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Car Forum / Jeep / September 2006The Tornado?
Does the little spiral shaped device known as the Tornado actually improve engine efficiency and power like it advertises? > Does the little spiral shaped device known as the Tornado actually > improve engine efficiency and power like it advertises? in a word, no. If it actually did work, vehicle makers would have adopted it long ago. The tornado, like the other air swirrly things is just a scam.  Signature-- DougW -- 93 ZJ 4.0 http://members.cox.net/wilsond HESCO Supercharger - 300W IASCA Stereo - Edelbrock IAS Shocks Gibson Exhaust - rear DCpower - custom gauge install - Stillen Rotors Banks Header - and BEER, in the fridge! Shows what you know...... it is one of the fastest and most efficient ways of removing $69.95 (+ S/H) from your wallet. >> Does the little spiral shaped device known as the Tornado actually >> improve engine efficiency and power like it advertises? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > adopted it long ago. The tornado, like the other air > swirrly things is just a scam. A fool and their money are soon parted. And there's a sucker born every minute. http://www.tornadofuelsaver.com/272/products.php?PHPSESSID=bad353a2ae078c6bbb85e 190edfe767f http://www.airaid.com/ http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=697 0&productId=200310599&R=200310599&storeId=6970&langId=%2D1&cm_ven=Performics&cm_ cat=Performics&cm_pla=Performics&cm_ite=Performics God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > Shows what you know...... it is one of the fastest and most efficient ways > of removing $69.95 (+ S/H) from your wallet. http://www.esuperchargers.com/ http://www.splitfire.com/ > A fool and their money are soon parted. And there's a sucker born > every minute. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O > mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ There is no reason an electric supercharger can't work, I wonder how many amps, at 12v, are needed to run a 10 hp motor. > http://www.esuperchargers.com/ > http://www.splitfire.com/ [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O >> mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > There is no reason an electric supercharger can't work, I wonder how many > amps, at 12v, are needed to run a 10 hp motor. > 1hp=746 watts therefore 10 hp=7,460 watts. 7,460/12=621.666 amps. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O > >> mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > There is no reason an electric supercharger can't work, I wonder how many > amps, at 12v, are needed to run a 10 hp motor. > 1hp=746 watts therefore 10 hp=7,460 watts. 7,460/12=621.666 amps. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O > >> mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ Yes it can work, BUT to have a big enough motor to be useful it's going to take a LOT of electrical power to make it work. Think about the belts and pullies that supercharged engines use, to make an electric supercharger roughly comparable to one of these you are going to have to pull that much power out of the cars electrical system. Jeff DeWitt > There is no reason an electric supercharger can't work, I wonder how many > amps, at 12v, are needed to run a 10 hp motor. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >>> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O >>>mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ Like about a hundred crank horsepower: http://www.billhughes.com/supercharger.jpg God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com > Yes it can work, BUT to have a big enough motor to be useful it's going > to take a LOT of electrical power to make it work. Think about the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Jeff DeWitt Excellent Bill! LOL Norman 1982 CJ-7 > A fool and their money are soon parted. And there's a sucker born > every minute. http://www.tornadofuelsaver.com/272/products.php?PHPSESSID=bad353a2ae078c6bbb85e 190edfe767f > http://www.airaid.com/ http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=697 0&productId=200310599&R=200310599&storeId=6970&langId=%2D1&cm_ven=Performics&cm_ cat=Performics&cm_pla=Performics&cm_ite=Performics > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O > mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > > > Shows what you know...... it is one of the fastest and most efficient ways > > of removing $69.95 (+ S/H) from your wallet. NO! God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > Does the little spiral shaped device known as the Tornado actually > improve engine efficiency and power like it advertises? A lot of the people that have been suckered in to buying them report a whistling noise after they install them. So I guess it does increase the noise performance. ;) Chris > Does the little spiral shaped device known as the Tornado actually > improve engine efficiency and power like it advertises? Jeepster proclaimed: > Does the little spiral shaped device known as the Tornado actually > improve engine efficiency and power like it advertises? Of course it does, why would they lie? One caution, be very careful not to put two of them in series or your engine may become so efficient it will begin spewing raw gasoline all over the road at high speeds. > Jeepster proclaimed: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > engine may become so efficient it will begin spewing raw gasoline all > over the road at high speeds. Which is likely what will happen when one of those silly fins breaks off and gets sucked into the engine. SignatureDougW It's a scam. Carl > Does the little spiral shaped device known as the Tornado actually > improve engine efficiency and power like it advertises? > Does the little spiral shaped device known as the Tornado actually > improve engine efficiency and power like it advertises? one of the consumer sites a while ago tested a bunch of those things... the best one produced no HP or Torque increase and only slightly lowered MPG's the others all reduced power, torque and mileage by measurable amounts, the worst lost something like 11HP 2 MPG and was described as looking "like it would break apart and get sucked into the intake" The losses were due to the gizmo actually restricting air flow. SignatureSimon "I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein The Tornado 260 was used in Jeep trucks from about 63 to 65, but not in Jeepsters. You don't need one Wrong Tornado: http://www.billhughes.com/temp/tornadoOHCengine3.jpg God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com > The Tornado 260 was used in Jeep trucks from about 63 to 65, but not in > Jeepsters. You don't need one If they did, they would be as common on vehicles as tyres. Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ > Does the little spiral shaped device known as the Tornado actually > improve engine efficiency and power like it advertises? |
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