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  1. 03-16-2003, 05:30 PM #1
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    Question Turbonator/Tornado???

    ok i was goin through one of my old magazines and i saw a commercial of a thing called turbonator....and then the other day on tv they had the same thing but it was callled tornado...ok this is probably the newbiest question ever but, has anyone looked into that...it promises hp gains..but i dont trust that commercial...has anyone used it yet.....??????


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  2. 03-16-2003, 05:56 PM #2
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    Re: Turbonator/Tornado???

    Originally posted by od2681
    ok i was goin through one of my old magazines and i saw a commercial of a thing called turbonator....and then the other day on tv they had the same thing but it was callled tornado...ok this is probably the newbiest question ever but, has anyone looked into that...it promises hp gains..but i dont trust that commercial...has anyone used it yet.....??????
    It's in the FAQ section. Pretty much sums it up.

    https://www.3geez.com/showthread.php?...hlight=tornado

    And here's what comes up when you run a search

    https://www.3geez.com/search.php?s=&a...der=descending
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  3. 03-16-2003, 07:27 PM #3
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    its a worthless waste of money.
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  4. 03-16-2003, 07:59 PM #4
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    Don't buy that air restrictor.
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  5. 03-17-2003, 08:16 AM #5
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    They suck. All they do is decrease horsepower
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    it's about as helpful as a nos sticker when it comes to horsepower. it just restricts flow of air.

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  7. 03-17-2003, 10:20 AM #7
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    Its as good as taking out your hole intake and slaping a NOS sticker DEAD in the center of your throttle body!
    I think the tornado will do more restricion than the sticker
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  8. 03-18-2003, 04:19 PM #8
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    yea this is just a scam... bad move to try lol
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