I've seen on car websites & eBay, etc. these razor-type metal thingys that go in you engine, meant to increase horsepower & mpg/save gas. "Flo-Blade" "Turbonado" & so on,,,do these work? It looks to be a simple & inexpensive mod to save some
But is it true, or do these possible gimmicks just take up space?
Any professionals that can shed some more insight, or does any1 have these in your Scions & get results? Thanks

 

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:6...view/index.htm

 

You're driving the gas-saver ;)

 

this is a great article!

 

^^^^^
ditto, Thanks much!

 

Exactly right Tomas. The engineering on that Tornado thing is sooo flawed. Like the vortex is going to make it past the throttle body. LMAO
I've actually read stories about those things coming apart and pieces getting sucked up into the motor. Still desperate people will spend good money in an effort to save money on fuel.

 

HA HA--saw the floblade today at Kragens for $63. Looked like the bottom of my blender. Keeping your tires properly inflated will do more than that thing.

 

you need to buy this one

http://www.ecotekplc.com/cb-26p.htm

i have it and no mpg gain what so ever

 

ok, along similar lines: what about these lil' ECU computer chips that supposedly "Fool" the engine into more HP & a better 0-60 increase? Are these Junk as well? Thanks for ya'lls responses/input

 

probably just lowers the performance of the engine would be my guess

 

think about it, guys. If it were really that simple, wouldn't Toyota have just implemented it?

 

They are usually just $.12 resistors hidden in some sort of fancy package that fools the ECU into thinking that the engine is running lean so it dumps more fuel into the mix and runs richer. There MAY be a very, very slight gain in power (or possibly a loss) and your fuel usage usually goes up because you are just dumping excess un-burned fuel into the cat converter making it overheat.

Don't waste your money on them.

Tomas

"If something sounds too good to be true, it usually is."

 

Without adding a larger throttle body opening opening, more fuel will just screw up the O2 sensors and cause less power.

 

"survey says..." Bogus

 

bumping...

 

Good to see the topic revived after a month!

While I'm back on here, howzabout these: the STP fuel treatments??? Injector fluid, carb additive, water cleaners, & the Gas treatment? I use the latter, which Does seem to help Some...

Oh, also some newbie ?'s: how do you Edit the original topic that you originated/posted?
Also, what are those red "bars" 1-5 to the upper-right of the profile pic??? thanx

 

click on the scissors in your post to edit

 

Hey Rex,

You ever watch Mythbusters? There is a episode they did on fuel saving additives and technologies you would probably get a kick out of watching... you might be able to find it on YouTube, or if you have a Tivo they may re-air it soon... basically it disproved every single "money-saving" tech/additive out there.

Paul34 said it best, if it were really that easy, everyone would be all over it. Still, try to find the show if you can, it's very entertaining...

 

Wow, people really do buy into that crap.

 

Bump.

What's this Ethanol stuff (in plain English please)? I've heard mixed emotions on it, supposedly it's better for the environment, but overall damages the car's performance?
Help me out; let's get Gassy!