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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 09:58 PM
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Exclamation Tornado-Gas Mileage?????

I would bet you all of that tornado thing you put in you air intake hose, and its sopose to spirl the air into you intake and mix the air and fuel alot better, and they claim to increase you gas mileage and increese you hp???? Has anyone tried this and does this really work
 
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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 10:49 PM
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I heard it's a scam. I have never tried this system but have read many reviews on other forums.

The idea of blades in front of my intake pushing in dirt and restricting air if anything is a bad idea. This remindes me of the so called (supercharger) on ebay for $50 that is a scam. It was based on the same idea and does the samething.

You can do a google search and find many reviews about this.

best of luck
 

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Old Mar 19, 2004 | 11:14 AM
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Considering the pressure on automakers to increase fuel economy on their cars, trucks and SUV's, I would think that such an inexpensive device would be standard equipment on their products, if it worked.

Put the money towards a tune-up. You'd get a better return on your investment.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2004 | 02:40 PM
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I did all of the research on them and came to the conclusion that is is a scam. The only thing that may work is the TB spacer but haven't found much on them.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2004 | 05:46 PM
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the tornados are totally worthless, and a pure waste of money. Throttle bodys have a little merit but i am convinced they also arent worth buying.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2004 | 07:34 PM
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I didn't think it was worth buying. I just need something to incresse my gas miliage.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2004 | 05:38 PM
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It would be different if the fuel was introduced near the throttlebody and it could me mixed, but since the fuel is injected right at the intake port of the head, it couldn't possibly help, Just add restriction to the airflow.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2004 | 06:17 PM
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