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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 09:34 PM
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Im just posting to see what the average gains are with the tornado. At first i thought it couldnt be true but im a believer now!! It kinda pisses me off that a few of you hate them so much and never tried it.

I've spoken with a few mechanics and they say that the airflow turbulence is good and helps mix the fuel.

My results have been great. I have gained 0.2 in the 1/4 with just the tornado
Old Feb 11, 2006 | 09:40 PM
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really now?
Old Feb 11, 2006 | 10:00 PM
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I'm sorry but we spend all kinds of money to open up our intake tracks to get better performance, and now we're supposed to put a piece of metal in there that blocks that air flow and causes turbulence but yet somehow increases power?


It doesn't work (well on port fuel injection anyway). It was dyno proven at one point on this very board I believe. You could have taken it out and seen no difference if not a couple more tenths dropped I bet ya. Cool weather will do that.
Old Feb 11, 2006 | 10:02 PM
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well.. i have timeslips to prove it.. I can post them tormorrow because i dont have access to a scanner now..
Old Feb 11, 2006 | 10:16 PM
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IDK if this is a serious poll and everything, but all I have heard about those is that it disrupts the air comming into the mass air resulting in more problems than if left without, can someone fill me in?
Old Feb 11, 2006 | 10:21 PM
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You're smoking crack if you think a tornado will drop .2 off your 1/4 times. Like Kurt D said, that could be anything, from weather to a better launch to you name it. Whatever it was, it wasn't the tornado.
Old Feb 11, 2006 | 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Marc '99T/A
You're smoking crack if you think a tornado will drop .2 off your 1/4 times. Like Kurt D said, that could be anything, from weather to a better launch to you name it. Whatever it was, it wasn't the tornado.

See.. i knew this is the response i would get.

How many of you have tried it? probably none.. so whatever
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Farfignuten
See.. i knew this is the response i would get.

How many of you have tried it? probably none.. so whatever
Seriously though....you really think it works ?? I did hear on 2-guys garage that DODGE is going to use it in some of their RAM P/UPS




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