30 bhp for $70!!!!

[Ugo_Sciortino]

I came across this product which promises up to 35bhp and costs $70. I wanted to know if anyone knew anything about it and if it is really worth it.

http://www.spiralmax.com/index6.htm

[fourbanger]

bah, that's BS...

If such a thing gave you such miraculous gains, the germans would have perfected it by now :D


plus, what a gyp, I saw it on tv for $20 hehe

[Unmei 21]

So, have you bought it yet? Let us know...

[318tibimmer]

That is the biggest pile I think I have ever seen - DON'T BUY IT - if you do you are getting ripped off.

[schussey]

that is the dumbest thing ever. My vote is no!

[ddiorio1313]

I am going to have to agree with the others...If it worked so well why is only $70.00. We pay 200.00 for Cold Air Intake and get 2 horsepower if any, 800.00 on cat back exhaust and get a few more horsepower...I think this thing might just be a load! Lets wait and see if any other companies start voming out with products like this. Plus, did you guys see the crappy illustrations on how to install...?

[RAiMA]

Typical range of improvement over baseline is:
0 to 35 increase in horsepower,

0 to 31% increase in fuel economy.

The key word or number is "0"

[tastade]

Consumer reports rated the Tornado or whatever it was called and said it did absolutely nothing for power or fuel economy. You will still have people swear by them, don't listen to them and don't buy them. By them, I mean any of these scam products that are too good to be true.

Often times they will qualify a statement like gives you 35 hp when installed and a tuneup is performed. So they could put really bad spark plugs, fuel filter, etc in the car, measure the horsepower, then do a "tune up" replacing the spark plugs and filter, etc, and insert their device and measure the horsepower again. That is really measuring the performance boost caused by everything else not working right, not the product being installed. That particular one qualifies it by saying "0 to 35" as RAiMA pointed out. They also have no data to back up their claims (if they do, it is usually misleading data as I pointed out before).

[Jeff Spooner]

Did you see the great illustration at the end of the site. that is some fancy drawings.

[ddiorio1313]

Jeff: Check my post a couple up I said the same thing about the sweet illustrations...They freakin' rock!

[needle332rur]

SO STUPID, never use one of these. makes no sence at all! if the fuel and air came together before this device and went through it together it would mix the air and fuel but on modern fuel injection the injectors are only 5 inches from the intake valve. from a tech point of view absolutly no gain anywhere enless you have carbs that are after this thing.
PS. why is this on forced induction forum? turbo or SC would blow this thing into pieces

[schussey]

that thing is definitly bs.

[robcarync]

i know nothing about cars...but i know that product looks rather sketchy

[barische]

the item offers too many positive things for just 70 bucks
I think that it is BS.

[L84THSKY]

Atleast it doesn't claim to give a negative increase in HP.


The key word or number is "0"

[BiimerDude97]

yeah i bought one for my car and my car is SOOOOOOo much faster....but not really, i think it is also BS

[rendoll911]

http://www.spiralmax.com/spirals.htm
this must be legit... look at this!

[m-technik_ti]

http://www.spiralmax.com/spirals.htm
this must be legit... look at this!

Must....buy.........Spiralmax......fake....supercharger.....system......cannot........resist........ .....spirals. :dizzy: :dizzy: :o

[aceyx]

if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.

if a stripper wants to go home with you and has a fake rack, she used to be a man.

[97Hellrot318ti]

It's laughable that they try to market it as an economical supercharger... Someone was asking on this thread about testimonials. I've personally never used it, but I know people who were suckered into it and the response is univesal: It does absolutely nothing. Same product goes by other names, such as "Tornado." Don't worry though, I just bought a CAI for around a C-Note and apparently that does nothing either... haha.

[motorsport]

yea it helps to vaporized the...air/fuel mixture...and then...magically...the gas burns more efficiently and your car is faster.