Explorer46L
09-30-2002, 09:53 AM
I have seen a lot of posts on this device. I have an online subscription to Consumer Reports so I thought that I would share what they had to say about it.
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A car product that's
hot air
"Put a Tornado under your hood!" exhorts the manufacturer of a $70 device that claims to improve your vehicle's power and mileage. The Tornado, a stainless-steel disc with stationary blades, fits inside the air-filter housing or air-intake hose. "Its air-flow dynamics create a swirling, fast-burn effect" and allows for more complete combustion, the ads say.
We tested the Tornado on a 1998 Volkswagen New Beetle and a 1999 Ford Ranger pickup. In our acceleration tests, the Ranger showed no improvement and the Beetle showed slightly worse performance with the Tornado. Fuel economy didn't improve in either vehicle.
Some people love them and swear by them. And yes over a few years a minimal change in gas mileage will more than make up for the price, if it works in any way. But just thought people might be curious to see what CR had to say about it.
AD WATCH
A car product that's
hot air
"Put a Tornado under your hood!" exhorts the manufacturer of a $70 device that claims to improve your vehicle's power and mileage. The Tornado, a stainless-steel disc with stationary blades, fits inside the air-filter housing or air-intake hose. "Its air-flow dynamics create a swirling, fast-burn effect" and allows for more complete combustion, the ads say.
We tested the Tornado on a 1998 Volkswagen New Beetle and a 1999 Ford Ranger pickup. In our acceleration tests, the Ranger showed no improvement and the Beetle showed slightly worse performance with the Tornado. Fuel economy didn't improve in either vehicle.
Some people love them and swear by them. And yes over a few years a minimal change in gas mileage will more than make up for the price, if it works in any way. But just thought people might be curious to see what CR had to say about it.