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Old 07-26-2004, 01:20 AM   #1
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Tornado fuel saver

Does any one know if that tornado fuel saver thing works or not. thanx
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Old 07-26-2004, 03:32 AM   #2
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Re: Tornado fuel saver

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Does any one know if that tornado fuel saver thing works or not. thanx

I believe this has been discussed and its basically snake oil.
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Old 07-26-2004, 10:07 AM   #3
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I asked the same question two years ago. See https://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=44589.

If you're not interested in reading old posts, here's the abridged version: it's a useless piece of crap like every other automotive gizmo they advertize at 2 A.M.
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Old 07-26-2004, 01:03 PM   #4
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Oh, ok. that was straight forward, I like it. thanks.
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Old 07-28-2004, 11:53 PM   #5
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Re: Tornado fuel saver

The only story I've heard went something along the lines of "all it did was get sucked down into my intake tube...sideways...".
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