Gas Saving Device on Fox News unit - Ford Explorer! Does it

[PACKyourSHITfolks420]

This couldn't possibly work. The air would stop spinning after the throttle plate. And there is more than one cylinder, how would the air split to each cylinder and keep spinning?

[mechcruisecontrol]

This one really works and has been tested in an independent accredited laboratory

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[maco10810]

I have a similar device that bolts onto the accelerator in the cab, it was originally designed as a mechanical cruise control - to cut a long story short - I had it on a dyno at the Mercedes Benz laboratory and it used 20.18% less fuel

Contact me if you want one I got 12L/100 km out of a race tuned 6.7L or 400 cube Chevy V8 @140kph and 18km/L or 5.5 L per hundred out of a 1100cc Fiat @140kph set it the speed limit and you will never get another speeding fine again and score 150km/tank

[Solitear666]

wonder how many people fell for this scam...

[TENNSUMITSUMA]

@Solitear666

by what the news said, it does work. but 1/2 mile increase isnt that impressive

[MrOllyK]

For some engines these things might work, but in reality:

1. You CAN'T install them after the throttle body which is part of the manifold..

2. Diverting anything - even airflow - means diverting and reducing energy. You're slowing down (and NOT compressing either) the intake air.

3. If somehow the air vortex DID make it past the throttle plate, then with carbies your fuel would be spun out of the airstream onto the plenum walls.. like many air filter boxes use to remove dust particles..!

[MAVERICKHAWKM55]

Okay by thinking smart here. The Tornado/Turbonator, in some cars intake hoses are little to big-so the device will spin weirdly and might restrict the flow. some people are morons by putting the device the wrong direction. Also should you really put the thing between the mass meter sensor and the filter and not the mass meter and the throtte body. the mass meter sensor reads the air/fuel ratios-I told you about the cold air intake-I intalled the device before the mass air sensor.

[kelltiozim]

If the test ran for a whole week, and 10% or better mileage improvement was seen, and the device cost under $20 then great, but for $50.00 REDICULOUS, make your own vortex device. You have to consider the payback time which looks like it would average probably 2 or 3 YEARS!

[MAVERICKHAWKM55]

If you looked at the darn part, you see that engraved words saying what direction to install it. I have a cold air intake in my mustang and I can hear a sort of loud sound-"whooshpisss"-when few cars around or reverb areas. YOU GUYS ARE MORONS-depends on your'e driving habits-I notice if I sped alot it really eats gas, however If drive normal by conditions of driving-I noticed by 3.8miles to work (when I worked at kroger) and back 2x and sometimes 2.5x and my gas meter barely moved.

[GaiaOnline777]

They installed it improperly. It goes after the throttle body/carb not inside the intake before the air filter. Idiots.

[Rofocowboy84]

It was in the duct, which is after the filter. And how the hell can you put it AFTER the throttle body?!

[GaiaOnline777]

If you put it before the TB you defeat the vortex effect because the air induction is controlled by a butterfly. Something spinning hits that and it will not be in a vortex anymore.

[Rofocowboy84]

In order to put it after the throttle body, you have to take that whole assembly apart, which isn't exactly an "easily installation" like they say for most people. They're not meant to be put inside it, trust me. I don't even know if they would fit in there. And the vortex would be fine at full throttle, lol...

[Rofocowboy84]

That's why IMHO throttle body spacers are muuuuch better, because they're mounted between the butterfly and upper plenum.

[PhuqueU]

This is main stream media, and it is Fox, they could not say it didn't work or they would be exposed, so instead they claimed so tiny an improvement, as to make it sound hardly worth it. When in fact most people have noticed (at least) a 10% improved gas mileage. Meaning if everyone had one, the oil company's rip off profits alone, would take a kick in the testies.

[CrisDgo87]

Does work...installed on a 04 dodge ram 1500 with a Hemi. Used to get like 15/16 mpg before..now its 19/20. I do Recommend it.

[gutrliqr]

DUDE

[hitokiri808]

too many variables could make that change in fuel consumption. Just tailgating a big truck can save tons of gas due to aerodynamics. Air temperature, changes in acceleration, ac, even power consumption from headlights or stereo.

But an interesting test non the less. Raises some doubt in my tornado hating spree. The concept of it creating a better fuel/air mixture makes since.

[RealHimura]

Tailgaiting a truck helps a lot indeed, specially when you ride a minuscule car as I do...

[1966caprice]

cool it does work im getting this one of these for my pontiac

[er87]

Cool!