If "Tornado Air" even understood the concept, at least *I* would not have hired the monkey on the infomercial. That guy's comments and the way he trys to explain the product is just TOOO funny ) Oh well, I don't work for them so what does it matter what I say? All i know is people spend countless hours trying to weld vanes into their intake ports on 'other' engines. Not to mention the total port reshaping on most platforms.

 

those things are for ricers. not us

 

why did this thread come back to life?

fine - say it works.. what the performance gain? 1/2 maybe 1 whole horsepower? my money is better spent on a aux port actuation system or something..

you should heed your own advice. just because one guy cries its the best thing in the word doesn't mean hes' ****** God.

 

Hmm bring back a dead thread... why don't you.

As posted countless times, the device that you are claiming is such a scientific break through, has been proven time and time again (with dyno and street/drag testing) to actually be hinderance to proper airflow on tuned intake runner vehicles. And while yes many basic carbed style intake systems do actually benifit from the device, it is useless in most tuned intake systems.

Again if you read the Swirl power article (written back in 85 BTW) you notice that the article is again refering to non-tuned intake runner systems, as found on the majority of pre '90s domestic vehicles. However the Mazda 13B engine has had tuned intake runners since 84, making the device useless on our vehicles.

Go ahead and use one if it makes you hard... it will make your car about as fast as it would if you added one of those LED tailpipes.

 

BURN!!

 

 

Ummm....perhaps my knowledge of thermodynamics has completely abandoned me, but last time I checked a venturi increased velocity at the cost of flow. How about I give you a homework assignment if you don't believe me. Obtain two 5 gallon plastic jugs from a watercooler. Cut the top and bottom off of one so it's a cylinder without a top or bottom. Cut the bottom off of the other so it looks like a funnel. Get 4 friends, you and 1 friend hold the jugs. Have the other two fill 2 identical 5 gallon buckets to the same level with water and dump it through the 2 jugs. Have the fourth friend hold a stopwatch. See which of the 2 jugs will let more water through in the same amount of time.

Valves? If you actually own an rx7 and don't work for tornado air you need to do some research yourself.

And what is this thing for? Is it supposed to promote flow or help atomize fuel?

 

The swirling air which would normally mix the fuel better has to pass by the throttle plates, and many bends in the intake. By the time it hits the engine there's no swirling. Maybe it could help a tiny, TINY, bit in other cars with a very straight intakes, but not the FC.
BobbyRX, you are WAYYYY to gullible, Next are you going to tell us about how using Z-MAX will give you 50hp?

 

that or:

YELLOW = FAST