2007-11-12 05:54:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
They don't work. Right.
That must be why the mileage in my 96 Escort Wagon went from 23.1 MPG to 26.2 MPG
2007-11-12 06:33:05 · answer #1 · answered by Paul A 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No. All they do is swirl the air. Think about it. The automotive companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars designing fuel-air systems, and a cheap piece of bent aliminum stuck in the intake is going to improve it? Peak horsepower, at best is unchanged, and on some vehicles is 10% LESS HP. Mileage at best is unchanged, at worst it takes 20% MORE fuel.
http://www.salemboysauto.com/tornado.htm
http://autorepair.about.com/cs/productreviews/a/aafpr052002.htm
http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/1802932.html?page=1
For those that say it works, I bet you are following some other gas saving ideas, like no more jackrabbit starts, tune-up, etc. You expect it to work, you believe it will work, so it works! But, the dyno doesn't lie, real-world tests from objective testers don't lie.
It is like the diet pills that say "miraculously lose 20 pounds" You follow the instructions, and lose 20 pounds, but if you followed the instructions without using the pill, you would lose, wait for it, surprise, 20 pounds!
It doesn't work! It is a scam, just like those stupid gas-save pills that are really mothballs!
Paul A, tune up your Escort. My 95 Escort has never gotten lower than 32mpg, in the city, in the middle of winter, and that was before my tune-up. and has hit 50 mpg on the highway in the spring. Guess what? I have no "Tornado"! But I do have a good set of platinum spark plugs.
2007-11-12 06:21:30 · answer #2 · answered by Fred C 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
It does exactly what it is designed to do. It takes money out of your pocket, and puts it in the sellers!!
Other than that, Wizeguy is correct. It does not work. If that system actually worked, don't you think it would be on at least one major manufacturer's vehicles?
2007-11-12 06:16:03 · answer #3 · answered by fire4511 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I put one in my 02 impala ls, and I get about 1 or 2 more mpg with it, up to 35+ on highway
2007-11-12 06:08:37 · answer #4 · answered by koma 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No. The concept that placing an object in your air intake will INCREASE air delivery by creating a "swirling" effect is laughable. If anything, all it does is limit your engine's air/fuel consumption when you floor the pedal.
2007-11-12 06:09:21 · answer #5 · answered by Wizeguy 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I am heavily involved w/ modifying cars and motorcycles and no one I know has admitted to buying or using one so I am not sure if they are really worth the money.
2007-11-12 06:00:04 · answer #6 · answered by JT T 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes they do, But I like the Helix Tower better. I have used both.
2007-11-12 05:59:36 · answer #7 · answered by jumbobret 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
My 1994 Caravan went from 19.9 to 22.4
2007-11-12 06:45:17 · answer #8 · answered by Kiki 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It depends on whether or not you have a mass air flow sensor
2007-11-12 06:55:18 · answer #9 · answered by Deah K 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
nope. it is a good idea to cheat people out of money is all it is.
2007-11-12 06:38:16 · answer #10 · answered by Josh T 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋