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Old 03-19-2005, 10:47 PM
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I just finished visiting www.turbonator.com. Does anyone have any experience with these or know someone who uses one? Seems to good to be true to me...............djs
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Old 03-19-2005, 10:57 PM
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Works great. I also have a big bridge in the Nevad dessert that I'd like to sell ya dirt cheap !!
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Old 03-20-2005, 12:59 AM
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Give me your money instead so i can use it for somethign worthwhile on my car.
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Old 03-20-2005, 01:04 AM
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junk it, garbage
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Old 03-20-2005, 01:40 AM
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it is the 2nd generation 'tornado'... lol... which didnt work either...

seriously, i know a chebby guy that fell for that, and swore it was doing so much... last i heard (after gas hit $2 a gallon 2 weeks ago) he was looking at buying a geo metro... lol.

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OK, if something this cheap and simple could increase MPG and HP, don't you think that the auto manufacturers would be using it?
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Old 03-20-2005, 05:13 PM
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Ehostler said exactly what came to my mind after I finished looking at there website. If it works so well, why don't all vehicles come with it from the factory?!!!!..............djs
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Old 03-20-2005, 05:58 PM
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I guess no one here has ever heard of the "THE SPARK ENTENCIFIER" at your local county or state fair....adds hp & mpg.....goes in the coil hole on your dist......I bought one just to see what was...put it on the car...about 3 days later the coil died and had to R&R it ...some how I dropped it.....it got broke...on the inside of it was about a 3/4" air gap .....no other electrical parts in it at all..... so not only was it junk ...it burned up my high dollar coil

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Old 03-20-2005, 07:00 PM
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Sounds great to me, I have submitted my order for 16 units. Will get back with you on the proven quality, extended engine life, improed gas mileage and low end torque. Would have bought just one but was afraid they would runout of them and I would miss this deal of a life time, sorry for you skepital people who pass up on all of the better deals.
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I guess no one here has ever heard of the "THE SPARK ENTENCIFIER" at your local county or state fair....adds hp & mpg.....goes in the coil hole on your dist......I bought one just to see what was...put it on the car...about 3 days later the coil died and had to R&R it ...some how I dropped it.....it got broke...on the inside of it was about a 3/4" air gap .....no other electrical parts in it at all..... so not only was it junk ...it burned up my high dollar coil

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I remember those from the '70's. Someone gave one to my dad. It was yellow with ribs on it. I think it burned up a set of points in no time on Demon.
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if i bought and installed everything that i have seen that is supposed to improve performance and gas mileage, my 4700 pound truck would weigh 6000 pounds BUT it would make like 1500 hp and save so much gas that i would HAVE to sell it back to the oil companies!!!

magnets, turbonators, tornados, spark enhancers, water injection (although there may be something to this one, but it isnt likely economy)... i cant begin to remember them all! oh... and those new bolt-on 600 cfm motor driven superchargers... cant forget those! just an electric motor and squirrel cage blower. it might make your heater work better, though... lol.
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I still like the HUGE capacitor driven generator you attach to your crankshaft that gives you instant 1500 ft.lbs of torque or something like that, check out the Hybrid BMW that has one on it. No myth but very techy.
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Old 03-21-2005, 08:52 AM
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Thanks for all the input and advice everyone. After carefully analyzing all the technical info from your replys, I have decided to buy 3. One will go in the air inlet as suggested, the other 2 will go in the tailpipes to help extract the exhaust from the engine! According to my calculations, fuel mileage will improve 122% and the horsepower should be right around 2.3 kazzillion!!!!! I'll let you know how the 1/4 performance improves; I figure low 3's@ 400 mph!..............djs
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if i bought and installed everything that i have seen that is supposed to improve performance and gas mileage, my 4700 pound truck would weigh 6000 pounds BUT it would make like 1500 hp and save so much gas that i would HAVE to sell it back to the oil companies!!!

magnets, turbonators, tornados, spark enhancers, water injection (although there may be something to this one, but it isnt likely economy)... i cant begin to remember them all! oh... and those new bolt-on 600 cfm motor driven superchargers... cant forget those! just an electric motor and squirrel cage blower. it might make your heater work better, though... lol.


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I'm in the process of developing another version of it!

Has all the same incedible effects but now it will add more FLAVA!

This one will have a clear housing so you can see the ultra atomizing propeller, and a strobe light hooked to it so at night when you are showing off your oversized wing and under chassis lights...you'll have another flashy-thing to wow the others.

Of course, this will have an optional plumbing kit, so you can cut a hole in your hood and mount it above your hood line to cool your intake charge...that's AT LEAST 50 HP alone!

And don't forget to drain your oil and run yor motor to show how well your oil additive works!
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Old 03-21-2005, 04:56 PM
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I'll let you know how the 1/4 performance improves; I figure low 3's@ 400 mph!..............djs
On street tire right?
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Old 03-21-2005, 06:09 PM
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Jasontilt as soon as these are inproduction, I'll buy 1/2 a dozen. Sign me up!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ........djs
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Old 03-21-2005, 06:25 PM
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It's really a shame that things like this are able to be sold to the unknowledgeable public who worked just as hard as anyone else for their money, only to be swindled by "good marketing teqniques".
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$60 for a cheap-o spot welded pieces of sheet metal....

Someone me

Those will only hurt the airflow into your engine.

Don't ask me how products like that can even be legal and not get some kind of class action lawsuit.
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I have one and love it!

I installed on on my wifes 4 cylinder mustang and it's faster! The 25.94 second quarter mile time was drastically dropped to 25.93 seconds. Then again once I installed it I quit buying 86 octane brand X gas mixed 50/50 with water, and went with regular old sunoco 87. You think that might have something to do with it? OK, I'll put the crack pipe away now.
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Old 03-21-2005, 09:35 PM
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Hey I bet that thing works great.. like a tornado on your engine. I bet its made by the same good people who bless us with those "ADD 3 inches in 6 weeks"...to your....( you know what I am talking about) pills.
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