Thoughts about Tornado Device?

TheDarkInfluence · #1 10-29-2002, 08:22 PM

I've heard about it and finnaly saw it on T.V. demonstrated by tv magic if its true or not. Anyway if it really saves on gas then I'm all for this. Any negatives to this device? Please someone give me a technical reply and not a 1 line opinion.

kicker1_solo · #2 10-29-2002, 09:01 PM

Everyone says it doesn't work and it's crap, but I have never heard an opinion from someone that has actually used it besides on tv. So I gaurantee that most people will dog it and say it doesn't work, but don't listen to them.

sparq · #3 10-29-2002, 11:14 PM

WOW... people dont talk about it because they cant believe how stupid they were. Hey why dont you go out and buy an electric supercharger while you are at it too :o

civickiller · #4 10-30-2002, 05:36 AM

i am with kicker on this one. i always hear people talk aobut how bad they are but they dont actually own it, they just heard it form a guy who heard it from another guy who heard it from another guy that owns one. but i never heard anyone opinion taht actually had one.

it sounds like it would work because causing a better mixing or atomizing or whatever it does with gas would help it burn more efficient, so it looks like it works

hybridsol · #5 10-30-2002, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TheDarkInfluence
I've heard about it and finnaly saw it on T.V. demonstrated by tv magic if its true or not. Anyway if it really saves on gas then I'm all for this. Any negatives to this device? Please someone give me a technical reply and not a 1 line opinion.

its supposed to, but i fail to see how something so simple could provide that much hp. The "Tornado" is some aluminum or tin
circular intake device with angled fins that is placed in the air intake
tube. It's supposed to make the passing air swirl, to better mix with
the fuel for more power and efficiency. Iv'e heard nothing remarkable about this product if it does help its unoticeable to anyone I have talked to about it. But then again (I have never owned one) I'm just going from what other's have said. And the research I have done, which is minimal.

hybridsol · #6 10-30-2002, 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by hybridsol

its supposed to, but i fail to see how something so simple could provide that much hp. The "Tornado" is some aluminum or tin
circular intake device with angled fins that is placed in the air intake
tube. It's supposed to make the passing air swirl, to better mix with
the fuel for more power and efficiency. Iv'e heard nothing remarkable about this product if it does help its unoticeable to anyone I have talked to about it. But then again (I have never owned one) I'm just going from what other's have said. And the research I have done, which is minimal.

sorry its supposed to save gas, and i fail to see how something so simple could provide that much hp or fuel efficency (typo) sorry

i'm not gonna choose a side here b/c like they said don't knock it until youve tried it, and since im not going to try it. (neutral)

shepworldwide · #7 10-30-2002, 07:28 AM

oxy clean really does work...

i try to aviod anything that say's "AS SEEN ON TV"
but i never used it so (neutral) also
isn't this the unit that if the fins break they get sucked into ur intake?

Frostbyte · #8 10-30-2002, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by hybridsol

its supposed to, but i fail to see how something so simple could provide that much hp. The "Tornado" is some aluminum or tin
circular intake device with angled fins that is placed in the air intake
tube. It's supposed to make the passing air swirl, to better mix with
the fuel for more power and efficiency. Iv'e heard nothing remarkable about this product if it does help its unoticeable to anyone I have talked to about it. But then again (I have never owned one) I'm just going from what other's have said. And the research I have done, which is minimal.

I dunno man I have seen some pretty big horse power gain from intake filters on V8's and Supra's and Rx-7's. The cars they do show are V8's. Again what they show on the commercial are real dyno's. I am not saying that we will gain that much from our cars but every little bit helps.

hybridsol · #9 10-31-2002, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Frostbyte

I dunno man I have seen some pretty big horse power gain from intake filters on V8's and Supra's and Rx-7's. The cars they do show are V8's. Again what they show on the commercial are real dyno's. I am not saying that we will gain that much from our cars but every little bit helps.

an intake filter dosen't give a big boost in hp but it gives some, this tornado device. (i have heard) does not give a noticeable hp gain it may improve on gas milage a bit? all and all I don't know. like I said (nuetral)

kicker1_solo · #10 10-31-2002, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by hybridsol

like I said (nuetral)

you sure do argue a lot for being neutral :finger:

RockChalk · #11 10-31-2002, 02:45 AM

How does a piece of metal in the intake help increase HP? And if you say it swirls the air, does that even matter once it makes a 90 degree turn down the intake manifold??? Regardless of whether I own one or not, I'm calling BS on this product.

chewiejdh · #12 10-31-2002, 08:43 AM

I believe that the reason no one that has owned it has spoken up is because it actually doesn't work. I mean, let's be honest, if it were possible to get 20HP to the tires and gave us a 10% increase in MPG for only $69.95, then everyone that ever thought of owning a car would have one. I've never seen one, never owned one, and neither have any of my friends. If nobody has them then how good can they be?

shepworldwide · #13 10-31-2002, 09:16 AM

theres this crap called dura-lube another "as seen on tv product"
anyways these people had a motor running with the valve cover off and were throwing loads of dirt into it..the motor just would'nt stop running..
so if you get this tornado make sure you pick up some dura-lube so if ur tornado sucks in some dirt you can rest-assure that ur motor won't stop..
if you ever end up getting a dent or ding you can get the "ding-king" to pull it out and then finish it off with some color matched wax

i know that this has nothing to do with this thread but,
it's all crap in my opinion..

TheDarkInfluence · #14 10-31-2002, 11:30 AM

How can you judge a product just because noone you know or yourself has not used it?

shepworldwide · #15 10-31-2002, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TheDarkInfluence
How can you judge a product just because noone you know or yourself has not used it?

if u read the thread you would'nt ask this question

POST REPLY TO THIS THREAD