has anyone tried that tornado performance booster thing that slides into the intake? is it any good?

JCWhitney has mixed reviews. i saw it at my local A&A for $60.

http://www.jcwhitney.com/TORNADO-PERFORMANCE-BOOSTER/GP_2005683_N_111+10201+600002066_10101.jcw

They did on Mythbusters.

Mixed reviews?

"worst purchase ever. will never recommend to anyone.hard to install and did not help one bit"

"For $60 keep your money. Doesnt make that big of difference."

"I didnt see any difference in the milage or horse power, all it did was make my check engine light come on. I wouldnt spend the money on it, its not worth the 60 bucks you will spend on it"

From about.com:
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I put the Tornado into a 1998 Chevy 1500 pick up, a 1999 Lincoln Town Car and a 1987 Chevy S-10. Before the Tornados were installed, the owners of the vehicles did a fuel mileage test. I also did an emissions test and put them on a Dynamometer for baseline measurements.

The mileage test was done with the mileage from three tank full's of gas and averaging them out. The same tests were done after the Tornados were installed. Fuel mileage on the Chevy Pick up increased by .2 mpg and the Lincoln Town Car increased by .1 mpg. The mileage on the S-10 decreased by .4 mpg. So much for the fuel mileage increase.

How about the increase in power? All three drivers said they felt an increase in power after installing the Tornados. I put them back on the Dynamometer to see how much the power increased. We got the same horsepower readings on all three cars, no increase in horsepower. I asked the drivers why they said their cars had more power and they all said, "Well, it felt like it had more power."

After these two tests were done, I did another emissions test. As with the other two tests, there was no reduction in the exhaust emissions of any of the test vehicles.

The feel of increased power is what the consumer expects to feel. So it is a matter of perception.

Something was done to the engine and the driver perceives it as an improvement he can feel. Much like the perceived feeling after an oil and filter change was done. It feels better because we expect it to be better.

To be honest, I did not expect there to be any increase in power or mileage. Every product I have tested to date has failed to offer any significant increase in power or mileage. In my opinion you would do better to take the $69.98 the Tornado costs and get a good tune up. That is still the best way to get the most power and mileage from your engine.
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If crap like this worked, it would be standard equipment on every vehicle and there would be racks full of them ready for sale at every auto parts store in the country. So my opinion is that it's worthless.

No offense but you stepped right into a minefield. Stuff like this has been discussed on this forum time after time after time after time but newbs come on here and never search and ask questions like this one.

You know, the longer I'm on XOC, the more I feel Brent's pain.

sorry... i must have missed that episode. idk where i heard its good. sorry again.

actually 4 out of 7 reviews on JCWhitney were good, but i do agree with the consumer perception. i didnt think it would work, thats why i asked.

i'm just a 17 year old spending close to $50 a week in gas balancing school and pleasure (modding/off-roading) with a part time job. just trying to save a few bucks.

I don't always trust reviews when they are on the store's website. Too easy for them to post fake reviews.

No need to apologize. I might have been rough on you. As I said, I meant no offense. But search the forum on this tornado thing. I've been on XOC for 8 years and it's been brought up and shot down time after time after time, so that's why I was like, "Good God, here we go again."

Nothing personal.

Welcome aboard! Enjoy the ride. Don't take some of the older timers too seriously.

If you want to save a few bucks in the long run, change all your fluids to synthetic ones: oil, transfer case, and front/rear differentials.

Check your tire pressure weekly.

Do the regularly scheduled maitenance and you will be fine. Your truck will not get more than 15-18 mpg depending on your driving style and tire size.

S.

ya, every few months i clean the fuel injectors. i definaly notice a difference if pick-up.

Actually clean them or run a few bottles of stuff through the tank?

Like StoneCold said, don't mind the old timers.

Welcome aboard!