slipknot101

i got one of those tornado things thats suposto give better milage and paower and im about to take a trip to utah from nevada and im going to leave it in and read my milage off the first half a tank and next time i fill up im gunna take it out and read it again to see what kind of difrence it realy makes and for acurate reading im gunna change my cap and rotor plugs and wires and an oil change b4 i go so if any 1 whants to know what kind of a difrence it makes ill be back to update this by jul 4 or so

AT4 T/A

What? No update??? The difference must really have been something!

KYLE87

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If you read what he wrote he said he wouldupdate it before july 4th.....

studdmstr

Then why post 7 months before you're going to give an update?

KYLE87

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was honestly wondering the same thing, lol

UNCLE TOM

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i am sure sales of the "TORNADO" will skyrocket . i want to buy stock in the company . i just know everyone on the forum will buy at least two or more . AM I RIGHT ???

rmmstnr

If you all go to popularmechanics.com, they have an article in which they tried many items like these that supposedly "increase mileage" or "Supercharge your car for 44.99!" (the Tornado) None of the items helped at ALL, in fact, some made mileage worse, and one caused a fire in the engine compartment. The tornado was tested, and didn't help at all. The only noticeable gains to be had from this test would be the new cap, rotor, plugs and wires.

The website that sells it has a FOX news presentation on it, with it, it only travelled 1/2 a mile further than before with X amount of gas. That could be due to using the AC more/less on one of the trips, hell, even a head/tailwind! When I first heard about this, they claimed mileage increases of 33%+!

400Z28Racer

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also CNN tested different types of "gas saver" http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science...ion/index.html

KYLE87

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I just looked at one at autozone. For $65, I dont think i want to test it, how can they avertise that if it isnt true

rmmstnr

"Male enhancement creme! Rub on vigorously and notice INSTANT RESULTS!!!"

Sorry, I was just reminded of that. Unfortunately, like diet pills, supplements or other "medicinal" crud, car stuff doesn't require any test results or claims to be substantiated or backed up. Their ads can be as absurd as they think will lure people in, now if they can be sued for libel, I don't know. I think this may be one area where a couple lawsuits may be a good idea (advertising lies, keep those suits away from automotive parts, I like cheap bolt-ons!). That's one reason I like magazines like Hot Rod, Chevy Hi Performance, and Super Chevy, you get to see results (and other cool stuff).

Just remember the statement "And we couldn't advertise it if it wasn't true" is like a bad german ****-actors mouth - full of s...

KYLE87

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You mean you didnt get instant results? I noticed immediatly, lmao jpin


The whole advertising thing just sucks.

rik89gta

This is the way I see it... Anything besides air in the airstream is a restriction.

yevgenievich

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i found one inside the intake tube on my firebird after i bought it. 305 TPI been getting about 23 miles to a gallon on highway and about 16 in city. wil take it off next week and see what happens

89RsPower!

wow someone actually bought one of those things? tornado air restrictor! woohoo.. lol

joshh44

http://www.turbonator.com/index.html
has anyone tryed one of these before??

yevgenievich

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that was my reaction when i popped the intake tube off to take off the throttle body and seen the tornado thing

89RsPower!

"The Turbonator is much less expensive and more efficient than any turbocharger, supercharger, blower, or intercooler. Its superior design can increase horsepower and the Turbonator's performance is backed with a 120-day money back guarantee."

haha now how is that not false advertisement? Its more efficient than a turbo a supercharger??? riiiight.. its a piece of metal that restricts airflow..

rideon1200

I was going to buy one...they dont work. I was looking on ebay, they had same things, maybe a little better built, but same principle. It would have to run all the time or it would restrict airflow. but, ran with a open cold air intake.........

89RsPower!

thats the thing, they dont "run" they dont do anything but sit inside the intake restriciting airflow.

rmmstnr

This thing is rediculous, air doesn't have enough mass to keep the swirling motion going for more than a couple of inches, and it certainly wouldn't matter once it got into the intake, by then the shape of the intake would change the way the air flows!

Same with the runners, the heads, and inside the combustion chambers. They are ALL made to make air flow a certain way. Anybody, just watch how smoke moves, blow through it, try to make it swirl with your hand, THIS IS HOW AIR BEHAVES.

Make your own Turbulator out of a soda can (you can, I've seen them on Ebay) or whatever it's called, put it in a clear tube (rolled up sheet plastic perhaps), and blow smoke through it. I wish somebody would make an all glass engine that runs, it would be a very education thing to observe.

KYLE87

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do they atleast make the exhasut luder or somethin, lol

89RsPower!

no.

AT4 T/A

I did read it. I'm not about to wait that long for some good, old fashioned ribbing!

zracTA

ron reece

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the only true way to have adramatic increase in your gas mileage is to put a magnet on your fuel line. i put one on mine and went from 23 MPG to over 70 MPG. i'm sell these magnets for 39.95.......BUT WAIT....thats not all....with every order you get a free plastic valve stem.......A 50.00 VALUE.......FREE...send money NOW.

camarorsssss

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junk junk junk junk junk junk, i have one in my garage and the gas mileage is unbelievable i wouldnt waste your time or money on it

joshh44

i think they might have something like this on the mythbusters show.

i dont see anything like that would work. its before the airfilter. if it does make a the air spiral. once it hits he airfilter. i would htink that would just kill the air movment that what ever item you stuck in the airway.

89RsPower!

they actually go after the filter, but yeah they still dont work.

joshh44

some of the weird more MPG addon parts are stuck inside the snorkle area of the airfilter cover. but ywah. i still dont see it working.

shocker89bird

Lol the things people will believe it is the same as believing any of the claimed hp gains by any parts from SLP or TPIS. They are not even true on modified engines let alone stock motors. Do you honestly want to get better gas mileage? by a 4 cylinder. lol driving habits effect gas mileage more than any silly contraption.

Don't be havy on the gas, long trips make sure to only birng what you need, correct tire pressure and things like that. I almost thing he posted this to see the reactions.

rmmstnr

WOW! I didn't even know gas was magnetic! And don't forget the magnets come with a 1-year warranty!

NOTE: Warranty does not apply to permanent magnets, warranty expires one year after purchase and cannot be used in conjunction with a purchase of the all-powerful WACKY WAVING INFLATABLE FLAILING ARM TUBEMAN. Gas magnets may cause localized rash and itching/burning sensation during urination, **** leakage and spontaneous decapitation. If actual results are noticed, it is reccomended that you seek psyciatric help and a CAT-scan immediately.

joshh44

that magnet thing a gongshow haha.
if you want to get good gas get a 4cly or better yet a 3cly. or even one of them smart cars..
or make your car so it run on hydrogen.

TA

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I disagree, these things work perfectly for what they are designed to do, and that is get money away from people who know nothing about cars.

TA

The Project

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I agree the tornado is a waste of money.

My TPI air foil on the other hand gave me an extra 50hp....

RU-QWIK

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You are actually all wrong! I had one in my 94' Chevy 3/4 ton truck and smoked a new Z06 a few days ago, I took it out that night and yesterday I could not even keep up with my buddies lifted jeep.... I think it is good for an honest 400 hp. or so, I also was getting 83mpg with the truck, now I get 12,don't knock it until you try it guys!!!

Jason

ckyfreak2010

DONT GET THE TORNADO!!!!!!! I am a UTI graduate and we tested the tornado many times during labs, on many different kinds of cars from 4cl-v8 it does not work at all!!! it restricts air flow actually and steals a tid bit of HP and MPG DONT GET THE TORNADO!!!!!!!

slipknot101

ok sorry i forgot about you guys and some your post are pritty funny but i tryed it but i switched it up in stead of half a tnk and half a tank i did 1 direction and the other direction about 27 mpg on the way there and 24 on the way back my step dad pionted out that if i did them both on the way there i would be getting warm nevada air for the first half a tank and cold utah air for the second whitch would give the tornado a handy cap cause warm air makes better milage than cold air but cold air makes better power.
but the funny thing is from nevada to utah is up hill and it still made better milage but about the power increase i dont belive it i mean if it did give better power it would have been to small to notice and i rechecked evrything before i left to go home i had the same tire pressure i dont think haveing the same oil made that mutch of a difrence over 400 miles of driving we had the same amount of crap in the car execept 2 empty arbys bags and a mcdonalds bag so weight wasent an issue and on the way back it got worse milage and the driving conditions were the same cruse controle at 75 both ways i think it worked