Will this thing work or is it full of turds...

Mike_W

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http://www.myauto.tv/tfs/

I guess I would just stick it in my intake tubes. It will make the air spin like a tornado. It says you will get more HP and gas as a result. Is this just a really good marketted product, or will it work?

Thanks guys smarter than me.
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I think if you did a search someone actually put that piece of junk on and dyno tested it. Nothing!!!!!!
 

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Can't open the link - but it sounds like you are talking about a Tornado or some passive air swirling device like it.

If it is not passive - as in it spins - it is a joke.

If it is passive - some swirl devices can help some cars IF the current air passing the airflow/MAP sensor is not ideal. This is often the case when a factory air box is removed and an open pod filter fitted - it completely changes the airflow direction and pattern and this can affect MAP sensor readings.

I had this problem on a turbo car - it ran too lean to safely run high boost. For a joke I fitted a siwrl unit before the throttle body because a tuner had them and said I should try it. It straightened the air and gave much better readings - which richened the mix up considerably and that enabled me to run another 4lb boost on same timing.

In other words - an air swirler can cometimes correct a problem - but it will not ADD 1hp to a well set up engine that is already getting correct MAP sensor readings.

I'd be surprised to see any gain in a stock car as the factory would want shooting if they allowed partial airflow to pass the MAP sensor and give false readings.
 

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