www.turbonator.com, WTF? Options

[dagdal1967]

I have seen this in the back of almost every car magazine that I peruse at the news stand.

Is this just some guy taking advantage of mechanically challenged idiots (like me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) ) or does this actually have some basis in technical fact?

Doug

[Katmanken]

Mine works really great!

Only problem is, it actually creates more energy than the car can use and we keep having to siphon gas from the tank.

Other than that, it's a keeper. And, add the super duper never wax super slick car coating, and you get even better mileage and have more fun siphoning gas.

Ken

[banger]

Some things about it are correct though. Increased turbulence in the cylinder does contribute to more power and better mileage. But adding that in after the air cleaner will not do much good. Just consider the air path, the air then has to go through the throttle plate, then make a 90 degree turn to go n the plenum, then make 90 degree turnns to go into the runners, then another 90 to the heads, then another 90 into the cylinders. If you could keep the "vortex" through all those 90's then maybe it would work. If you were to have something like thatat the end of the intake runners or in the head, maybe you would see some benefit. There have also been people who have cut spirals into the back of the intake valves, to create a swirl of air.