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Is the turbonator actually worth buying?


Blazin2.8
09-20-2005, 10:24 PM
And if it is will it go on a 2.8? I have seen the adds for it and it looks like it would be good, but does it actually give you that much horsepower, b/c ya know the 2.8's we need as much as we can get.

rlith
09-21-2005, 07:27 AM
You get what you pay for... If you do buy it, be sure to buy some Ronco spray on hair, cures baldness.. :p

herkyhawki
09-21-2005, 08:43 AM
If it worked, GM could mass produce that thing for about $2.00. Don't you think GM would already do it if they could add 20HP to their engine for $2 ??

Joshua M. Smith
09-21-2005, 02:29 PM
You want air going straight into the engine. There's a time for turbulance but it's not at the intake.

What the thing is trying to do, in effect, is give you a longer intake plenum, but it cancels itself out by the turbulance created too soon.

A Holley stubstack is kinda' like it, giving a mild supercharging effect, but it doesn't cancel itself out with turbulance.

Sooo... I say no, it's snake oil.

Josh <><

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