It's snake oil which has been discussed here and debunked here many times in
the past.

Chris S.

On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 8:39 AM, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:

> Has anyone ever tried one of these tornado kits from NAPA?
>
>
> http://www.napaonline.com/MasterPages/NOLMaster.aspx?PageId=470&LineCode=BK&PartNumber=7354766&Description=Tornado+Air+Management+System
>
>  I have a 2.1 syncro air filter/AFM assembly that has something similar
> made of black plastic built right in.  Do they all have this?
>
> Mike B.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 12:59 AM
> Subject: Slowing to save gas?
>
>
>   It's almost Friday so here's one with very little Vanagon content, but it
>> concerns letting up a bit on the throttle to save fuel.
>>
>>  Our first outing in one of the events they call Open Road Races.. We ran
>> in the sedate 140mph class with my Porsche 928 GT (the car like in "Risky
>> Business).  The course was about 90 some miles and we used just about 10
>> gallons of fuel...Race gas, of course.
>>
>>  The next time we ran that course, we ran in the Super Sport class with a
>> target speed of 165mph..we went through almost 16 gallons of fuel.  We
>> covered that 90 some miles in about 25 (+/-) minutes at that speed.
>>  The Porsche is long gone, but late last fall, we retraced that
>> route...Austin, Nv. to Battle Mt. Nv. in the 84 vanagon..That trip up the
>> road took almost two hours, but we did save some fuel...I guess the
>> Porsche
>> was a little more fun over that road...more comfortable, too...except for
>> the fire suits, the roll cage and the helmets.
>>
>>  These events are essentially very high speed rallies and are a total
>> blast to attend!
>> Our first trip to race in Ely, Nv. we were in stitches, as all the
>> competitors paraded through the main street of Ely and we were serenaded
>> by
>> the high school band, set up on the courthouse steps in the center of Ely.
>> The most prestigious award at the Silver State Classic has to be "The
>> Hooker's Choice" trophy..All the commercial ladies in the best 'house'
>> come
>> outside and judge the cars...mostly the bachelor's cars..then one is
>> chosen...The year we were there (we got eliminated for exceeding our Tech
>> Speed of 170mph) the winner was a swoopy Corvair with a big block Chevy in
>> the middle..
>>  Check out the websites..you won't believe how awesome it can be to go
>> flat
>> out in your fast car without worrying about tickets and such...
>> http://www.openroadracing.com/
>> http://www.sscc.us/
>>  Don Hanson
>>
>>