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Does Z-max and the Tornado work?

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Old 03-12-2002, 05:39 PM
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Does Z-max and the Tornado work?

I know youve all seen those infomercials about Zmax engine treatment and that tornado fuel saver. Does that stuff work? HAs anyone ever tried it?
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Zmax, possibly. Tornado, not a chance in hell

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Hot Rod put a Tronado on an S-10 in a buildup and lost a tenth in the quarter.
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check out the performance parts section on http://www.kalecoauto.com
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Zmax Does not work.well for me it didn't.it made my T/A run like **** and smoke its *** off.not worth it
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It's all junk. Do a search and you'll get the same info.
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it's worth it to the company that sells it, other than that, no. if it worked you'd see it in signiture's.
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I agree with zippy, it works great... for them.
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Yeah, that intake things works.....about just as good as putting rocks in your airbox.
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You may find this interesting!

I think this speaks for itself!

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/02/zmax1.htm
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Phil,

I used to get the FTC Newsletter weekly until they stopped printing it and put it on line. I missed that one - thanks for the link!

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Tamonez,

Think about it. The government in the U.S. is setting fuel efficiency standards for all auto manufacturers. If this product worked, auto manufacturers would be JUMPING on this and requiring you to use it in your oil to maintain your warranty - just like they do with Mobil 1 in Corvette engines.

And every car would have it's own version of the Tornado.
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Woah, check that article out LOL.
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I remeber all thoes ads....they were kind of fun to watch. too bad all they did was lie about everything except the price.
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