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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 07:36 AM
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Has anyone ever seen this infomercial b4 ? Does anyone actually have this contraption ? If so does it work ? What do you think of it ? Believe what they claim or no ?? 5-20 hp gain... 20+ mpg ?? I have my doubts. Lemme know what you guys think
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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 07:57 AM
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looks like the fakest thing ive seen in a while. they should tell you before they advertise it to make sure you have your boots on and a shovel cause its about to get deap.
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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 07:59 AM
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5-20 hp gain and 20+mpg...................... If it is the little contraption that goes in the intake tube then I know that those are not accurate figures. Might get results like that on another vehicle but probably not on Hondas or Acuras.
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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 08:01 AM
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suck if it broke off and got sucked up in the engine. haha....
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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 08:04 AM
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hah true
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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 10:01 AM
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One of the worst rip-offs (or best???) in recent automotive history. Right up there with Slick-50...
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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 10:06 AM
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... 20+ mpg ?? I have my doubts. Lemme know what you guys think
HONDUH's alreay get 20+ mpg... so yeah that thing works like a champ -=Z

haha but ill pass on that electric supercharger..
ricer: "does the electric supercharger void my ALLMOTOR car"
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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 11:01 AM
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no i meant it gives you 20+ more mpg
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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 11:06 AM
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we were talking about this last night. and were wondering on our boosted cars, i think that flimsy looking thing would get pressurized enough to get sucked up in our intake manifold. then wed get 0 miles per gallon
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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 11:15 AM
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we were talking about this last night. and were wondering on our boosted cars, i think that flimsy looking thing would get pressurized enough to get sucked up in our intake manifold. then wed get 0 miles per gallon
haha, nice
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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 12:09 PM
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We should all give them a call, just to mess with them.. Maybe ask them questions, just to prove them wrong. Hahahah. Maybe play a joke like the jerky bro.
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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 01:32 PM
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its a rip off product... do not waste your money on it!!
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Old Jan 4, 2002 | 10:33 AM
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Oh i dont plan to heh
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Old Jan 4, 2002 | 12:53 PM
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haha

just @ the topic
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Old Jan 4, 2002 | 01:25 PM
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The tornado is just about as useful as that carbon fiber panty catcher that DragII sells. Although, I must admit, panty catchers do come in handy.
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Old Jan 6, 2002 | 09:16 AM
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It looks cool, but it is worthless
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Old Jan 6, 2002 | 10:08 AM
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from what I understand, it goes in nice and neat, and then will fall sideways all of the time, and give you worse gas milage than what you had before.
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Old Jan 6, 2002 | 10:22 AM
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I talked to a guy from the shop in my town, total scam, if anything it will decrease the flow of air to your engine.
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Old Jan 6, 2002 | 10:33 AM
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i saw how they funnel d the water into the bottle..but air in the throddle body is more efficient if its flowing in , in a straight line..i must say that a carbon fibre panty catcher might be a better buy
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Old Jan 6, 2002 | 11:04 AM
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suck if it broke off and got sucked up in the engine. haha....
I actaully read of that happening to some magazine that tested the tornado thing on their car, a peice of it broke off and got stuck in the intake manifold.
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