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Old 01-02-06, 02:55 AM
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anyone tried this or know if these things actually work? any input on this would be great. thanks
Old 01-02-06, 04:14 AM
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Is that a copy of the tornado? Either way they don't work. Don't waste your money.
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Your car will go faster. But that will be due to the decreased weight in your wallet from buying that piece of poo-poo!
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Ahh.. the dreaded tornado product threads.
I don't think anyone on these boards has actually tried the product. I have. I will tell you it isn't worth the money, but it does save you a small amount of money. It will never give you the HP gains that they say they will. But I have seen a noticeable difference in fuel economy.
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They sell these at Pepboys now . You can get the same effect by sticking a sock in your intake and paypaling me your money
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Better pep + gas mileage = drive downhill more often. It'll do more than this product.
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just thought i would bring back a classic thread, every post is great.... rotflmao
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has anyone ever tried this on a dyno?
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Originally Posted by SC30096
has anyone ever tried this on a dyno?
Boy I sure hope not.. not only would the poor sap be loosing out on the money he or she paid for the piece of junk now residing in his ducting.. on top of that he or she'd have to pay for the dyno time as well!? Please tell me no one is that dense.

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This is a useless POS! Think about it, people get large diameter intakes to allow more air to flow inside, more air, more o2, more potential power. Putting that can only obstruct the airflow. Also, swirling air does not = more air.
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