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Funny this reminds of me of 'as seen on TV' item called the 'exhaust turbo' - essentially it was thing you attached to the end of the tailpipe that had a pile of vanes that were supposed to 'straighten and create a vortex' with your exhaust - oh and reduce back pressure. This was supposed to enhance power, reduce fuel consumption and improve performance.
One poor smuck tried to sell me one at a car show. I looked at it - asked him it was made of and was told it was stainless. I couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The one he was demonstrating had vanes that were already showing signs of mild steel rust on all the welds on the inside. The other dude working with him got all angry and said: "Don't you know Formula One cars use turbos ? That's how they make so much power!'
Bwahahahahahahaha!!!!
This resulted in several of us (who all either race or help out on race cars including an engineer) - rolling around on the floor in fits of laughter - it was just so hilarious that he was inferring that this mild steel tailpipe extension was called a 'turbo' much less showing he knew nothing about how a F1 turbo works.
Oh well PT Barnum also did say... one born every minute...
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