How does the tornado fuel saver work?

Answer by  hypertech (690)

Think about it. If a car company could make their vehicle save gas while producing more power just by installing a cheap piece of metal, they would in a heart beat. The tornado fuel saver is a scam with clever marketing techniques.

Answer by  Anonymous

It is designed to create a gain in vehicle mileage efficiency by lightening the load in the vehicle... by reducing the amount of money you have! Popular Machines and Consumer Reports *both* found ZERO results in using it. It's simply a tax on stupid people... Save your money.

Answer by  justanothersillygirl (44)

It helps you control your gas pedal so that you don't put too much gas for too long, but there is no actual proof that it really works!

Answer by  soccer593 (476)

A test run by Popular Machines Magazine showed that there was no fuel savings. It is supposed to make the air between the air cleaner and the intake manifold spin like a tornado and therefore burn fuel more efficiently. Consumer reports also show that there is no difference to helping save gas.

Answer by  Amber40 (24961)

It is a actually a metal insert that is placed in the intake system of an engine. It's purpose is to create a vortex or "swirl" in the air helping to aid in fuel mixing supposedly increasing engine efficiency. However I imagine gains would be minimal in an injected engine.

Answer by  bigdaddy (150)

the tornado fuel saver uses its spiral design to create a vortex inside your air box. This in turn will cause a vacuum on the intake side of your engine. Causing air to be forced in instead of sucked in.

Answer by  Amber40 (24961)

That is a metal insert placed in the intake of a vehicle designed to create a swirl effect in the intake charge to "enhance" the fuel mixing in the cylinders.

Answer by  Allstar (2071)

Anything I've heard called the "Tornado Fuel Saver" is an aluminum ring with angled slats inside, kind of like an inside-out turbine. it's affixed above the carb or throttle body and supposedly modifies airflow in the intake Problem is it's bunk, it doesn't work, in fact it hurts fuel economy.