the turbonator
RickwithaTbird
11-17-2004, 04:20 PM
what a stupid product. Only a dummy would buy that, and Im living proof. I bought the Tornado thing, and I installed it at the same time as my K&N panel filter, and i noticed a TINY TINY TINY TINY small, incy wincy little difference. My gas mileage didnt get any better, and it cost me 70 bucks. I think it has a lifetime warranty on it though so if I ever find the box, im taking it back. dont buy the stupid turbonator. you will NOT get 35 HP... thats a cold hearted lie. no car ever gained that much, its straight BS.
DanF
11-17-2004, 10:01 PM
You have multiport, swirling the air won't mix the air with the fuel any better. On a carbed car it could gain more... but no way in hell 35 hp maybe 4 if your really lucky and thats being generous.
RickwithaTbird
11-17-2004, 11:50 PM
well see, the thing is, that the car that got the biggest boost according to "tornado" was a lincoln continental (or somethin like that).. and I figured, okay, well, a big luxury lincoln should compare to a t bird... and they say that cops use them as well.. so I figured, okay great! it will work for me!... hah.. I dont even know its there. its probably slowing my air flow down. and the whole thing that the tornado was all about was that the swirl effect made more air flow through it faster... maybe these 2 products are slightly different, or maybe im just a big dummy for even wasting my hard earned money on a 1/2 ounce piece of metal. I already know one of those is true.
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