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Old 12-30-2004, 11:45 AM   #8
lkurek
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Re: tornadoair ki-70 in TB

OK....I'll bite

What were the before and after of the dyno tests, both in terms of peak and avg HP and Tq? Most decent dyno's will also give you BSFC numbers where you can calculate efficiency. If you have hard numbers that show a gain from this device, they will be the first I've ever seen with a gain in any area ever.

LOL on the working for the oil company thing. I don't want to digress too far, as this is an automotive forum, but I really hope you don't buy in to that conspiracy crap about the oil companies, 100mpg carbs, magnets that can increase your mileage 50mpg, etc....

As far as what experience I do have, I actually have worked for the government in one of their major research labs. Yes, the manufacturers are under a TON of pressure to increase average fuel economy of their cars and trucks (CAFE standards) by the govt. Believe it or not, if the gov't had its way, you would all be driving little crapboxes like they have in Europe Do the right thing? WE (consumers) demand the vehicles we do....and they build them. How many people bought EV1's or even the Prius or other electric/dual fuel cars? VERY few. We want fast, powerful, BIG cars and trucks to haul us around. The more power they have....and still be streetable, THAT is the right thing for me

Just as a point of reference......GM is now rolling out in the 05 LSx V8 engines, displacement on demand. The ONLY reason they did this, was to increase the fuel economy of the motors...and even then, it will only be a 5-7% increase. They spent MILLIONS retooling plants, redesigning blocks, rewriting code, etc....all for this minimal increase. It IS a big thing.

So, when you say a car that, say, gets 20mpg gets a 5mpg increase (25%!) from a $.10 hunk of sheet metal.... I get a wee bit skeptical.

YMMV.....literally

Have a great new years in any case!!!!!
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