# The Tornado Air device

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tornado-air-device/331251>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 16, 2005, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tornado-air-device/331251 "2005-11-16T02:36:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tornado-air-device/331251/1 "2005-11-16T02:36:22Z")

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I just saw a commercial for [Tornado Air](http://www.tornadoair.com/).

It a fan-like device you put in the airbox of your vehicle. It’s supposed to improve the airflow and increase the performance of your engine.

What do you auto Dopers think?

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tornado-air-device/331251/2 "2005-11-16T03:44:26Z")

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Ask yourself this, with all the fuss over getting better gas milage, if this device worked wouldn’t it be installed on all cars at the factory?

Nope, it’s a complete an utter scam.

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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tornado-air-device/331251/3 "2005-11-16T03:50:47Z")

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Yep. Total BS. Consumer Reports did a thing on them last year.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tornado-air-device/331251/4 "2005-11-16T03:50:49Z")

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After I posted the Op, I found out that Popular Mechanics tested the device in their magazine last month.

> [@Popular Mechanics](#):
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> THE DYNO SAYS: Both devices reduced peak horsepower by more than 10 percent. The Intake Twister increased fuel consumption by about 20 percent; the TornadoFuelSaver provided no significant change.

What’s sad is that Sam Memolo (host of Two Guys Garage) is whoring this thing.

This incarnation of his show (previously Crank & Chrome and Shadetree Mechanic) is more product placement oriented. I don’t have a big problem with that, but they don’t do the useful stuff they used to (basically showing the average schmoe how to fix his car).