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Old 10-04-2002, 05:51 AM
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I've seen the info-mercials on this Tornado fuel saver product and was wondering if anyone out there had any realworld experience with it. The sales pitch sound reasonable but I instictively don't trust info-mercials. Is this Snakeoil or not?
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Old 10-04-2002, 01:08 PM
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It seems like junk science to me... Just because you can spin a 'spinner' with flat blades, does not mean that your 'air flow' is better...

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Old 10-04-2002, 01:34 PM
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Don't you think that if any auto manufacturer could increase horsepower as much as these bozos claim, they would do it themselves for their cost (maybe $10:00) of an item like this?
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Old 10-04-2002, 06:00 PM
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Yeah it seemed like snakeoil to me. My thought was if this is such a simple cheap fuel saving product, why aren't the manufactures incorperating something like this in the fuel system? But deep down, the sucker in me wanted to believe. I'm usually the guy going out and finding the most fuel effecient car I can drive. The MINI gets okay mileage, but I come from cars that get better. So I was hoping for a product that wouldn't effect performance and would improve gas mileage. Some day I hope I find something. I'll keep looking.
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Old 10-07-2002, 04:46 PM
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snake oil. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
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