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News Release: Gas Saving TORNADO Device Now Available Nationwide Through NAPA Stores

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For Immediate Release		    For more information, contact:
			            Gary D. McCoy, Fairway Communications
                                    Phone: 847/622-7228, Fax 847/622-7229
                                    E-mail: gmccoy@fairwaycommunications.net

Gas Saving TORNADO Device Now Available
Nationwide Through NAPA Stores

BUENA PARK, CALIFORNIA – June 24, 2002 – Tornado Air Management Systems is
proud to announce Balkamp, Inc. as their newest automotive aftermarket
distributor.  The agreement makes TORNADO available through any of the
6,000 NAPA stores across the U.S.

Tim Sherer, product sales manager for Balkamp, says even though the TORNADO
device has been on the market for 10 years, the product is just now coming
into its own. Drivers who are looking for an efficiency boost are spreading
the word, and media outlets have been catching on to the TORNADO’s fuel
savings.

NAPA/Balkamp tested the Tornado in several markets in the southeast in late
2001. After successful introductions in those markets, Balkamp has
introduced the product to all NAPA AUTO PARTS stores nationwide.
Balkamp implemented a marketing campaign to help educate the 37,000
employees in 6,000 NAPA stores about the product’s sales potential. The
promotional effort was intended to show NAPA store personnel that the
product is an attractive accessory in this day of large vehicles and rising
and falling fuel prices.

“We liked the product so much that we gave one to all our district sales
managers to use in their company cars,” Sherer says.

The Balkamp merchandising program for TORNADO products includes an in-store
assortment with merchandising aids such as shelf talkers and product
brochures.

The TORNADO air device is stocked in the Balkamp warehouse and is proving
to be an inexpensive, easy to install product that’s popular with NAPA
customers. It requires zero maintenance and pays for itself in a short time
with increased power and miles per gallon. It also works well with today’s
sophisticated computer-controlled vehicles to give drivers better options
in energy efficiency, regardless of the size of the vehicle or its engine.
With documented average gas mileage increases of 10 percent and, in some
cases, as high as 24 percent, TORNADO is also increasing vehicle horsepower
by as much as 15 percent.

Priced at an M.S.R.P. of $69, TORNADO is environmentally friendly and has a
30-day money back guarantee and a limited lifetime warranty. In addition to
NAPA, TORNADO is available through JC Whitney, Camping World, Sears Auto
Book, Cabela’s, RV/Truck Performance Shops and more. For more information,
contact Jay Kim, President, TORNADO Air Management, 9728 Alburtis Avenue,
Santa Fe Springs, CA  90670, phone 562-205-3000, fax 562-205-3001, or visit
www.TORNADOair.com.

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Editor’s Note: High-resolution 4 x 5 photos are available from Tornado Air
Management. Please contact Gary McCoy at 847-622-7228 for further
assistance.
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Gary D. McCoy, President
Fairway Communications
2160 Niagara Court
Elgin, IL  60123-2505
847.622.7228
847.622.7229 (fax)
gmccoy@fairwaycommunications.net
www.fairwaycommunications.net