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Old 08-07-2004, 04:56 PM
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allright, so i was watching horsepower tv and that advertised this thing for import cars that goes in between your throttle body and the intake and it turns the incoming air for more horsepower. i'm not a noob, i'd just never seen anything mentioned about them. any support?
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it sounds like a throttle body spacer to me, but im not sure.
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does it look like a fan??? If so, ive seen that before but havent heard much about it.
Old 08-07-2004, 05:08 PM
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Default Re: i saw this thing on tv.. (cegleitz)

Ive heard of something very similiar,Iam also curious,anyone???!!
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just another thing to waste money on and get nothing out of.
If its a fan then its a total joke
If its a spacer/spiral then its pointless on our cars (a venuli plate @ the head would actually do something - spoon)
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Default Re: i saw this thing on tv.. (cegleitz)

Was it on tv yesterday or this morning? Because if it was then it's a spacer, I know I saw one on that show this weekend. It was made out of some fiber with 2 holes in it.
Old 08-07-2004, 06:21 PM
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throttle body spacer = not worth the stuff its made with

if it was one of those "Tornado" things, don't get it either, they make your intake worse.
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not a good thing
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pdiggitydogg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just another thing to waste money on and get nothing out of.
If its a fan then its a total joke
If its a spacer/spiral then its pointless on our cars (a venuli plate @ the head would actually do something - spoon)</TD></TR></TABLE> what he said
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Default Re: i saw this thing on tv.. (cegleitz)

If it's the Tornado Air, then it's useless. This thing has been around for years making these bogus claims. Sport Compact Car actually dyno tested one around 5 years ago and proved it was bogus.

They are still in business because that SCC article was missed by the next crop of "import tuners" who don't know any better.

Straight garbage
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I think its BS
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