I found this on Dirt Road mag site. Ive always been skeptical about it.

http://www.dirtroad.com/tornado.htm

 

yeah, and ZMax works wonders on your engine. I dont buy into their claims

 

yep, i just look past them both..

 

Yeah, the claims are that the vortex air current will travel more freely. They use the example of where you swish a bottle and turn it upside down. The spiral flow in the bottle will allow it to empty the water VERY fast. However, the spiral flow here allows the water the maximum area to pass out the bottle while allowing the AIR a clear channel to freely move into the bottle. No glug, glug, glug, which is very slow.

The problem is that the tornado tries to make the same claims on this air ONLY system. The same principles do not apply. The system is not having to release pressure of another fluid. All air flow is going the same direction, in the engine.

The best I could see this doing is trying to create a laminar flow of air (allowing for faster movement). However, unless the laminar flow is maintained throughout the system, the gains will be minimal at best. It's like making your garden hose swirl the water for about 3 inches to get better volume of water out the end... YEAH RIGHT!!

 

Laminar flow is the farthest thing you would get by putting something like this in.

Laminar - smooth
Turbulent - self explanatory

But then sometimes I've been tempted in the past to buy one just to do a back-to-back dyno with/without and post the results for all to see and prove if it's worth anything or not. I get tired of hearing seat-of-the-pants testers. I dyno ALL my mods, that's the only way to tell the truth.

They are probably sponsored by Tornado so of COURSE they're going to have "good things" to say about it. Hell, I would too if they were sponsoring me, whether I personally liked the product or not.

- Brent

 

Whats better flowing then a ported MAF and a 52-58mm TB???

 

Put your skirt on and get some lube, cuz he were come!!!

 

They pulled like 20hp on a Lt1 Impala with just the tornado. It was on the TV infomercial, so it must be true.

 

an infomerical is a PAID advertisement which means they are paid to fool you! if you believe that you might as well go buy one.. let me know how much hp it ROBS.....

 

I think you missed the key element of my post ---->

 

hehe, I sent Tornado a lengthy email last night, CHALLENGING them to send me one of their products for my car (I didn't send money). I told them I would take it down to my favorite shop (Turbo Technology) and run it on the dyno back to back, averaging 2-3 pulls with and without the tornado installed. I said I would send them copies of my dyno sheets when finished, and post the results on all the message boards I'm registered on, good or bad.

.....waiting for a response from them.

- Brent

 

Tornado is garbage.

Zmax is rubbing alcohol.

 

lol, that's exactly what I quoted to them as the stereotypical comment on their product. I told them to put their money where their mouth is and send me one for testing.

- Brent

 

Heard a response yet????

 

I called one time when I was drunk harassing them about how can a recycled pepsi can do something for my car. the guy who invented it, doesnt even know much about it. WHAT A PIECE OF CRAP. this is a product I hate so much when I see the infomerical, I wanna BREAK THE TV!!!!