"Tornado" ... cheap horsepower, not!

07-23-2006, 12:00 AM

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"Tornado" ... cheap horsepower, not!

A friend of mine said he thought about getting one of those"Tornado" things for his car...I told him I'd send him a link to a video about them and some other cheap horsepower mods that don't work...

The problem is, I can't find the video I'm after... It must be burried deep in a(some) thread(s). I have tried searching for "tornado", and gone through a lot of posts but I haven't found the video... Does anyone have a link to the video I'm talking about?

It's some independent test of about ten cheap products, possibly done by a magazine???

Any help would be appriciated; thank you!

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07-23-2006, 12:05 AM

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lmao @ stupid tornado and turbonator BS. they decrease horsepower and mileage and could risk break up and going into your intakes. btw are you serious?

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07-23-2006, 12:33 AM

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"for a friend" Sure...

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07-23-2006, 06:22 AM

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The Tornado is such a horribly misguided, blatant scam designed to cheat honest people out their hard-earned money. I wish I had thought of it.

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07-23-2006, 06:23 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by seymore15074

It's some independent test of about ten cheap products, possibly done by a magazine???

Popular mechanics Story. LINK

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07-23-2006, 07:43 AM

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THE DYNO SAYS: Both devices reduced peak horsepower by more than 10 percent. The Intake Twister increased fuel consumption by about 20 percent

That's proof it works! Clearly they installed the devices backwards.

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07-23-2006, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mysql101

That's proof it works! Clearly they installed the devices backwards.

omglmaobbq!!!1!!!1

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07-23-2006, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by expo1

Popular mechanics Story. LINK

Awesome! Thank you!

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07-23-2006, 12:18 PM

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I was talking to a guy with an RX-8 that had installed one of these "tornados" and he said he "got more power and better fuel economy".
Thats what he said,,OK

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07-23-2006, 01:12 PM

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^ he can also say a sticker adds noticable downforce.

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07-23-2006, 02:45 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Easy_E1

I was talking to a guy with an RX-8 that had installed one of these "tornados" and he said he "got more power and better fuel economy".
Thats what he said,,OK

Please tell us he is a member here. I haven't pointed and laughed at someone all weekend.

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07-23-2006, 03:19 PM

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Please tell us he is a member here. I haven't pointed and laughed at someone all weekend.

No some fellow I was talking to in a parking lot one day.

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07-23-2006, 07:25 PM

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Somethings funny about that article.

How do you measure miles per gallon on a dyno?

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07-23-2006, 10:23 PM

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Put in 3 gallons of gas...Watch the Odometer...................

How would you measure MPG on the street? Its the exact same thing, dude..

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07-23-2006, 10:32 PM

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not the samething.

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07-24-2006, 06:28 AM

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I just got myself a cup of coffee and I put it in my 8.

Guess what ?

Theres a 20% increase in MPG !!!!!

Holy crap !

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07-24-2006, 10:21 AM

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I stopped driving my 8 and took my bicycle to work. The MPG gain was incredible and I could do sweet tricks on my pegs the whole way there.

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07-25-2006, 12:13 PM

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I think the "Fuel Magnets" are by far the funniest part of that article.... of course the AuqaTune is... um... yeah...

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07-25-2006, 03:11 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons

^ he can also say a sticker adds noticable downforce.

that's why all my stickers are on the back

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07-25-2006, 03:41 PM

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I think the "Fuel Magnets" are by far the funniest part of that article.... of course the AuqaTune is... um... yeah...

Really?? I got the biggest laugh at the "capacitor blocks" that melted and dripped/burned away within minutes.

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07-25-2006, 04:47 PM

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Really?? I got the biggest laugh at the "capacitor blocks" that melted and dripped/burned away within minutes.

True enough... not to mention intentionally inducing crossfire and getting 20% less power / mpg... and having to scrape that crap off the engine...

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07-26-2006, 12:04 AM

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Quote:

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not the samething.

Ok, so the one and only difference would be the lack of "drag" and the like. That would be the point of an initial base run.

If I'm wrong, can you tell me why? I'm interested to know.

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