Does the little spiral shaped device known as the Tornado actually improve engine efficiency and power like it advertises?
The Tornado?
Sep 09, 2006
19 Replies
in a word, no.
If it actually did work, vehicle makers would have adopted it long ago. The tornado, like the other air swirrly things is just a scam.
Shows what you know...... it is one of the fastest and most efficient ways of removing $69.95 (+ S/H) from your wallet.
A lot of the people that have been suckered in to buying them report a whistling noise after they install them. So I guess it does increase the noise performance. ;)
Chris
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There is no reason an electric supercharger can't work, I wonder how many amps, at 12v, are needed to run a 10 hp motor.
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Jeepster proclaimed:
Of course it does, why would they lie? One caution, be very careful not to put two of them in series or your engine may become so efficient it will begin spewing raw gasoline all over the road at high speeds.
Which is likely what will happen when one of those silly fins breaks off and gets sucked into the engine.
It's a scam.
Carl
Yes it can work, BUT to have a big enough motor to be useful it's going to take a LOT of electrical power to make it work. Think about the belts and pullies that supercharged engines use, to make an electric supercharger roughly comparable to one of these you are going to have to pull that much power out of the cars electrical system.
Jeff DeWitt
billy ray wrote:
Excellent Bill!
LOL Norman
1982 CJ-7
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one of the consumer sites a while ago tested a bunch of those things... the best one produced no HP or Torque increase and only slightly lowered MPG's the others all reduced power, torque and mileage by measurable amounts, the worst lost something like 11HP 2 MPG and was described as looking "like it would break apart and get sucked into the intake"
The losses were due to the gizmo actually restricting air flow.
"Jeepster" wrote
The Tornado 260 was used in Jeep trucks from about 63 to 65, but not in Jeepsters. You don't need one
If they did, they would be as common on vehicles as tyres.
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