Anyone try Turbonator???
chris0276
11-21-2004, 12:56 PM
I heard the Turbonator product is suppose to add 35HP and improve gas mileage by 31%. My question is, has anyone tried it and does it really work, or is it just some bogus device like the Tornado air flow?
sr20de4evr
11-21-2004, 01:16 PM
it is the same thing as the tornado, it's a waste of money
mospeed1
11-22-2004, 09:47 AM
turbonator just sound stupid
save your money
save your money
Rowens V-Spec
10-08-2005, 12:20 PM
I'm not saying that the tornado works, or does not work. I actually did a project on this in my physics class at the college. You have to love all the toys they give you to play with in college.
Anyway the basis on the tornado is air movement to change hotspots basically. The air as it twirls around mixes with the gas in the chamber to give it a dispersed fire, as opposed to just firing in a more concentrated spot in the cylinder.
You are correct in your theory that yes, the air sitll has further to travel, and that if they were on the inside of say the manifold, that a person could see how it would work.
If you recall on the water model how the water swirls on the top and as it comes out the bottom. That is how it works going through the engine. The air is not as concentrated or anything in its swirling, and is not nearly as moving as it is when it originally comes in. The point basically is that the air is still slightly twirling around as it enters the cylinder which negates any actual HP gain that they state, and does not really help your gas as much as they say either.
It does work, in both physics and in reality. The only problem is your not going to get what they say you will. Not even close. Your lucky to get an extra 1-2 HP at best and maybe an extra MPG.
Your engine is still sucking in air as it goes which helps preserve the swirl on the air, but to truly see the difference and notice it, you would want a tornado in your intake, and at the point of your intake manifold that enters your engine. Then you could possibly make the claims they do.
Anyway the basis on the tornado is air movement to change hotspots basically. The air as it twirls around mixes with the gas in the chamber to give it a dispersed fire, as opposed to just firing in a more concentrated spot in the cylinder.
You are correct in your theory that yes, the air sitll has further to travel, and that if they were on the inside of say the manifold, that a person could see how it would work.
If you recall on the water model how the water swirls on the top and as it comes out the bottom. That is how it works going through the engine. The air is not as concentrated or anything in its swirling, and is not nearly as moving as it is when it originally comes in. The point basically is that the air is still slightly twirling around as it enters the cylinder which negates any actual HP gain that they state, and does not really help your gas as much as they say either.
It does work, in both physics and in reality. The only problem is your not going to get what they say you will. Not even close. Your lucky to get an extra 1-2 HP at best and maybe an extra MPG.
Your engine is still sucking in air as it goes which helps preserve the swirl on the air, but to truly see the difference and notice it, you would want a tornado in your intake, and at the point of your intake manifold that enters your engine. Then you could possibly make the claims they do.
nismo_pilot
10-08-2005, 10:57 PM
it only works if you have a turbo :dunno:
Chiquae07
10-10-2005, 01:28 AM
friend bought it. all it did for him was make noise and MPG diddnt help at all.
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