corncob3000

I was searching around online for a quick and easy way to a a few horses to my XB. I came apon the "turbonator". Does anyone know anything about it?


http://www.turbonator.com/index.html?id=adWordsxB

hotbox05

ha ha . it doesnt do anything but slow down and restrict airflow.

Rocket

It is also sold as a Tornado on some site. It will help with fuel mileage, but does little in real life to help horsepower. We did test on on the dyno and it made a 1/4 lbs of boost. That is a quarter pound of boost.

http://www.morethantires.com/Tornados.html

xBino

$69.95!!??

wire me the money and feel good knowing it went to a better cause

xmetalx

its a good supercharger, gives the scion xb like 150 to the wheels or so

Chimmy3

^^^
I think he's being sarcastic

its a gimmick... it will have an effect... just not sure it;d be a good one... similiar devices have been shown not to do anything...

lastlookcustoms

Its not the same as the tornado. The tornado is just an insert that helps funnel air in a spiral motion which forces it into your intake faster. Wether they work or not, who really knows.
The turbonator is actually an electric fan that goes inline with your intake piping. You power it up and it pushes the air into the intake as a turbo would. They push ALOT of air. I sell them for fans on boats actually. You usually put ducting on them. They use them alot in race cars for fresh air systems to the drivers. The concept of them as a "turbo" sounds good, but I dont know how well they would work. I am sure that you would get some sort of increase as you arent robbing power from anywhere and you arent causing a restriction as most of them are 3" in design with just a fan inside that pushes air into the throttle body. It would give you a little I am sure.... If I didnt have the turbo, I would buy one just to check out and do a report on it....

Rocket

Not trying to start an online war but you better check your facts on the "Electric Fan" It has no electric and is manufactured by the same korean company that makes the Tornado....please check it out. Here is a Quote from the Turbonator web site;



What is it?
The Turbonator is a non-moving vortex generator that goes inside your air intake hose, right after your air filter.

lastlookcustoms

ok, my bad. There is another one out there that looks very similiar and IS electric... Everyone makes mistakes...