Are these 'Supa-ram induction kits' a rip off??

Been looking at these G-max Supa-ram induction kits from edworthys
website for a 2.2 Veccy
They all appear to have the same specs (and pic) for all models,
yet as expected the one for the newer models are twice the price as
some of the ones for older models. Anyone have an opinion on if
they ARE all the same?

 

Dunno. How about a link to them.

 

I googled it and yes, they are totally the same, cheap universal kits that
most people are selling now.

Halfords do one for £24.99 (so no postage) that would do the job just as
well!

Cheers,
James

 

http://www.edworthys.co.uk/prodlist.asp?catID=2034
&product_category=Vectra

 

Ok, seeing as how I was the one who asked for the link, I'll take a stab at
this.

Starting with the price, £90 inc vat (yes, I know, but lets not argue about
1p)for your car. dont forget carriage, which other than a mention about
contacting them for an international cariage quote, I was unable to find any
prices. Doesnt mean they arent there, just that I couldnt find them. They
can significantly bump up the cost without you realising it, so beware.

Next, performance. The advert is loaded with 'buzz words', but is mighty
short of actual numbers, i.e. a 5% mass increase in the airflow into the
engine (my numbers, not theirs). Now think about this. the object of this
product is to get more air into the engine for any given rpm. you can
temporarily achieve this by removing your standard filter. Does this give
you a significant performance boost? If so you probably needed a new filter
anyway. It is possible you might achieve better fuel economy, but only
because you are weakening the mixture to burn less fuel, with the result
that the engine runs hotter, with all the problems that implies if you work
it hard on a regular basis.

IMHO, as an isolated product, its not worth it. It doesnt even give much
visual appeal to the car unless you are in the habit of sitting around with
the bonnet up for long periods. not an impossibility with regular
overheating. If you were spending some serious wonga on other stuff, then
what the hell, go for it.

Mike

BTW, if the car has done much over 80k, then a better investment would
probably be a new set of injectors.