A "Tornado" in you intake???

[JGK]

Here's one for you. Ever here of this product ("Tornado")? It's sorta like fixed fan blades that go in your intake tube between the intercooler and the intake manifold. It's supposed to swirl the air and even out the flow.

A guy here in the office asked me to post this. He has just become a dealer. He says there is some shop in Texas that has been putting hundreds per month in Dodge diesels and big rigs with measurable improvements in milage and power.

Sounds to me like it's right up there with magnets on you fuel line.

JK

 

[Mr.B]

those tornados are like the real thing, nobody wants them and they don't do anything good for you

 

[ftb87]

I beleive you would call it smoke and mirrors #ad
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Frank

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01 White, Quad Cab,Short Box ,Sport SLT+,5 speed 3. 54 Ltd-slip,4X4,line-x ,Nerf bars,fiberglass tonneau cover

 

[SlyBones]

I did one of these in my wife's VW Passat. They make all sorts of good claims. Personal experiece says it did not help city mileage at all. Pure hiway mileage when up several miles per gal.

The VR6/5speed epa rating is 27 hiway. Best I ever got before tornado was 24-25. ( Wife gets better, but she keeps it in double digits ). Now I can get 28 range. Did not help city at all.

Overall if I did lots of long trips, maybe worth it. For mostly local city/hiway commuting and only occasional long trips, I would NOT spend the money.


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1997 2500 4x4, CC, Auto, 3. 54 LSD, 66K, Everything inc Leather, K&N, 4" BD cat-back, otherwise stock, Isspro Gauges(3), 285/75/16 on Alcola's, RS9000's, Canopy, BedLiner, and tons more.

 

[Shovelhead]

I remember a product called the "Turbulator" for motorcycles. Sounds like the same thing in a larger size. Great product(for lining a distributor's pockets).

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Ed Anderson
99 3500,QC,Auto,4. 10,Everthing 'cept leather,stock until warranty runs out.
'76 H-D FLH, '98 FLHTCUI

 

[Archive]

I will only purchase one if it comes with two "Overhaul & Re-ring your engine while U drive" pellets. Right now I've been busy reading the booklet "How to convert ordinary tap water into 52 cetane diesel". (in the convenience of your own kitchen) I plan on recycling the booklet at my next oil change, if I can smash the roll of toilet paper down to where they both will fit in the housing. #ad

 

[illflem]

From what I understand a device that does what you are speaking of is one of the main bombing components on a PSD (no joke). I'm told they work very well in that application.

 

[QRTRHRS]

That and a big magnet sitting on top of the engine will get you 100mpg. Heh Heh. Want to buy some real estate?

 

[drawson]

I have seen these do alot on wet intaked gassers (Carbs & TBIs) by helping atomize the fuel better, but on dry intakes (port fuel injected) they do nothing. I did some testing years ago putting my locking gas cap on the vehicles and making them get fuel only from the our station only. And on one old 390 power LTD I saw it get milage as high as 18. 5 MPG. On a port fuel injected Ford truck with a 351W there was no improvement at all.

IMO I don't think it would do anything on our Turbo Diesels, except come apart under the boost and destroy our engines.

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EAT'M UP
97 2500 Club 4X4 3. 54, Forrest Green/Driftwood, LSD 5 speed, & Psychotty Air System, TST #11, 370 HP injectors, timing at 16 deg. , 16CM2 housing, AFC spring kit, TST EGT gauge & 0-60 boost gauge in A Pillar, Cat-be-gone, 4" Dynomax Bullet muffler, Crome 4" turn down, 2 Electric Fans, One inside/ One out front, AmsOil Through out, Geno's trans filter kit, AmsOil Bypass system, Lund Winter front, Leer Cab Level Shell Driftwood , 255/85R16, South Bend's Hypo Clutch*NRA/USPSA member and proud of it*

[This message has been edited by drawson (edited 03-27-2001). ]

 

[unclebilly]

I'm with TopFuel...

I think that Holset thing does a pretty good job of swirling the air in our Dodges - I guess it must get straightened back out somewhat in the intercooler. I've seen dyno tests in HotRod with these things, they impair your bottom end performance bigtime. A measurable benefit in the top end does exist (at a higher RPM than our Diesels will ever see).

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91. 5 CTD 4X4, 5" Stacks, Tweaked Pump, 33" Boots (in the summer), Unlimited Slip,
Big, Bad Dodge

 

[24V-DSL]

TopFuel.....


Stop... . you're killing me.

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White 2001. 5 2500 ST, SWB, 4X4,QC, AUTO, 4. 10's, LSD, 285/75/16 On Weld Outbacks, PIAA 510's, Line-x, Tinted glass, Redline 85+, Blow-by-bye, RE-0880 & 25-0880,muffler fell off,level truck with 2" tuff country kit, Bilsteins at the corners.

 

[Koa Man]

One of the car magazines that I subscribe to, don't remember if it was Car & Driver or Motor Trend, did a test on them and they found no change in power or economy. Their conclusion was "save your money. "

 

[JGK]

You guys are killing me! I'm having too much fun printing these off and leaving them on my co-worker's desk.

Thanks,
JK