These 'Tornado' things don't work...right?
02-16-2006, 11:46 PM
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These 'Tornado' things don't work...right?
02-17-2006, 02:34 AM
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RE: These 'Tornado' things don't work...right?
They're useless on any engine, we've had a couple of posts about this before, and I always just tell people to look at this article http://www.popularmechanics.com/auto...y/1802932.html . Remember the old adage, if it's too good to be true..., same applies here.
02-17-2006, 04:09 PM
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RE: These 'Tornado' things don't work...right?
No, they do not work.
Given the cost of gasoline today, and the general public's increasing thirst for fuel economy, if a car manufacturer could increase MPG 10-15% on an existing engine with a $20 part, EVERY SINGLE one of them would use the part.
The fact that absolutely NO manufacturer uses them should tell you something.
But then again, some people insist that they MUST work. And for those folks...I've got a nice piece of oceanfront property in Oklahoma that I'd sell real cheap.
Given the cost of gasoline today, and the general public's increasing thirst for fuel economy, if a car manufacturer could increase MPG 10-15% on an existing engine with a $20 part, EVERY SINGLE one of them would use the part.
The fact that absolutely NO manufacturer uses them should tell you something.
But then again, some people insist that they MUST work. And for those folks...I've got a nice piece of oceanfront property in Oklahoma that I'd sell real cheap.
02-17-2006, 04:42 PM
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RE: These 'Tornado' things don't work...right?
In a nutshell...
THE MORAL OF THE STORY
We've tested nowhere near all of the fuel-saver gadgets on the market, and I'm sure purveyors of others will be waiting in our lobby soon. But not one of the items we tested worked. At all. There's no ignoring the laws of physics, people. Your vehicle already burns over 99 percent of the fuel you pay for. Less than 1 percent is squandered as partially burned hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide before the exhaust hits the catalytic converter for the last laundering. Even if one of these miracle gadgets could make the combustion process 100 percent complete, the improvement in mileage resulting would be 1 percent. Any device that claims quantum-level increases needs to be examined with considerable skepticism.
We say caveat emptor (let the buyer beware). But there are plenty of people out there who say: "There's one born every minute." Prediction: Within a few weeks after the appearance of this article, there will be gas-saving gadgets on the market that tout themselves as "Featured in Popular Mechanics." Someone will buy them. Probably not you.
We've tested nowhere near all of the fuel-saver gadgets on the market, and I'm sure purveyors of others will be waiting in our lobby soon. But not one of the items we tested worked. At all. There's no ignoring the laws of physics, people. Your vehicle already burns over 99 percent of the fuel you pay for. Less than 1 percent is squandered as partially burned hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide before the exhaust hits the catalytic converter for the last laundering. Even if one of these miracle gadgets could make the combustion process 100 percent complete, the improvement in mileage resulting would be 1 percent. Any device that claims quantum-level increases needs to be examined with considerable skepticism.
We say caveat emptor (let the buyer beware). But there are plenty of people out there who say: "There's one born every minute." Prediction: Within a few weeks after the appearance of this article, there will be gas-saving gadgets on the market that tout themselves as "Featured in Popular Mechanics." Someone will buy them. Probably not you.
02-17-2006, 06:57 PM
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RE: These 'Tornado' things don't work...right?
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Do they acctually work or is this a gimmick?
Do they acctually work or is this a gimmick?
02-17-2006, 07:31 PM
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RE: These 'Tornado' things don't work...right?
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No, they do not work.
Given the cost of gasoline today, and the general public's increasing thirst for fuel economy, if a car manufacturer could increase MPG 10-15% on an existing engine with a $20 part, EVERY SINGLE one of them would use the part.
The fact that absolutely NO manufacturer uses them should tell you something.
But then again, some people insist that they MUST work. And for those folks...I've got a nice piece of oceanfront property in Oklahoma that I'd sell real cheap.
No, they do not work.
Given the cost of gasoline today, and the general public's increasing thirst for fuel economy, if a car manufacturer could increase MPG 10-15% on an existing engine with a $20 part, EVERY SINGLE one of them would use the part.
The fact that absolutely NO manufacturer uses them should tell you something.
But then again, some people insist that they MUST work. And for those folks...I've got a nice piece of oceanfront property in Oklahoma that I'd sell real cheap.
HAHA, I am sold on the ocean front property of OK
.They don't work period.
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