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Tornado in the air intake?

Old Feb 13, 2005 | 06:50 PM
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***t. You want to have the air go strait in the throttle body. Not whirle around. That kills performance especially in you're case cause you're supercharged.
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 07:14 PM
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you wnat to get the air to be as Laminar as possible, not turbuent
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 07:45 PM
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Wouldn't it be sweet to see an engine blow up? Or a whole car.
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by beckstyle
Wouldn't it be sweet to see an engine blow up? Or a whole car.
only if its not a bonne
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 08:31 PM
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I've blown a few engines, and blew up one car.....not really that cool...It is but it'* a lot of work and effort for a nice 30 sec BOOM!
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 08:44 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
in my opinion anybody who buys one of these and doesnt do enough research on the subject to understand they are buying a useless piece of metal deserves to have this happen to them...
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 08:59 PM
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Well, before you buy the amazing product know as the tornado which spins air into your intake mandifold 40 times faster than stock! I would like to interest you in some magic beans, you see these beans are unlike any other, they give you the ability to not only fly, but see through vault banks and make you up to 20% faster than stock! Also I have a ary of NOS stickers, only leagal in 3 states but they give you up to 15 hp gain!
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 09:13 PM
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Ok, i am embarrased to say this but I know first hand that they don't work. :?
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 10:51 PM
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i think its better off for u to just put a short ram intake on the car...it might cost a bit more but it is a million times better!!!!
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 01:06 AM
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I say buy it and tell us how it works. Maybe it DOES work. I heard it works on some cars but not cars that suck air into all kinds of twists and turns. I bet it would do ok on a Lambo or something where the intake is straight through rather than twisty and turny.
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