Automotive Professor Who Has Tested Many Gas Saving Devices Is a Believer in Tornado

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., June 2 -- Ron Bell remembers the "energy crisis" that erupted in the 1970s. "Back then I ran tests on every gas saving device imaginable, and I only found one that really worked, but it had too many negative side effects on performance," explained Bell, professor of automotive technology at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Calif. It was many years later before a student came to Bell asking about the Tornado gas saving device.

"This girl in my class asked me to help put the Tornado on her Chevy Tahoe," said Bell. "It didn't take long to install and I thought it certainly couldn't hurt anything. She came back to me later and said she could feel the difference in horsepower and in gas mileage."

Bell dismissed the girl's claim as psychological, telling her "you spent the money, so it has to work." Curious, Bell did his own dyno testing and found that indeed the vehicle's horsepower had actually improved. Later tests Bell conducted on a 5.7L 1994 GMC Suburban showed gas mileage improvement of 2 miles per gallon in city and highway driving.

Bell is a skeptic turned believer. He said recent conversations with friends about their gas mileage improvement results have confirmed that the Tornado does work as advertised.

As gas prices have soared over $2 per gallon this spring in the U.S., consumers have been looking for any help to soften the blow at the pump. Tornado is a turbine shaped device that is typically installed near the air intake unit on today's modern, fuel-injected vehicles. Once in place, Tornado helps a vehicle achieve a better mix of air and fuel, resulting in both mileage and horsepower improvement.

Priced at an M.S.R.P. of $69, TORNADO is environmentally friendly and has a limited lifetime warranty. It is now available at leading auto parts and specialty distributors, including NAPA, Pep Boys, Driver F/X (Keystone Automotive), Murray's, and JC Whitney. 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 http://www.tornadoair.com/ .

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