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Apr 15, 2010 | 09:04 PM

srb1194

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Cyclone or Tornado

Have any of you guys tried one of these devices? It is priced cheap enough and I'm considering purchasing one for the slight boost in mpg. Let me know your thoughts.

Many thanks.

Apr 15, 2010 | 09:08 PM

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They don't work.

Popular Mechanics did a test a couple years ago on these and they got no increase in MPG.

Best thing is to change the way you drive.

Apr 15, 2010 | 09:28 PM

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Neither, Snake Oil gimmick designed to prey on people who want an easy "cheap" way to get better mileage

Apr 15, 2010 | 10:13 PM

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The only thing either one does is make the seller richer.

Apr 15, 2010 | 10:19 PM

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They are junk, save your 15 dollars or how ever much they are and put it in your tank.

Apr 16, 2010 | 06:07 AM

srb1194

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I appreciate your comments. I just thought with the 120 day guarantee that they might actually work. It's still tempting to try just to see.

Apr 16, 2010 | 06:23 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by srb1194

I appreciate your comments. I just thought with the 120 day guarantee that they might actually work. It's still tempting to try just to see.

You can go ahead and blow your money so you can learn for yourself. I will also tell you that fire will hurt you but I guess that you will still need to stick your hand into the campfire in order to find out.

As for the guarantee (

) you would never collect a refund of the purchase price. Shipping and Handling fees would most likely take half or more. I guarantee that.

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Apr 16, 2010 | 06:19 PM

shorebird

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Hey how about a Hydrogen generator?

Apr 16, 2010 | 06:53 PM

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Sure, a hydrogen generator makes about enough extra power that you don't notice the power being used by the alternator to generate the hydrogen.
No free lunch to be had-

Apr 16, 2010 | 07:52 PM

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Hey how about a Hydrogen generator?

You brought that up just to spin me up didnt you?

Damn Brown Water hippies

Apr 17, 2010 | 05:33 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by shorebird

As for the guarantee (

) you would never collect a refund of the purchase price. Shipping and Handling fees would most likely take half or more. I guarantee that.

It was just a thought. I'm just looking for ways to pick up mpg without altering my driving habits. Thanks for the input.

Apr 17, 2010 | 06:06 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by srb1194

It was just a thought. I'm just looking for ways to pick up mpg without altering my driving habits. Thanks for the input.

Jack up your tire pressure to 45psi, add a tonneau cover to limit highway drag, add a set of under drive pulleys, swap out your mechanical water pump for an electric one, ditch the factory clutch fan for an electric one, alter the ECU tune via an XCal 3, Diabolosport, EDGE, etc, etc.

There are plenty of legitimate ways to increase efficiency and fuel economy....and power to boot.

Apr 17, 2010 | 10:28 PM

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Supercharger works also. I went from 12 mpg driving somewhat spirited to about 12.5 mpg driving like an idiot with my blower

I can only guess what it would have been like with better driving habits