TORNADO?
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RE: TORNADO?
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It's a giant vortex of air created by 2 different pressure lines meeting, resulting in a circulating mass of air that rapidly increases in speed and intensity.... Ok... now that the obvious is out of the way lol... I'm only kidding, not ragging on you or anything.
As for the actualy Tornado Fuel Saver device.... it's a piece of crap. My roommate and I (being curious engineers) tested this device on a flow chamber in our labs in the engineering building a few years ago, and the results were not good. The device actually restricts the natural air flow designed on todays modern cars.
The reason for this is simple - the Tornado causes the air to vortext prior to entering the throttle body... the throttle body disrupts the air flow anyway and the airflow changes directions as it enters the intake manifold anyway so causing a vortex earlier in the flow path does nothing but cost you money and not increase your efficiency.
If you want a good way to control fuel economy there are 3 things I could suggest.... free flowing exhaust system (headers, cats, muffler), different CAI likea C&L, BBK, or K&N, and the most important of all..... control that right foot (i know... these cars make that VERY hard because they are so much fun to drive).
Point of this long post... the Tornado Fuel saver does nothing to save you fuel, in some cases can actually COST you more money in fuel... and you are automatically out the $60+ for the piece of junk itsself.
It's a giant vortex of air created by 2 different pressure lines meeting, resulting in a circulating mass of air that rapidly increases in speed and intensity.... Ok... now that the obvious is out of the way lol... I'm only kidding, not ragging on you or anything.
As for the actualy Tornado Fuel Saver device.... it's a piece of crap. My roommate and I (being curious engineers) tested this device on a flow chamber in our labs in the engineering building a few years ago, and the results were not good. The device actually restricts the natural air flow designed on todays modern cars.
The reason for this is simple - the Tornado causes the air to vortext prior to entering the throttle body... the throttle body disrupts the air flow anyway and the airflow changes directions as it enters the intake manifold anyway so causing a vortex earlier in the flow path does nothing but cost you money and not increase your efficiency.
If you want a good way to control fuel economy there are 3 things I could suggest.... free flowing exhaust system (headers, cats, muffler), different CAI likea C&L, BBK, or K&N, and the most important of all..... control that right foot (i know... these cars make that VERY hard because they are so much fun to drive).
Point of this long post... the Tornado Fuel saver does nothing to save you fuel, in some cases can actually COST you more money in fuel... and you are automatically out the $60+ for the piece of junk itsself.
In fact it's very similar to a device we have on the car already... the CMVC plates. The CMVC's unlike this device are connected to the crank shaft, and mix the air about 4000 times a minute. This device does so maybe 60 times per minute.
My point is, that it would add 20HP... to the low end... of a 1000hp car. While robbing it of top speed.
To our cars? It would maybe add half a horsepower, if you want the same preformance, just drain your windshield washer fluid, to a quarter.
So it would work, but not for speed...
If it didn't already have CMVC's.
Which we do. And which are much more efficient. Like ridiculously so.
Either way, it's 99% a scam.
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