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#30 of 332 I agree with kinley by eharri3 Dec 29, 2001 (5:41 am)
Probably, driving like there's a raw egg between your foot and the pedal would provide most of the increase in fuel economy which would then be attributed to those mods. Try driving like the egg is there first before you spend seveal hundred bucks and you'll probably be suprised at how much of an improvement you see.
#31 of 332 Jacobs Ignition by 8u6hfd Dec 31, 2001 (4:40 am)
I'm no Electrical Engineer (I'm a Mechanical instead), but when I talked to them a while back, (in reference to my car, 88 Camry V6), basically a good portion of spark energy is wasted below 3000 rpm (something with the circuits). The systems makes sure the full spark energy is consistent throughout the whole rev range. In addition, there is a control function, for two modes: economy and power, it is determined automatically. Also, each cylinder has it's own output to the "box", so using a sample, it measures against the determined values of spark energy & compensates for each individual cylinders.   Talk to them (I found them informative and accurate, since by car's powerband does start at 3000 rpm.)
#32 of 332 Tornado gas saving device "LOL" by cjwal Jan 17, 2002 (8:38 am)
made the mistake, no improvement, not even getting rated mpg for 4 cyl, 2.7L, tacoma dbl cab. figured no big deal 30 day warranty, hard to test and return in that period. waited too long, wasted my money. Going to take it out and throw away.
#33 of 332 A list of dirt cheap accessories to noticably improve mileage by eharri3 Jan 22, 2002 (9:47 am)
1) Ankle regulator: special computer surgically implanted in right ankle that sends messages to right foot to carefully regulate use of the gas pedal.   2) For manual transmission cars: Wrist regulator;another specially designed computer to be implanted in the right wrist that sends special signals to your hand to tell it to shift earlier and avoid frequent downshifts on highways.   3) Check book regulator: Yet ANOTHER specially designed micro computer that is automatically activated whenever you open your checkbook at a car dealership and tells you to buy a more fuel efficient car.   4) Feet: They normally come in pairs, and can save on fuel costs by allowing the user to walk when one's destination is not far away and it's nice out.   5) Cruise control: Can be used to set speed at 60-65 mph, where fuel economy is optimal for most vehicles, rather than at the fuel sapping speeds of 75mph or greater that many who are on the lookout for mileage-improving accessories usually drive at.   6)Backseat driving spouse, whose nagging instinct is automatically triggered by an electrical impulse whenever speeds exceed legal limits or sudden bouts of rampant accelaration occur.
#34 of 332 re: dirt cheap accessories ... by tidester HOST Jan 22, 2002 (9:52 am)
eham, Those are great accessories! You can find parts numbers and prices at http://www.WeAreTheBorg/YouWillBeAssimilated.com tidester Host SUVs
#36 of 332 Tornado device by autobell Feb 09, 2002 (10:59 pm)
I was as skeptical as anyone when I first saw the device, actually laughed at the student in class because it couldn't possibly work as claimed. Well to my surprise after installation some results were worth investigating. Started testing on our Clayton chassis dyno and recorded positive results in almost every vehicle we tested. Remember I am a racer and don't really worry about MPG. Saw some interesting HP gains on the dyno and lost them when we removed the device, remember this is all done in a 10 to 15 minute test period. Please don't bad mouth this device until you have actually tested it in your vehicle, don't forget to disconnect your battery to erase ECM memory so it can relearn the fuel trim curve faster.
#37 of 332 re: Tornado device by dielectric7bb Feb 10, 2002 (10:12 am)
Seeing HP gains on a chassis dyno still doesn't mean it works in the real world.   1) Which vehicles did you test? 2) Were they stock vehicles, since you're a 'racer'? 3) Were the tests all conducted under the same conditions or was the humidity/pressure/temperature of the air varying from test to test? 4) Were all of the engines and drive trains warmed up to the same operating temperatures each time? 5) Were the vehicles you tested fuel injected or carbureted? 6)What is an 'interesting HP' gain?   The only reasons the tornado would work is if the engine has a very poorly designed intake system. There is no reason to 'swirl' air any more than what the intake runners are doing in most cases. Go sell snake-oil in another forum please!
#38 of 332 tornado by vwracer Feb 11, 2002 (2:50 pm)
IF they really worked the factorys would install them on all new cars. The factorys will stop at nothing to increase fuel enonomy 1 or 2 MPG.
#39 of 332 Stopping at nothing by scotian Feb 13, 2002 (10:31 pm)
Why then do they sacrifice the gains of an unrestricted air intake system for the reduced engine noise (while accelerating) that the stock airbox, etc., provide, with all their baffles, chambers, and twisty-curvy air paths?

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