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Tornado Fuel Saver
I was wondering is this product really somthing that could save you fuel and
increase horsepower? Or is it a scam |
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"Adam" > wrote in message
news:IHcrf.1450$u27.1035@trnddc01... > I was wondering is this product really somthing that could save you fuel and > increase horsepower? Or is it a scam > > > SCAM http://www.popularmechanics.com/auto...y/1802932.html ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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not worth the metal its stamped out of
"Adam" > wrote in message news:IHcrf.1450$u27.1035@trnddc01... > I was wondering is this product really somthing that could save you fuel and > increase horsepower? Or is it a scam > > |
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You go faster cause you have less money to haul around.
"Adam" > wrote in message news:IHcrf.1450$u27.1035@trnddc01... > I was wondering is this product really somthing that could save you fuel and > increase horsepower? Or is it a scam > > |
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yeah I noticed, they are like 65 bucks at autozone.
"Charles V. Soderquist" > wrote in message news > You go faster cause you have less money to haul around. > "Adam" > wrote in message > news:IHcrf.1450$u27.1035@trnddc01... >> I was wondering is this product really somthing that could save you fuel > and >> increase horsepower? Or is it a scam >> >> > > |
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On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 14:12:56 +0000, Adam wrote:
> I was wondering is this product really somthing that could save you fuel and > increase horsepower? Or is it a scam I don't know about you, but I question the wisdom of putting something the equivalent of a super-thick tin foil or white metal in the stream of air running directly to the engine, with no filter to stop the debris when the blades break... What was that loud noise I heard???? -- Have your Virtual Pet spayed/neutered!! |
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On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 22:47:52 GMT, Hachiroku > wrote:
>On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 14:12:56 +0000, Adam wrote: > >> I was wondering is this product really somthing that could save you fuel and >> increase horsepower? Or is it a scam > >I don't know about you, but I question the wisdom of putting something the >equivalent of a super-thick tin foil or white metal in the stream of air >running directly to the engine, with no filter to stop the debris when the >blades break... > >What was that loud noise I heard???? It makes little sense to insert *anything* into a closed-loop system and expect positive results, whether it turns into shrapnel or not... |
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Good Point.
"Hachiroku" > wrote in message news > On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 14:12:56 +0000, Adam wrote: > >> I was wondering is this product really somthing that could save you fuel >> and >> increase horsepower? Or is it a scam > > I don't know about you, but I question the wisdom of putting something the > equivalent of a super-thick tin foil or white metal in the stream of air > running directly to the engine, with no filter to stop the debris when the > blades break... > > What was that loud noise I heard???? > > > -- > Have your Virtual Pet spayed/neutered!! > |
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On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 19:14:45 -0500, daytripper wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 22:47:52 GMT, Hachiroku > wrote: > >>On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 14:12:56 +0000, Adam wrote: >> >>> I was wondering is this product really somthing that could save you fuel and >>> increase horsepower? Or is it a scam >> >>I don't know about you, but I question the wisdom of putting something the >>equivalent of a super-thick tin foil or white metal in the stream of air >>running directly to the engine, with no filter to stop the debris when the >>blades break... >> >>What was that loud noise I heard???? > > It makes little sense to insert *anything* into a closed-loop system and > expect positive results, whether it turns into shrapnel or not... True. I theory, it *should* work. The best way to increase HP is to increase the flow of air. While this does not necessarily *increase* airflow, it does create sort of a vortex effect, which should allow the air to move more freely into the engine. The downside is the same as a 'perpetual motion' machine. There is no such thing. It takes energy to create energy; or a conversion of one form of energy to another. Since this gadget goes into the air stream after the filter, it is using the energy from the flow of air to spin it, and while the creation of the vortex may offset slowing the air down in the first place, I doubt it! Best thing is to get an air intake; I put one on a Toyota Tercel for $75. Now, you may laugh at the idea of putting a Cold Air Intake on a car like the Tercel, but it got me 2 things: better throttle response from a dead stop, and about 5 extra MPG. It went from 39/40MPG combined, to 44-45MPG combined! -- Have your Virtual Pet spayed/neutered!! |
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I wont laugh about you experiement with the Toyota, because I was told to do
the same to this v6, take off all the air box, tubing and then put a K&N filter right on the throttle body, they said this would give me better response at high speeds, and more MPG, but I would have to install a fan on the computer in the drivers finder so it wouldnt over heat. "Hachiroku" > wrote in message news > On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 19:14:45 -0500, daytripper wrote: > >> On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 22:47:52 GMT, Hachiroku > wrote: >> >>>On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 14:12:56 +0000, Adam wrote: >>> >>>> I was wondering is this product really somthing that could save you >>>> fuel and >>>> increase horsepower? Or is it a scam >>> >>>I don't know about you, but I question the wisdom of putting something >>>the >>>equivalent of a super-thick tin foil or white metal in the stream of air >>>running directly to the engine, with no filter to stop the debris when >>>the >>>blades break... >>> >>>What was that loud noise I heard???? >> >> It makes little sense to insert *anything* into a closed-loop system and >> expect positive results, whether it turns into shrapnel or not... > > True. > > I theory, it *should* work. The best way to increase HP is to increase the > flow of air. While this does not necessarily *increase* airflow, it does > create sort of a vortex effect, which should allow the air to move more > freely into the engine. > > The downside is the same as a 'perpetual motion' machine. There is no such > thing. It takes energy to create energy; or a conversion of one form of > energy to another. Since this gadget goes into the air stream after the > filter, it is using the energy from the flow of air to spin it, and while > the creation of the vortex may offset slowing the air down in the first > place, I doubt it! > > Best thing is to get an air intake; I put one on a Toyota Tercel for $75. > Now, you may laugh at the idea of putting a Cold Air Intake on a car like > the Tercel, but it got me 2 things: better throttle response from a dead > stop, and about 5 extra MPG. It went from 39/40MPG combined, to 44-45MPG > combined! > > -- > Have your Virtual Pet spayed/neutered!! > |
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