In a message dated 01/16/2000 12:08:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, DIUTLEY
writes:
<< Part of the reason why you have more power then is the reason why
dragsters only start their car just before the line, and push the cars up to
it.  Cold engines make more power, as the air density is higher, and you have
more air to assist that extra fuel.  This won't help when the engine is
warm.>>

They also do burnouts before the run, cold engines do not run as well as warm
engines.  My dads V8 truck does not well when cold, but warm it accelerates..

>   I do have an idea as to increasing the mpg, though.  I have long
considered
> buying one of those "tornados" .  SImply put, it is a non-moving fan blade
> that you put in your air intake plenum.  As the air passes though it ( with
> little if any restriction), it swirls the air around it, causing the fuel
to
> aerate (sp) better, and therefore increasing power and mileage.  I saw that
> the catalog, "The Auto Shop" which is run by Sears, but with products from
> Eastwood Company (refinishing prod.s), and everything I have ever seen in
> there was high quality.  I would like to get one for my car, but finances
are
> limited right now.  I have to get one running first.  :-)
>

This works best on engines with carbs not FI where the device is close to the
fuel.  On FI engines the fuel is injected just before the valve, not enough
time for aeration, the air loses its turbulence effect as it goes through the
center plenum and then pulled down one of the air runners into the cylinder.