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Anyone ever used one of those Tornado Fuel Saver things?
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You have got to be kidding? Those things restrict air flow and drop milage. In a carburated car they may mix the fuel a bit better but not in our fuel injected trucks. Stay far away from these things, no matter how slick the advertising is.
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"Mark" Forum Manager Former Hemi truck owner  |
Yup... don't bother. The "Tornado", "Fuel Saver", and others like them are just marketing hype.
Just for kicks, I bought one when I had my '03 Ram... went through two tanks of gas, and kept the driving habits the same. Actually lost 1 mpg on average. Returned the thing and got my $68 back  ______________________________________________________________________________ HTC.com web site HTC.com store HTC.com calendar HTC.com National map 2003 Hemi Ram - Supercharged. 520 HP, 14 mpg... traded in for a 2006 SRT8 Grand Cherokee - bone stock. 420 HP, 16 mpg... traded in for a 2007 BMW 335i - twin turbo. 325 HP, 33 mpg              |
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07 1500 mega cab slt 4x4 without mds. Two tone flame red over Metalic silver with Black&silver MB gunner 8 wheels with 285 55 20 Michelin ltx A/T 2 tires. Under cover bed top,Rhino-liner, Ungo box allarm, SAT tracking with engine kill at the push of a button from any phone or computor, & more to come. |
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They make money, you lose money. Its a joke, don't bother.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts".     |
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This Tornado thing will not save enough gas for you to notice...don't waste your money....just drive normal and let all these small vehicles blow us by as they laugh at us....I have no problem with that since I know I can beat them to the next gas station.....
 BlackDragonHemi '07 Dodge RAM 1500 5.7L Hemi MDS 4x4 QC Big Horn Edition |
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 Son put one on his jeep $60.00. Gas mileage with k&n filter the same as with the tornado and K&n. 06 1500 mega cab, 4x2 Brilliant black with bright silver lower, Trailer tow package, 4.10 anti-spin, Dodge under rail bed liner, Dodge Fiber glass bed cover, Putco chrome door and tail gate handle covers, Putco chrome mirrors covers and Dodge chrome grill, Dodge chromed alm step bars, Bed extender, Remote start Alarm, G.P.S., Ride-right rear bags, Line of fire L.E.D. tail light bar, Dodge front and rear mud flaps, Dolphin wireless sonar step, VR3 wireless color back-up camera, Bully tail light covers, Bully led 3 rd brake light. Mopar CAI, Magnaflow SS and a Lead sled 16.9@82    |
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"Dave" VP Kentucky Chapter Truck of the Month April 2006  |
If the tornado really did help increase gas mileage you can bet the manufacturers would install them at the factory.
2005 RCSB 1500 SLT 5.7 Hemi Ram - 4 inch ram air from fog light hole - Amsoil drop-in filter - AirAid MIT - Taylor shorty wires Flowmaster 50HD SI/SO 3” - General Grabber UHP 295/50 20 tires - Superchips Flashpaq 3815 - Race weight 4795 lbs Best 1/8 mile 9.28 @ Bowling Green - Best 1/4 mile 14.51 @ Bowling Green        |
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 tornado = bullsh*tThis is my Hemi, there's many like it but this one is mine.   |
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X10 i agree the tornado is crap a buddy of mine put one on his tacoma and lost gas mil.
05 Ram QC(The Beast) K&N FIPK Air Ram Power Wire Motovation Spacer Taylor Shorties w/NGKs Hypertech(sold) Pacesetter Mids w/ Pypes Cats 2.5' True Duals with X Two cherry Bomb Xtremes dumped Power Slots all around best 1/4:14.9 @90.58mph |
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Off-Road Suspension Consultant  |
A buddy of mine claimed to have gained mpg with one mounted after the throttle body on his Pontiac Grand Am, but I agree with everyone else here that the Tornado is worthless on the HEMI (just like throttle body spacers).
'03 Black SLT QC SWB 4x4 Off-Road -- 35 x 12.50 Dick Cepek FCII's on 17 x 9 Centerline Dorsals -- AirAid Intake System w/ AMSOIL synthetic filter -- Comp 260 cam -- Manley springs, retainers, & pushrods -- JBA Cat-4ward mids -- Borla cat-back exhaust --Superchips -- Mark VIII e-fan w/ FK60 -- 8.2mm Taylors-- 180 deg t-stat -- AMSOIL -- Torsion bar lift (re-keyed) -- Bilstein 5125 shocks (BE5-6140-T5 front / BE5-6248-H5 rear) -- Hella Black Magics -- bunch of other stuff Coming soon: Rough Country X-Lift up front, Deaver progressive leaf springs in back, and longer Bilsteins all around. "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill HTC Titan killer  |
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TB spacers are pointless if you dont have TBI, so is the tornado, a big pile of crap and makes its money off of gullible consumers
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TB SPACER ON 4.7 GAVE MORE LOW END TORQUE AND 2MPG BETTER, SO DEPENDS ON THE INTAKE SETTUP AND TB SPACERS USED, LENGTH OF RUNNERS, VOLUMETRICS! THE TORNADO IS A JOKE IN MY BOOK,
05 QUAD CAB, ON 22'S, HELLWIG SWAY BAR, DJM DROP SHACKLES, SUPERCHIPS, AIRAID INTAKE TUBE, RAM AIR, K&N FILTER, 5306 PLUGS, SHORTY WIRES, 180 MOTORAD THERMOSTAT, THROTTLEBODY CLEANED UP, FLOWMASTER SUPER 40, ROYAL PURPLE 5W20, GRABBER GREEN ACCENTS, BILLET - AC KNOBS, DOOR LOCKS, PAINTED BEZZLE, SWITCHES, CUSTOM AMP RACK, WITH BD1000S AND PUNCH400.2 ROCKFORD FOSGATE AMPS, 2 P-3 FOSGATE SUBS, PIONEER SEPRATES MIDS AND HIGHS, FULL CUSTOM INSTALL, LOOKS AS GOOD AS IT DRIVES!  |
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i put one in for the hell of it....it was cheap on ebay...i recently threw it away...useless...i noticed more differnce when i switched to mobil 1 oil (cant get royal purple
 Hemi: (HEM -e) adj : Mopar V8, native to United States and Canada,carnivorous, eats primarily Mustangs, Camaros and enjoys snacking on an import to relax http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3059320 Goodies Include "Custom" ram air intake Dumped CherryBomb Vortex Muffler Kicker amp and sub Kenwood deck Factory Goodies 3.92 gears Factory Tow Package Trx4 Offroad Package |
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"Dave" |
They do make a nice paper weight
HTC Titan killer |
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