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Re: Has anybody tried the Tornado

Posted By:	OldMage
Posted On:	October 20, 2003 at 04:03 am GMST

Chris wrote:

> I saw this on TV the other day
> and I'm thinking about buying
> it.
> www.tornadoair.com

Waste of money.  Look at the intake path of the engine.  There's no way that making the air spin at the thottle-body is going to still have it spinning by the time it reaches the valves.  And adding turbulence is adding restriction, which is what most upgrades try to reduce.  Why else would ridged rubber hoses be replaced by mandrel-bent aluminum pipe?  Why would crush-bent exhausts be replaced with mandrel-bent systems?

You always have to be VERY skeptical of infomercial products.  The info given is given by the company that makes the item!  Even claims of "independent tests" are highlighting the best portions of the test results & ignoring anything that doesn't make their product look good.

"OldMage"
'83 Celica GT-S coupe, EFI hybrid
Camas, WA  USA
http://www.speedtoys.com/~oldmage

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Message:	OldMage wrote: > Chris wrote: > > > I saw this on TV the other d > ay > > and I'm thinking about buyin > g > > it. > > www.tornadoair.com > > Waste of money. Look at the i > ntake path of the engine. The > re's no way that making the ai > r spin at the thottle-body is > going to still have it spinnin > g by the time it reaches the v > alves. And adding turbulence > is adding restriction, which i > s what most upgrades try to re > duce. Why else would ridged r > ubber hoses be replaced by man > drel-bent aluminum pipe? Why > would crush-bent exhausts be r > eplaced with mandrel-bent syst > ems? > > You always have to be VERY ske > ptical of infomercial products > . The info given is given by > the company that makes the ite > m! Even claims of "independen > t tests" are highlighting the > best portions of the test resu > lts & ignoring anything that d > oesn't make their product look > good. > > "OldMage" > '83 Celica GT-S coupe, EFI hyb > rid > Camas, WA USA > http://www.speedtoys.com/~oldm > age
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