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spackers
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Joined: Dec 08, 2003
Posts: 5
Location: UK
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Wed Nov 02, 2005 11:50 pm |
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Has anybody heard of someting called a Turbonator? It advertises up 20 extra HP and 24% better fuel economy but is this too good to be true? Especially when it "only takes 5 minutes and a screwdriver to fit".....
The website is http://www.turbonator.com
What do you reckon?
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cq20v
Site ADMIN
Joined: Jan 20, 2003
Posts: 13250
Location: West Midlands
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Sat Nov 05, 2005 7:48 pm |
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With these sort of items ...if it sounds too good to be true...usually is! |
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jas11n
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Joined: Nov 21, 2003
Posts: 14191
Location: Durham, United Kingdom
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Sat Nov 05, 2005 7:57 pm |
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gimmick, at best it'll dampen your flow of air, great mod.
Jas
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TiGaZ
Bandwidth Buster
Joined: Mar 20, 2006
Posts: 602
Location: five Cylinder Heaven, wales GB
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Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:17 pm |
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have you seen the fans in these things? the're like PC fans. the 20bhp gain (if at all) is probly the car being restricted by the damn thing till u turn it on and regain your true power. imagine what happens when these things fall apart and get sucked thru the inlet manifold.. lol.
These companys arn't tuning experts. never have been never will be.
Now where did i put that hammer? |
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broonthebloke
Needs to get out more
Joined: Jul 28, 2005
Posts: 147
Location: Aberdeenshire
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Sat Aug 19, 2006 9:05 pm |
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nah these ones arent the fan-boost thingys. theyre supposed to make the air swirl round as well as along your hose. sounds like a gimick to me. have heard about the fan things too though. apparently those cant be used on the V6 engine. doubt theyd actually be able to push more air than is sucked in by a big greedy engine anyways. |
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Swiftkick21
Needs to get out more
Joined: Mar 05, 2004
Posts: 117
Location: Cornwall
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Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:59 am |
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Isn't it the new indian film where Arnold Patel goes back in time to kill the resistance leader????!!!!!
Sorry - couldn't resist! |
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cq20v
Site ADMIN
Joined: Jan 20, 2003
Posts: 13250
Location: West Midlands
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Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:09 pm |
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LMFAO |
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sonny
Newbie
Joined: Jun 05, 2007
Posts: 7
Location: Bromley, kent
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Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:55 am |
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Load of old rubbish mate! |
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