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Tornado in the air intake?

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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 02:57 PM
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Default Tornado in the air intake?

i have been tihnking about buying a tornado, i know that they do work, the question is, how well do they work on the bonnies? i dont wanna go waste $ ons omething if there wont be an effect, so does anyone else here already have one?
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 02:58 PM
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i have heard they dont work and are a waste of money.
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 03:00 PM
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i heard the same thing unless its in a 4.3 it works for some reason
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 03:02 PM
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Read the 'myth' sticky in performance.
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 03:21 PM
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You know, I've heard of a Tornado (or knockoff) breaking up in some poor soul'* 1.6L Suzuki - yum, fragments of metal being introduced into the combustion chamber.

May that engine rest in pieces
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by repinS
You know, I've heard of a Tornado (or knockoff) breaking up in some poor soul'* 1.6L Suzuki - yum, fragments of metal being introduced into the combustion chamber.

May that engine rest in pieces
aint that the truth
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 03:30 PM
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Waste of money, don't you dare spend your money on that.
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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they do work... if by saying 'work' you mean make a constant annoying whine, then yup, it works
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 04:30 PM
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It would be sweet to blow one of those up. Explosions are cool.
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by beckstyle
It would be sweet to blow one of those up. Explosions are cool.
WOOT! They're POS'* and only really work in a carbed set up.
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