Tornado Fuel Saver

[IanWatson]

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1∂=TAM-KI-85&N=700+4294908216+4294908198+4294924760+4294840140+ 115&autoview=sku

I was pretty sure the "Tornado Fuel Saver" was a load of garbage because I had only seen it on eBay for like $20 and it claimed to give you an additional 1-2 mpg. Then while I was browsing Summit Racing I saw it and I just thought, "There is no way!" Can a bolt-on piece of metal claiming to "cause better fuel atomization..." really work? Then why don't car manufacturers just make cars with this already installed? Well I think it's garbage but what do you guys think?

[Chris]

While the idea is great there are plenty of threads about this subject The company I work for recently started carrying the more ideally priced version with the same results

http://www.jcwhitney.com/Fuel-Saving...0929_10114.jcw

[Synthetic Oil Guy]

Originally Posted by IanWatson

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1∂=TAM-KI-85&N=700+4294908216+4294908198+4294924760+4294840140+ 115&autoview=sku

I was pretty sure the "Tornado Fuel Saver" was a load of garbage because I had only seen it on eBay for like $20 and it claimed to give you an additional 1-2 mpg. Then while I was browsing Summit Racing I saw it and I just thought, "There is no way!" Can a bolt-on piece of metal claiming to "cause better fuel atomization..." really work? Then why don't car manufacturers just make cars with this already installed? Well I think it's garbage but what do you guys think?

Hello Ian. My take on this is with the vehicle manufacturers having to abide by the federally mandated C.A.F.E. laws, (corporate average fuel economy), I think it might be that if this device really worked, then every vehicle manufacturer would be using them as original equipment. If vehicle manufacturers don't maintain a given mpg average amongst all the vehicles they sell in a given year, then they can owe millions of dollars in fines to the federal government.

I hope this helps.

[Greg Norris]

dont waste 60 bucks on one. thats a tank of gas right there...

the jcwhitney one is more appropriately priced, but i still wouldnt buy one.

[JMann94z28]

i remember an infomercial about those tornado things years ago, for just 2 easy payments of 19.95

[Louvit]

do a search on the tornado here, you will see pleanty....I say no go

[brianswimmer23]

yea i too remember that commercial. things that people have sold over the years WOW. i think i will just see how good or bad of gas mileage you get and say either good or bad job.

[Paulster2]

I know this subject has been beat to death, but I did see a TV show recently that went through and tested several "gas saving devices" and this was one of them. Let me just say that it didn't fair very well. In the vehicle that they tried it in, it actually lost gas milage. Think about it, you are creating a restriction in your intake track. Besides, as large as the plenum is on our LT1s, any swirl that you may get out of the thing is gone due to the fact that the air (relatively) slows down to the point it can settle a little bit. Don't bother wasting your money on it. Just my 2¢s worth.

[IanWatson]

How about a TB airfoil? Will I see much of a difference, not necessarily in mpg, but in overall performance? Sorry for these dumb questions it's just that I just bought my first car: the z, and I don't know much about anything right now. I'm reading as much as I can to better my knowledge but it seems that info coming from other owners is better than a product description.

[roc_it]

I tried one in my truck. No change whatsoever. no increase in mpg, n i left it in there for a couple weeks

[LT1RUNNER]

Originally Posted by Paulster2

I know this subject has been beat to death, but I did see a TV show recently that went through and tested several "gas saving devices" and this was one of them. Let me just say that it didn't fair very well. In the vehicle that they tried it in, it actually lost gas milage. Think about it, you are creating a restriction in your intake track. Besides, as large as the plenum is on our LT1s, any swirl that you may get out of the thing is gone due to the fact that the air (relatively) slows down to the point it can settle a little bit. Don't bother wasting your money on it. Just my 2¢s worth.

Yup. Saw the same test and it didn't do what it says at all. Then again most don't.

[OVA1]

I drove a TBI 350 Bucket Truck for many years and given that I drove that truck from coast to coast many times, fuel economy was critical and that was when gas was .99 gallon... (I don't know how those guys do it now, the price they're getting is the same as it was then... but I digress)

I put in a throttle body extension that had a screw-type groove cut into the outside wall of the intake which was suppose to help atomize the fuel... I did realize a little more than an MPG increase and it seemed to give a little extra umphy... but it gave a sweet little whine that sounded kinda cool when you just started to open it up. But again this didn't have ANYTHING in the airflow.

I agree with those that have noted that it's impossible to increase air flow efficiency by restricting the air flow.

[Synthetic Oil Guy]

Originally Posted by IanWatson

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1∂=TAM-KI-85&N=700+4294908216+4294908198+4294924760+4294840140+ 115&autoview=sku

I was pretty sure the "Tornado Fuel Saver" was a load of garbage because I had only seen it on eBay for like $20 and it claimed to give you an additional 1-2 mpg. Then while I was browsing Summit Racing I saw it and I just thought, "There is no way!" Can a bolt-on piece of metal claiming to "cause better fuel atomization..." really work? Then why don't car manufacturers just make cars with this already installed? Well I think it's garbage but what do you guys think?

By the way, with a fuel injected vehicle the, "atomization", is done by the fuel injectors and not by anything in the intake. Common sense.


www.lubedealer.com/HiTechOilCo

[Mase]

I have heard of some people having luck with them but I've heard of people getting worse gas miliage. The only way your going to know if it will work in your car and try it but I woudnt.

[Puck]

A restriction in the intake tract will not help horsepower, torque, fuel economy, or anything.

These cars are inhaling tons of air per second! Putting a big spiraled piece of metal in the way is not going to help .