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Air intake gizmo - a stainless steel Vornado or Tornado thingy?

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Old 08-09-10, 05:55 PM
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Default Air intake gizmo - a stainless steel Vornado or Tornado thingy?

Has anyone installed and used one of those gas mileage improver gizmos? The contraption I'm talking about is that stainless steel turbine/wind vane/cyclone/blade thingy that you install inside the air intake tube (after?) the air filter box?

I've always wondered if those ads on TV are truthful or not regarding improving gas mileage by like 20-30%?

Thanks for any experiences!

ps...i didn't do a search, but I typed too much to start all over.
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snake oil, don't waste your money
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I'll save you a lot of painful replies with some past links I already gathered for an older post asking about similar products..... but I'll save you the reading to let you know member consensus is that it is BS...

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hlight=tornado
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hlight=tornado
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hlight=tornado
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hlight=tornado
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hlight=tornado
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hlight=tornado
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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hlight=tornado
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hlight=tornado
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hlight=tornado
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hlight=tornado
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ght=turbonator
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ght=turbonator
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ght=turbonator
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ght=turbonator
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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ght=turbonator
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ght=turbonator
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ght=turbinator
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