Magnets on catalytic convertor?
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No I've never heard of it and don't see any possible way it could work. However, I remember a long time ago that farmers out west were using "cow magnets" taped to there fuel lines and claimed an increase in gas mileage........I don't see how that would work either lol
No I've never heard of it and don't see any possible way it could work. However, I remember a long time ago that farmers out west were using "cow magnets" taped to there fuel lines and claimed an increase in gas mileage........I don't see how that would work either lol No guys, it works!!
Seriously, I've got the magnets on my pipes and before I start 'er up I chant the "Hatha Bulep" while shaking the tin-god statuette and then I rap thrice on my head with the dried watermelon rhind.......and not only do I get 68 miles to the gallon (city), but the odometer rolls in reverse.
I used to have a friend who believed ANYTHING when we were teenagers. He'd tell me all about the things he'd heard lately and I would try to set him straight. One day years ago, he tells me what his friend, who drove an old- bone stock- Camaro, had just told him about the last time he'd taken it to the track. (which was probably never) My friend Troy says: 'Scott told me that he took his Camaro to the track this weekend and, after he left the line -about 30 feet out- one of his hubcaps came off and believe it or not--way down at the end of the track.......his hubcap finished before him!"
Seriously, I've got the magnets on my pipes and before I start 'er up I chant the "Hatha Bulep" while shaking the tin-god statuette and then I rap thrice on my head with the dried watermelon rhind.......and not only do I get 68 miles to the gallon (city), but the odometer rolls in reverse.
I used to have a friend who believed ANYTHING when we were teenagers. He'd tell me all about the things he'd heard lately and I would try to set him straight. One day years ago, he tells me what his friend, who drove an old- bone stock- Camaro, had just told him about the last time he'd taken it to the track. (which was probably never) My friend Troy says: 'Scott told me that he took his Camaro to the track this weekend and, after he left the line -about 30 feet out- one of his hubcaps came off and believe it or not--way down at the end of the track.......his hubcap finished before him!"
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Saw this question in a Click and Clack (or whatever they are called) article a long time ago. Some company sells fuel line magnets, and they also include a handy checklist of other ways to increase fuel mileage such as tire pressures, no hard acceleration etc. So some people swear the magnets work as they crawl away from the stoplights. These magnet people are always in front of me.
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Placing the magnets on the drivers seat helps reduce gas expulsion also.
Originally posted by bishir
Yeah, and the TORNADO fuel saver works too!
im an insurance agent & deal w/commercial policies.. (guys who drive for a living)
I've talked to multiple people who absolutely, 100%, swear that the Tornado thing works!!
These are the guys whose bottom line is affected by gas mileage and or are paid by the mile... they keep crazy records... I may have to give it a "whirl" sometime...
The tornado DOES work!
If you restrict the air getting to the the engine, the computer will compensate to restrict the fuel.
Restrictions in the intake tract can increase the low end torque a motor makes so at 2000 RPM, the motor may actually make slightly more HP than a Non tornado equipped motor.
Of course at 5000 RPM it will make signifcantly less HP than a non-tornado motor, but who revs a motor to 5K if they are trying to save gas?
If you restrict the air getting to the the engine, the computer will compensate to restrict the fuel.
Restrictions in the intake tract can increase the low end torque a motor makes so at 2000 RPM, the motor may actually make slightly more HP than a Non tornado equipped motor.
Of course at 5000 RPM it will make signifcantly less HP than a non-tornado motor, but who revs a motor to 5K if they are trying to save gas?
If what you're saying about the Tornado is true, then how does that same thinking apply to an RJC Power Plate for our cars? I understand the theoretical, even air redistribution part of it, but what about the restriction and increased heat at higher rpm/boost levels? Plus, once the system is pressurized under full boost and the valves are opening and closing, how well does that redistribution work? Anyone ever dyno test and tune back to back with and without one?
The power plate acts differently from the tornado. The makers of the tornado WANT YOU TO THINK it increases hp by creating a high energy turbulent flow vortex, but this is BS. It's a restriction and will reduce max HP. Engine vacuum is sucking air through the tornado. That's a pumping loss that is not made up 99% of the time. It CAN increase a mid range torque peak as just about any flow restriction can at some point on the RPM range.
The power plate actually does create a high energy turbulent vortex flow. Basically, it uses excess turbo boost to overcome the pumping losses of the plate restriction and the vortex flow created by the plate is fired like a smoke ring down each intake runner. Because the turbo is powered by "waste energy", the plate CAN make up he pumping loss and make more peak HP than a motor without a plate.
The power plate actually does create a high energy turbulent vortex flow. Basically, it uses excess turbo boost to overcome the pumping losses of the plate restriction and the vortex flow created by the plate is fired like a smoke ring down each intake runner. Because the turbo is powered by "waste energy", the plate CAN make up he pumping loss and make more peak HP than a motor without a plate.
the magnets on the gas line thing DOES increase gas miledge. but only if you are using leaded gas.
its not really increasing gas miledge so much as limiting the amount of gas that gets to your motor:
see the magnet on the fuel line attracts the lead in the gas. the lead builds up in the spot near the magnet and restricts gas flow. so in that way, it makes your gas miledge go up.
pretty good eh?
its not really increasing gas miledge so much as limiting the amount of gas that gets to your motor:
see the magnet on the fuel line attracts the lead in the gas. the lead builds up in the spot near the magnet and restricts gas flow. so in that way, it makes your gas miledge go up.
pretty good eh?
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The Tornado has never been shown to significantly improve gas mileage in independent tests. The biggest improvement was 0.6 MPG, but some tests even reduced gas mileage.
It makes zero sense, especially with a turbo car with a big fat restriction in the way.
It makes zero sense, especially with a turbo car with a big fat restriction in the way.
The extra heat isn't that significant. If you think about it like this... Our heads suck. The turbo already has to generate extra boost to cram air into them, so what's a little more?
The slight pressure drop caused by the air going through the plate will actually cool the charge slightly. The extra work required by the turbo results in extra heat on the turbine side. Buttttttt... the Power plate balances the flow to cylinders, increasing the amount of work that can be performed, giving a net increase in HP.
If the power plate was causing additional work to be done, but was not balancing the cylinders, a slight decrease in performance would be observed (though it would be pretty small).
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