Voltage stabilizers, Thinking about investing Options

[HectortheRican]

I've been reading up on them and voltage stabilizers slightly increase hp and torque, smooth out idle speed, among other things and they seem to work.

I'm looking at 2 brands: Sun Auto and Buddy Club.

From the tests, Sun Auto has the highest hp/torque increase (like 1.5... lol), But you don't really see very much through the powerband. However with the Buddy Club, it showed an increase in power, although not as much as the Sun Auto, but it actually increased lower end hp and torque by a very decent amount.
I'm almost certain that they're universal, but I may be wrong.

I was wondering if any of you knowledgable guys would have any opinions or answers.

This post has been edited by HectortheRican: Aug 22, 2010 - 3:52 AM

[windowlicker]

i had a buddy club one on my srt4 and loved it. with it having the built in voltage stabilizer, i noticed a little smoother idle, smoother throttle response, and when i would turn my stock stereo up, the lights of the clock wouldn't pulsate like they did before putting it in the car. if you got the money and want to invest in a grounding kit, personally i'd say buddy club.

[HectortheRican]

Yeah I was leaning towards Buddy Club since it has the low power band increase and with my 7A, that's where all the power is, so why not build on that? Haha. Now I just need $150... ha

[cyprus_gt]

Can you give a link of these stab's - Sun Auto and Buddy Club... becouse i need also...when i put the music louder the fog lights start blinking and dancing

cheers

p.s.
also wich model is the best one?

This post has been edited by cyprus_gt: Aug 27, 2010 - 9:23 AM

[HectortheRican]

Sure Cyprus. I didn't read it on the internet. I got it from the October issue of Import Tuner. I'll try to scan the pages to see if they come out well enough. If so, I'll post them on this thread. They tested the VS's on a KA24DE, but results should be similar on any motor.

[HectortheRican]

Okay here's the official literature that I got my info from. Sorry for page 1 not being vertical. No matter what I did, it would keep reverting back to horizontal.

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This post has been edited by HectortheRican: Aug 27, 2010 - 8:59 PM

[Tigawoods]

yeah i was happy that they finally did a test on them. ive had mine for a couple years and people fought me on it that it didnt have a purpose
i have the Sun Auto MR

[cyprus_gt]

Sure Cyprus. I didn't read it on the internet. I got it from the October issue of Import Tuner. I'll try to scan the pages to see if they come out well enough. If so, I'll post them on this thread. They tested the VS's on a KA24DE, but results should be similar on any motor.

Thanks a lot man!
I read the scans and just ordered one Sun Auto MR from ebay.com (USA) so soon will test it!
cheers

Dimitri

p.s.
i can not beleive that i didn't see these stabilizators before-shame of me but hope after 10 days willl write here some info about my car and stabilizator when i install it!

[HectortheRican]

i can not beleive that i didn't see these stabilizators before-shame of me but hope after 10 days willl write here some info about my car and stabilizator when i install it!

That's great man! I'll be ordering a Buddy Club stabilizer soon. I love the fact that I'll be gaining nice low end power

[SwissFerdi]

I might do the same. I notice that my interior lights dim when I turn on my head lights.

[cyprus_gt]

I might do the same. I notice that my interior lights dim when I turn on my head lights.

all celica do this man - this is extra so the lights will not blind you at the night
cheers

[windowlicker]

if you want more info on the buddy club one, here's the website: http://www.buddyclub.us

they call it the racing spec condenser

[Johnnyny]

if you want more info on the buddy club one, here's the website: http://www.buddyclub.us

they call it the racing spec condenser

reported attack page...

[HectortheRican]

reported attack page...

Same. I didn't bother. lol

[jordisonjr]

Defiantely just picked up this magazine last night and was thinking about it.
But haven't got around to reading it yet,

[jcbass7]

I'm curious if you went with the sun auto and just added beefier grounds at all the stock locations and maybe a few others? I am not sure, but I'm assuming all the extra wires on the buddy club are just better grounds for the system. Why not take that idea from buddy club and mix it with the sun auto. Might be able to sneak away with the benefits of both? A little more hp at the bottom of the curve and that pony or two and torque at the top end?

[HectortheRican]

I'm curious if you went with the sun auto and just added beefier grounds at all the stock locations and maybe a few others? I am not sure, but I'm assuming all the extra wires on the buddy club are just better grounds for the system. Why not take that idea from buddy club and mix it with the sun auto. Might be able to sneak away with the benefits of both? A little more hp at the bottom of the curve and that pony or two and torque at the top end?

Hmm.... interesting idea...

[jcbass7]

I'm curious if you went with the sun auto and just added beefier grounds at all the stock locations and maybe a few others? I am not sure, but I'm assuming all the extra wires on the buddy club are just better grounds for the system. Why not take that idea from buddy club and mix it with the sun auto. Might be able to sneak away with the benefits of both? A little more hp at the bottom of the curve and that pony or two and torque at the top end?

Hmm.... interesting idea...

it makes sense that that could contribute to it. The section above mentions that the buddy club one has extra grounds. We also know that better grounds throughout make a few hp here and there if your current grounds are not adequate. So it makes sense that the grounds gave a few of those gains. Therefore the Sun auto with a set of better grounds in the car might be the best option.

[jcbass7]

I'd like to see the data of a run with the Buddy club, but only the voltage stabilizer hooked up with none of those spare grounds attached. That would prove me right or wrong very quickly.

This post has been edited by jcbass7: Sep 15, 2010 - 10:35 AM

[jcbass7]

Reading further... also the Sun Auto is stated to have the thickest wire gauge for all of the stabilizers. I am curious if this effected it as well.


If it were me, I would go with the Sun Auto and then make my own aftermarket grounding wires for the car (as opposed to buying a kit). I feel like his would add the most for a system like this.



http://www.optionstage.com/sun-hyper-ground-242.html

^ Sun Auto ground kit.. just incase someone wanted to look it up

This post has been edited by jcbass7: Sep 15, 2010 - 10:52 AM