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Jan 18, 2004 - 12:52 PM
97celicaca View Member Profile Enthusiast Joined Oct 12, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)	"Tornado Air System" (As Seen on TV)? It's "designed to enhance fuel economy and increase power. Increases gas mileage up to 24%." I just saw it in a Pep Boys ad and was wondering if it does what it says. Does anyone have it or knows of it? Yeah, I noticed some people already spoke of this a while ago but does anyone have any new insight? Thanks.

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Jan 24, 2004 - 4:00 PM

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QUOTE (SpedToe169 @ Jan 23, 2004 - 5:03 PM)

Sorry guys, but I have to raise the bull**** flag on this one.

The effect they claim to generate (swirl in the airstream leading to better atomization and flame propigation) with the little fins and stuff could potentially do something if said effect had any chance of reaching the injectors or the combustion chamber. The fact is, it doesn't. On our cars for instance, if you place the 'tornado' in the tube leading to the throttle body (I dunno if thats where it goes, but it has to go somewhere upstream of the manifold so we'll give them the benefit of the doubt). As the air comes in to the tube it speeds up and goes past the 'tornado'. The 'tornado' makes it swirl (but also causes a slight flow restriction while doing so). The swirling air then goes the rest of the way up the tube and ot the throttle body. Now it has to go past the throttle butterfly, which might not be fully open, casing the flow to change dramatically. The swirl is probably all gone by this point, but we'll keep going just in case. Now the air enters the plenum. A plenum is designed to be a large volume 'box' that is supposed to smooth the air entering the intake runners and reduce any pressure pulses coming up the intake runners to nothing. It does this because it basically negates the flow charactersitics, slows the air down, then allows it to smoothly enter the transition area into the port. Then it goes down the port, past the fuel injector where all the 'mixing' of fuel and air begins. There is no way any 'swirl' that happened clear out past the throttle body is going to make it this far, therefore, there is no positive effect. The only effect it has is the flow restriction it causes in the intake tract.

Sorry to rant, but this is one of the all time worst automotive aftermarket products when it comes to false claims. 24% increase in fuel mileage? Give me a break.

Don't waste your money.

I totally agree with you...that's what I always thought it would happen to the air flow

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97celicaca tornado air system Jan 18, 2004 - 12:52 PM

FallenHero I think if it only cost about 15-20 dollers, it wo... Jan 18, 2004 - 1:52 PM

OOBE It yields gains but are very minimal. Gas economy ... Jan 23, 2004 - 6:40 PM

toyotaspeed_90 laws of physics say that air will travel the direc... Jan 23, 2004 - 7:02 PM

SpedToe169 Sorry guys, but I have to raise the bull**** flag ... Jan 23, 2004 - 7:03 PM

jayi12-15psi I second that, I don't know if those are actua... Jan 23, 2004 - 9:13 PM

OOBE QUOTE (SpedToe169 @ Jan 23, 2004 - 5:03 PM) Sorry ... Jan 24, 2004 - 4:00 PM

subsolo_21 This sounds almost like those fake turbo kits that... Jan 24, 2004 - 7:40 PM

celicarocker i have one and it works GREAT!!! I us... Jan 25, 2004 - 10:55 AM

96stcoupe I've heard stories about those things coming a... Jan 25, 2004 - 2:30 PM

OOBE They are very flimsy and thin. Really really, it l... Jan 25, 2004 - 8:20 PM

SpedToe169 QUOTE I second that, I don't know if those are... Jan 25, 2004 - 9:53 PM

97GTinKC "Sorry to rant, but this is one of the all ti... Jan 27, 2004 - 12:39 PM

NEVERSTOP QUOTE Ranks right up there with the Hyperground wi... Jan 27, 2004 - 12:59 PM

SpedToe169 QUOTE You can have something like this machined th... Jan 27, 2004 - 2:06 PM

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