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240gold · 07-04-2001, 11:07 PM

click here and tell me what you think about this product..... sound like it might be worth a try for some extra hp
www.spiralmax.com

96SEChick · 07-04-2001, 11:15 PM

hmm....seems a bit too good to be true.  We need to do more research on this one.  I'm almost thinking it may be worth a try, but who wants to be the "guinea pig" for this product?!?! hehe

**West** · 07-05-2001, 02:52 AM

Total scam.

All it will do is restrict airflow.

*LanceS13* · 07-05-2001, 01:13 PM

Yep...it's a scam.  It just looks like a pinwheel stuck in the airflow...which means the air turns it, not the it turns the air.

Notice to protect their a$$, they claim "power increase from 0 to 35 horsepower"

*transient* · 07-06-2001, 12:19 AM

Yeah, i've seen these. Btw, they don't claim to be compressing the air, what it's supposed to do, is twist the air into a funnel so that it flows easier, and in theory that should actually work. It might be worth a try, but i'd say you'll get a max of 5hp increase with it. How much are they charging for this thing?

issanni240 · 07-08-2001, 05:38 AM

Yeah i talked to a former editor of Turbo magazine and they said that in all of their tests the cars lost horsepower... and that they are lying to everyone.

96SEChick · 07-08-2001, 07:17 PM

Thanks for the tip, issanni!  I wasn't going to buy it, but I was curious if anyone else heard about that product or not.

TheSporty240 · 07-23-2001, 03:23 PM

All it would do is swirl the air around, not producing any horsepower, and most likely doing harm for airflow. Notice they say "supercharge"? It is nothing like a supercharger, 0 PSI boost. I would much rather put a leaf-blower on my car rather than putting that scam on. Remember theroretically, the leaf blower can produce some PSI, not much, but some... <img src="#/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

(Edited by TheSporty240 at 3:23 pm on July 23, 2001)

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07-04-2001, 11:07 PM	#1
240gold Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 7 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	click here and tell me what you think about this product..... sound like it might be worth a try for some extra hp www.spiralmax.com

07-04-2001, 11:15 PM	#2
96SEChick Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Age: 44 Posts: 1,814 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hmm....seems a bit too good to be true.  We need to do more research on this one.  I'm almost thinking it may be worth a try, but who wants to be the "guinea pig" for this product?!?! hehe

07-05-2001, 02:52 AM	#3
West OMNOMNOMNOM Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Denver, CO Age: 40 Posts: 6,456 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: West Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Total scam. All it will do is restrict airflow.

07-05-2001, 01:13 PM	#4
LanceS13 AutoX Junkie Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: MS Age: 39 Posts: 2,044 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yep...it's a scam.  It just looks like a pinwheel stuck in the airflow...which means the air turns it, not the it turns the air. Notice to protect their a$$, they claim "power increase from 0 to 35 horsepower"

07-06-2001, 12:19 AM	#5
transient Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 37 Posts: 2,947 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah, i've seen these. Btw, they don't claim to be compressing the air, what it's supposed to do, is twist the air into a funnel so that it flows easier, and in theory that should actually work. It might be worth a try, but i'd say you'll get a max of 5hp increase with it. How much are they charging for this thing?

07-08-2001, 05:38 AM	#6
issanni240 Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 2 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah i talked to a former editor of Turbo magazine and they said that in all of their tests the cars lost horsepower... and that they are lying to everyone.

07-08-2001, 07:17 PM	#7
96SEChick Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Age: 44 Posts: 1,814 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Thanks for the tip, issanni!  I wasn't going to buy it, but I was curious if anyone else heard about that product or not.

07-23-2001, 03:23 PM	#8
TheSporty240 Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 1 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	All it would do is swirl the air around, not producing any horsepower, and most likely doing harm for airflow. Notice they say "supercharge"? It is nothing like a supercharger, 0 PSI boost. I would much rather put a leaf-blower on my car rather than putting that scam on. Remember theroretically, the leaf blower can produce some PSI, not much, but some... <img src="#/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> (Edited by TheSporty240 at 3:23 pm on July 23, 2001)