Has anyone heard of the Tornado Air Management System. I have seen advertisments for it and I was wondering if it is worth the money. No one I have asked seems to know much about it or if it worth the money. I've also noticed that many of the members here have not mentioned it or does not have it... So could you please tell me if it worth the money?

 

are you talking about the thing you put behind the air filter that is supposed to make the air swirl around and give you more power?If so, there is a reason no talks about it or has one.Waste of money. no seat of pants gain in power-gas mileage gain minimal. Our v-6 doesn't respond well to this particular product. The only place a tornado belongs is in the midwest-not under the hood of a truck. A k&n air filter or the jet performance products air filter is a much better investment.If you really want to go for the gold get the airraid kit,a superchip and a cat back exhaust system.

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do yourself a favor and save the money you'd spend on the tornado air for something else...know several that bought one and considered it myself until i had people offer me theirs for free....Rich

 

My impression is that the swirl theory is valid (as our engines prove) but it's usually impossible to get the Tornado close enough to the valves to do the job. Not to mention the intake runners being in the way.

If you look at our engines, we have 6 runners on each intake manifold. Each cylinder has 2 runners which appear to be desinged to create a swirl right before the intake valves. This suggests that the theory of swirling the air to create a more consistent mixture in the cylinders is valid... you've just got to design the engine to do it right.


Mike

 

Thanks Guys,

You saved me a lot of time and money, do you have any other suggestions on how to get more power out of the V-6 or any little add on tips? Thanks David

 

I just wanted to drop a quick note to compliment "mikesteg" on his post, as he is right on the money, and very nicely described the theory in his post.

The whole idea is to create a better mixture of fuel/air, to better atomize the fuel for better dispersion, thus giving a more thorough burn of the mixture once it's in the combustion chamber. The theory is sound, but those Tornado devices are a joke.

Nice post, Mike!

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[This message has been edited by Superchips_Distributor (edited 08-03-2000).]

 

some of the older dodge 318 v-8s do respond a little better. so it it just depends on the motor design.

 

This is how the runner system works. It's kind of like the system on the Taurus SHO. You have 6 long runners( the ones that go from one side to the opposite side) working up to about 1500-2000 rpm. After that an actuator opens the shorter runners( the ones that go directly down into the cyclinder from the same side) along with the longer runners to feed more air into the engine. This system works great for HP but Ford noticed that they could get more torque/HP if they did it differently on the 5.4. I have the 4.6 and had the 4.2. Both have the same style intake system. The 5.4 did but has been changed.

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