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[mustangrfast88]

well guys i had the tornato on my truck and took it off well i put if back on and i am getting about a one mile increase with it i mean it aint much but every little bit counts

 

[JUST4FUN]

this is what ford techs say about it

Does that Tornado Inffomecal make you laff



It makes me mad thinking about how much money they are making selling a piece of tin that does nothing but mess up PCM's calcualtions.



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Robert Wright Apr 30 2003, 08:58 PM Post #2


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i heavily recommend the tornado. for an orange juicing tool, not an addition to a car.


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BMasterjerry Apr 30 2003, 09:14 PM Post #3


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Originally posted by JSnake99Vert:
It makes me mad thinking about how much money they are making selling a piece of tin that does nothing but mess up PCM's calcualtions.
...Also "draws" excessively from the PCV fresh air hose on the 4.6 that swells the hoses and dumps extra oil into the intake system...


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J.R. Apr 30 2003, 09:50 PM Post #4


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No, actually the infomercial makes me want to put a 44 slug through the tv. I bit on one of these years ago for a car that I had at the time. I really liked the "drop in-no mods required

". Yeah, right. After cutting the living crap out of my fingers on the blades trying to install it I gave up & called them to see what the heck was going on. I was told to take tin shears & make a small slit in it-enough to give it some "give". Well, it finally went in but still didn't fit perfect. I used it & couldn't tell one bit of difference either powerwise or at the pumps. Went to send it back to get my money back but guess what-it was modified-no go! Yeah, I think everybody should race out & buy one
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Jeff K May 1 2003, 12:34 PM Post #5


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Lets see... if I get a Tornado, one of those magnets that clips on the fuel line to magnetize the gas molecules, throw a few bottles of some oil additive that has chunks of PTFE in it in the crankcase, I should be able to double my horsepower, get 50 MPG, and make my engine last 5 million miles!! LMAO!

 

[smo0othride]

yeah the tornado is definitely a waste of money

 

[mustangrfast88]

well for the price i paid for it i cant conplain and i thought for what it is 1 mile is better then anything but if i had to buy one for the full price i wouldnt do it i would save some more money and do a cold ait intake instead

 

[pronstar]

Any gain you see is not the result of the tornado.

 

[smo0othride]

Originally posted by pronstar
Any gain you see is not the result of the tornado.

he's right.. in some cars that have even decreased mpg.

 

[mustangrfast88]

i see then but i havent changed anything else but ok it looks like i might just be ordering a cold air intake in a few weeks

 

[pronstar]

When people get so-called "MPG improvers" they tend to drive slower and do other things to maximize MPG, then attribute the gains to the things they just spent $$$ on...rather than their change in habits, which my be subconscious.

 

[mustangrfast88]

i dont drive the truck any different and the wife dont either but i have seen with colder weather the truck runs better and i am getting better gas milage

 

[croatone]

Physics are a fun thing. Technicaly creating a vortex moves air faster through a hole than no vortex. This being said the vortex of air is too disturbed by the time it gets into your intake manifold to do any good. Its a waste of money on anything besides a tbi motor with the throttle body right in the middle of the manifold. Like an old tbi 350 chevy. Gains are still minimul at best. save your money on that nonsense. I gained a documented .6 mpg by just changing the engine,transmision,both axles and tranfer case to full synthetics.

 

[croatone]

colder denser air creates more power on an internal combustion engine. My lightning made 12 more horsepower on the dyno in the winter time. cold dense air = power

 

[CARO'S98EB]

the tornado is what techs would call a wallet flush [it flushes out the money]In reality most cold air kits do nothing for the horsepower other than change the airflow over the maf. for an example my friend had a 06 mustang 4.0 v6 he put on a cai the only change was the idle was more erratic. we then noticed that the stack air filter on his v6 and on the 500hp gt500 were the same..... most air filter restrictions are minimal. the horsepower and tq gains claimed are from the leaning of the engine by the different airflow.

 

[01ExpeditionXLT]

Let's just say for the sake of argument that the Tornado does work and can produce a few mpg increase over a vehicle without it. What's stopping Ford, or any other auto manufacturer, from molding in an OEM Tornado into the intake of every vehicle they manufacture?

Absolutely nothing.

The Tornado is unpatentable. Anyone who wanted to use such a device could do so for free with no licensing fees to pay the holder of the patent. If it was effective, for a few cents worth of plastic, they could gain an instant fuel economy advantage over every auto manufacturer who failed to do the same.

The fact is, you don't see these from the factory because there is no valid scientific evidence to prove they are doing anything beneficial. Put the Tornado in the same category as HHO generators.