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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 10:10 AM
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Tornado Fuel Saver

I have a 99 F-150 supercab 4.6L V8, I'm looking into buying a tornado fuel saver to help save on gas. Anyone tried one of these things or have any suggestions.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 10:26 AM
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don't waste your time those things are total bull$&*# they claim to add 24% more power and 15% less fuel consumption but in actuallity they don't do a damn thing except restrict airflow. there have been many tests done to prove that these things don't work. if you want to save gas i'd recomend a good air filter and changing your driving habits. a hood deflector and a box cover help reduce wind drag some but to the best of my knowledge there is no one thing you can bolt on that will result in huge gas savings. don't believe everything you see on t.v. at 3 in the morning if all that stuff did what they claim it would be factory installed. if you realy need to save gas get a ricer!!
 
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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 10:35 AM
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Thanks for the info. I'm not desperate enough for a ricer...
 
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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 10:45 AM
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If you could find one cheap enough on e-bay, you could make a really nice clock out of it!
 
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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 10:55 AM
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Have they done any tests on it being used in that manner?
 
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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 10:58 AM
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Yeah....Seems to make time go more efficiently, but only between 3 and 5 AM!
 
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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 11:10 AM
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Damn...that doesn't help me either. It's nice to know someone out there is so well informed, keep me from making the same mistakes.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 03:42 PM
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i disagree, i got one and put in my F-150 and i got 3 mpg more. they arent much give it a shot, if u dont like it then just make the clock out of it
 
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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 05:20 PM
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heres a page i found http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cains1/Fuel_saving.htm
it explains everything you need to know
 
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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 10:34 PM
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tornadoes are junk and an absolute waste of $$$.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 07:12 PM
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Thanks for the Info I was thinking about throwing away some$$ on the same thing but I'll just put it into a induction system instead
 
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