on the Matrix don't doim as much now when I'm putting the windows up.

Sounds like I need to add the Hyper Voltage system to each now.

Thanks for the heads up!
squirrel

theres a pic of a grounding system installed on one of the T.S.W. rydes on my site...i asked him what it does, and he said it is supposed to give you more power...but he said he didn't notice any difference....mostly just looks kool! :wink:

http://home.earthlink.net/~scionracer

It's been awhile since you put the hyper Voltage in your vehicle. How are the long term effects?

Sounds like a capacitor. From what I can tell thats all these things are. Go to any stereo shop, grab yourself a .5 Farad capacitor and wire it up. It will stabilize your voltage, which will make everything run a little better... but don't expect miracles...

What a rip off. I'd rather spend less for something like a buddy club system IF anything.

you got ripped off big time. it's a capacitor. you could have bought an awesome 1 farad cap with a digital display and had money for a tank of gas left over. but if you think it really improves your ride, have a fun time.

yeah basically it's a capacitor but in a hi po type box versus a cap.

I got the Apexi Ground stablizer kit which is the capicitor and ground wires all in one. They retail for about $200.00

I bought a similar unit on Ebay. Total cost $ 55.00....All it is , is a voltage regulator. That's all..There is NO HP increase...rarely any change overall to my box, just looks COOL with the "blue IDIOT lite" on...

hi guys, can check out at the voltage stabilizer forum :eyebrow:

So how much are capacitors? These do the same thing?

-THE DON

I bought a similar unit on Ebay. Total cost $ 55.00....All it is , is a voltage regulator. That's all..There is NO HP increase...rarely any change overall to my box, just looks COOL with the "blue IDIOT lite" on...

Not true! Actually it is a capacitor. All it is inteneded to do is help the alternator to respond a lot faster to the changing voltage requirements or spikes. By having a capacitor you power will increase slightly. If you put the car on the dyno you will see a very slight increase anywhere between 1-3hp. Only reason I say this is the sensors and computer all have stabilized voltage when a current drain like turning the a/c on in the middle of driving it takes the engergy direct from the capacitor. Keep in mind it is a very slight increase of hp.

Here is my version on a grounding kit......I was hoping to get the voltage stabilizer soon but i didn't want to pay 188 bucks !!!

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/1404/miscpictures0238po.th.jpg (http://img382.imageshack.us/my.php?image=miscpictures0238po.jpg)

I bought a similar unit on Ebay. Total cost $ 55.00....All it is , is a voltage regulator. That's all..There is NO HP increase...rarely any change overall to my box, just looks COOL with the "blue IDIOT lite" on...

I got this one too. it works pretty good, I noticed a pretty good difference cause I have a CAIS and an exhaust but mine was about $39 w/ shipping included. It's called an ePac. I thought it was worth the money, plus my driver headlight glows 'Eerie Blue', it's awesome.

From what I was told, and noticed myself is that if you take the time to install this properly, and dyno test it. Is that your power band will be smoother with less spikes, so you dont necessarily gain peak power, but you gain power throughout the powerband.

yeah, it made a big diff in the dyno results, look at my dyno chart. :)

i ahve this thingy too, i felt a difference....the end

hey gnar-de-gwar:
I read your profile thingy, you said you wanted a lightened flywheel for quicker revs, you should also consier a lighter crank pulley, i got one on my "speed demon", and it made a huge difference. You should consider it before the flywheel, cause its easier to do.

I too bought an e-pac on e-bay and like the blue light glow under the hood, also paid $39 and it is nothing but a capacitor, but it does work, dont know the life on these things, but you shouldnt pay anymore than $40 for one, just make sure it is for real and not a ripoff

i think the reason people shoot these down is people say they gain hp...what is really happening is a stabilizing effect ..it does help.

reminds me of an internet booster for high speed internet, it doesnt make it faster it just has better regulation of incoming and outgoing packets of info.....these sound a lot like that

sounds good to me, not like it hurts anything and if it helps...why not. It does make sense it might stabilize when an a/c comes on and such, power fluctuations and such like that.

I wouldnt spend 200 bucks on it, but doing a simple version would be appealing to me.

Hey Mike? When you got your Borla exhayst did it come with a performance filter? Mine did, just dont know if it is a K&N or what, do you know?

yeah it did come with a better filter, if its k&n i dont know but if i had to guess id say it was

i got an Injen intake so never used it, still got it lol

Just curious, I too am looking to switch to a CAI , I am looking at an AEM any suggestions? I know you are running the INJEN RAM but I am looking at the full system

elusive got it right alot of people say this thing give hp gains...it doesnt. it does stabilize and yeah....i dunno i got it and i love it, plus believe me or not accel, and torque felt a bit more crisper

I agree, it doesnt give the HP, it does as it is suppose to and that is regulate your electrical, so that your battery is not working OT. I like mine as well, just wonder what the lifespan on these things are, do you know?

you know that's a good question...i never really thought about that...when my pilot light goes off I'll post!

I thought I read somehwere on here 3-5 yrs, that would be great if true, but like you said just remember when you bought it and when the light goes out and there you go.

ooooooo a thread from late last year spooky haha

i got my pivot raizin voltage stabilizer today and got it installed

bought it from these nice ppl http://www.nlmotoring.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=230_1138&products_id=4324

super fast shipping too and there from cali and i'm in indiana, 3 days for it to get to me and i thought it was gonna take 5 days

i'm gonna do a mileage check after i fill up my take again

If you want to be cheap, just upgrade the big 3 wires using 4 gauge or bigger. Battery to Chassis. Battery to Alternator. Battery to Engine Block

already did the ground wires

The voltage stabilizers do add HP and TQ. We dynoed one on a Eclipse turbo and it made 26whp. We also dyoned one on a B16 Honda and it made 16whp. These are the only things that we added on back to back dyno runs. The dyno doesnt lie.

you mean you found 26 whp and 16 whp

The voltage stabilizers do add HP and TQ. We dynoed one on a Eclipse turbo and it made 26whp. We also dyoned one on a B16 Honda and it made 16whp. These are the only things that we added on back to back dyno runs. The dyno doesnt lie.

Can I see the Dyno Sheets?

Let me see if I can find them and I will post them on my website.

and what grounding systems did you use? APEXi? Sun?

Apexi

Not sure how well this stuff really works, but if you're looking for a deal, search on e-bay for "voltage stabalizers". There is a JDM TRD stabalizer for like $35 and an HKS stabalizer and grounding kit set for $25.

hmmmm....should i get, or shouldn't i?

thread revival. just lookin into it

Just get some heavy gauge wire and terminals and make your own.

hmm are we having an old thread contest?

better than startin a new one tho right? Dont wanna be known as unable to use the search button

true^^ I want to make my own, to match my pretty engine bay.. lol

see dyi above..this is commonly regarded as snake oil

ye.. it does work on Honda's (older ones) thats why it bacame popular.. doesnt hurt I suppose

haha, this thread is comedic if anything. how can one kit add HP while a different one adds torque? This is pure comedy.. i got some stuff to sell you if you believe that.

coming from an electrical engineer.. adding some wires to your car isn't going to increase your HP. better grounding? MAYBE. and how much smoother can the idle get on these cars? LOL.. holy crap.

these types of "kits" are gimmicks. people are getting rich off this stuff? man, i'm in the wrong business.

I didnt read back into this, but yeah a HP gain isnt going to happen.. better sensor signal, yes.. usually equals smoother throttle response at best.

I have seen it fix some Hondas (90's) that ran so poorly without it, that it lead to HP, but the engine mods were making the power, the signals just got better from the PCM/management to run it right..

still wont hurt anyone to do it

im not expecting HP, just like the idea of refining my electrical system. do u need to charge Voltage stabilizers like a capacitor before you hook em up?

I have never heard you had to, but FYI my first NRG smoked when I just straight hooked it up...
I charged the second.. no issues

i dont have any resistors sitin around. could i theoretically use a 12v trickle charger at a low setting

I dunno^ I use a bulb a capacitor I bought once came with..
I imagine some kind of load in line or possibly the trickle charger may work..

didnt end up chargin it just dropped it in. no problems. to be honest i have only driven my car like 3 times since the fall so im not 100% sure on the performance difference. it does feels diff overall with the voltage stabilizer and new intake. Better, but not major. what i expected i guess

prolly just the intake for "feel", the voltage stabalizer is just making up for minor electrical
voltage drops at sensors and such, which is good for the system as a whole

My friend didnt charge his either and was fine, the first one I did.. said "POOF" (with a miniature atomic cloud..lol) when it was first hooked up, but the onboard LED was still showing a charge state, so maybe I just smoked one little capacitor, I changed it anyway for a fear of electrical fire! lol

so does the voltage stabalizer do the same thing as a grounding kit?

word of advice. These are a waste and a hazard. All mine did was clog the signal to my battery. It eventually lead to my alternator working triple overtime and the battery still not receiving enough of a charge

good riddens to that pos