Col.Zimka

Hi 888spo,

I did not make any sensor changes for the Groove...per se. There are two other small changes I did. I did some air intake blocking in the air filter box. This means that I used some corrugated cardboard pieces which covered over about 40% of the pre-filter side of the air filter. The cardboard is actually two pieces; each piece goes completely across the filter from side-to-side and then down the side edges for stability ( I hope that makes sense!). Imagine the air filter surface separated into three equal sections, the cardboard covers the top and bottom section so the air can flow through the central section. The other item I did is a bit left of center, ahem. Ah, now I don't recommend this, of course, but I by-passed the PCV valve to allow the Groove to work more smoothly and accurately. I am looking to boost the power even more as long as my mileage doesn't go below 40 mpg. The better tires is an absolute must! All the juice needs to be controlled in the turns. My previous car was a Saab 93 turbo, which I really enjoyed. But I like my Prius even more!

Cheers,

Karl

Hello,

I see that Ron Hatton, of Gadgetman Groove was at this year's Bedini/Lindemann conference. I had Ron work his magic on my 2010 Toyota Prius about a year ago. He knew that my interest was more for power than milage so he grooved my throttle body accordingly. I must say that my Prius runs like it has a nice V-6 under the hood instead of the wind-up motor it came with. My gas milage goes up if I don't use the power (I've had it a s high as 67 MPG, but my normal is around 43), but then I'm always juicing the gas for more go. To help the car keep up with the added power I put on a set of Bridgestone Potenza RE960 Pole Position tires. They are a lot of fun! Did anyone else get a chance to have Ron work on their car at the conference?

Cheers,

Karl