SubeeTed Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 Hi ALL! A buddy of mine just installed one of those Tornado things in his 1998 2.5 RS. He just has had his first tank of gas with it and is getting 28 MPG )stop & Go, not bad!). BUT! He also installed a K&N filter at the same time.......AND he never kept track of his gas milage previouse to these improvements. So thier's no way of telling if there's an improvement. OR, what caused the improvement! You can get one of these on Ebay, for about half the cost of the rest of the world ($40.00). I'de be interested to see if other people have ACTUALLY installed and used one of these on there 2.5 DOHC. I have a 1997 GT Wgn with the 2.5 DOHC. I'm always looking for more MPG's ! If I got 1 more MPG, it would take 7 weeks for the Tornado to pay for itself. I already have a K&N filter! SubeeTed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinsUBARU Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 The topic has been covered several times already. Here is one of the longer threads . Take care, Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubeeTed Posted June 11, 2005 Author Share Posted June 11, 2005 Hi KEVIN! I already did a search on "TORNADO"! I was hoping for a REAL WORLD use example! From what I was able to see of these posts....they were just oppinions! THX, SubeeTEd!!! The topic has been covered several times already. Here is one of the longer threads . Take care, Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commuter Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 Years ago, someone on the board actually bought one. No improvement, and it actually caused some idling problem (or something like that). Back in the days of carburators, this device to spin the air and help atomization probably did some good. With todays intakes and port fuel injection, it's a crock. About all it is is a restriction to the airflow. Commuter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerFahrer Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 That might be me that you're referring to Commuter. I took the plunge. First off, I never really got it installed right, because my intake hose doesn't allow for it. I never got it mounted where air would go straight through it, only at an angle. Second, I got hardly any gas mileage benefit from it and absolutely no power gains from it. I finally decided to take it out, and I noticed that my car seemed easier to start when I took it out, almost as if it were simply being an obstruction in the intake. Don't waste your money... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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