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Offline 90Stomper

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fact or fiction
« on: January 31, 2005, 01:41:43 PM »
so i am looking through my JC Whiteney cat. tonight for fender flares and .....

i see that they sell those 'tornado' things.  do they work?  looks like they might swirl the air and retard its flow at the same time.

and, those magnetic fuel line things that improve mpg.  they sound like those xray glasses they used to sell in the backs of comics.

just wondering.  maybe one for myth busters... :D
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Re: fact or fiction
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2005, 01:43:55 PM »
I have one of those tornado thingies,
I think it's called a Turbocharger, and
it seems to work  ;D
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« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2005, 02:04:02 PM »
With carbed and throttle body vehicles yes it does work do to the atomization. A multi port engine you won't notice much if any results.
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Re: fact or fiction
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2005, 12:06:30 AM »
Every independent test I have seen of these products had startling results!  The products do NOTHING.  That's right, they do nothing other than help relieve that overpressure condition in your wallet.

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« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2005, 12:48:17 AM »
i had one in my 16 val. tracker it didn't do anything i threw it away less is more.
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« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2005, 06:06:05 AM »
YA but look at the gas ya saved by putting it in and taking it out when you wernt driving your rig.  ;D
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« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2005, 06:09:07 AM »
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Every independent test I have seen of these products had startling results!  The products do NOTHING.  That's right, they do nothing other than help relieve that overpressure condition in your wallet.


;D Hey, I did not know you were a rockstar too  ;D Damnit, I cut my hair off a few years to early.

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« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2005, 09:07:12 AM »
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;D Hey, I did not know you were a rockstar too  ;D


Yeah, ever since I played in Uriah Heep...   8)
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Re: fact or fiction
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2005, 10:33:24 AM »
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The products do NOTHING.  That's right, they do nothing other than help relieve that overpressure condition in your wallet.
 exactly what i thought!! thanks.

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Yeah, ever since I played in Uriah Heep...

oooooo ZP you just dated your self there!! ;D

i saw them in concert, opened for Def Lepard.  just dated myself too :o
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Re: fact or fiction
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2005, 01:31:02 PM »
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« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2005, 04:14:04 PM »
No, it's worse, costs more than the other junk
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« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2005, 09:39:39 PM »
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Yeah, ever since I played in Uriah Heep...   8)


Your Bull Shitting, Right? :-/ Oh yea, what was this thread about, fact ot fiction. Have you ever heard of the old saying "IF it sounds to god to be true, ....." or " you get what you pay for" ::) If they realy worked that good and were that inexpensive, why woud they not be on carb. motors from the factory :-/

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Re: fact or fiction
« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2005, 10:54:47 PM »
I forget where it is but somewhere there is a US government? website somewhere that has a massive list of this sort of thing. They are some sort of consumer affairs department and are always taking companies to court to prevent them making this sort of claim.
I will do a search for Slick 50, that should bring it up (you can also use Splitfire plug, Gas magnet, pretty much any of these devices).

Edit: Here we go:

http://www.ftc.gov
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Re: fact or fiction
« Reply #13 on: February 02, 2005, 01:02:00 AM »
Sure I played Uriah Heep.  On my turntable.   Loud.  Now I spin the CD instead.  Seriously, one of the best concerts I have been to recently, was AC/DC at the Pepsi Center on 4/11/2001.  Damned youngsters were complaining about it being too loud.  What were they thinking?
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« Reply #14 on: February 02, 2005, 06:16:20 AM »
They'd obviously never been to an indoor Who concert. What amateurs!!   ;D
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