I'd like to see someone chime in on this one who knows more than us backyard mechanics. MX-5 are your there? It looks like a glorified "tornado" that they sell on television that spins the air into the intake with the movement of incoming air. This is just a prettier package and can be turned on with a small electric motor.
I just goggled the "Tornado" gadget and came up with these test results from an independent tester:
The mileage test was done with the mileage from three tank full's of gas and averaging them out. The same tests were done after the Tornados were installed. Fuel mileage on the Chevy Pick up increased by .2 mpg and the Lincoln Town Car increased by .1 mpg. The mileage on the S-10 decreased by .4 mpg. So much for the fuel mileage increase.
How about the increase in power? All three drivers said they felt an increase in power after installing the Tornados. I put them back on the Dynamometer to see how much the power increased. We got the same horsepower readings on all three cars, no increase in horsepower. I asked the drivers why they said their cars had more power and they all said, "Well, it felt like it had more power."
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