The Turbonator is a vortex generating device that claims to improve a car’s combustion process, fuel usage, and speed. It is easy to install and costs around $69.95. However, concerns have been raised about its effectiveness and safety, with tests showing no significant improvements in power or fuel economy.
The Turbonator is a small automotive device produced by the American company Turbonator, Inc. The Turbonator is advertised as a motionless vortex generating device that comes complete with fins that are said to enhance the car’s combustion process, which in turn It improves the gas usage and increases the speed of the car. The vortex created by the device produces a spinning, fast-burning effect in the combustion chamber that further refines the fuel. In theory, this should mean that the Turbonator improves flame spread and gives the vehicle more complete combustion. The Turbonator retails for around $69.95 United States Dollars (USD) in the United States.
The company that makes the Turbonator was established in September 2001 in Land O Lakes, Florida. The president of the company is Mrs. Nicole Markovic. High oil prices have meant that the Turbonator and products of similar design are becoming increasingly popular. With their promise of added gas mileage and overall fuel-saving properties, these devices are seen as a cheap and easy way to make precious oil go a little further. The Turbonator is especially attractive to newbies because it is easy to install and can be installed with a screwdriver at home in the car quickly and painlessly. The intake hose is located between the air cleaner and the throttle body (the round metal tube that controls airflow from the engine).
Although the Turbonator company boasts that its device can increase a car’s performance and fuel usage, various concerns have been raised regarding the actual effectiveness and safety of the device. In fact, the Turbonator has received particular censure in motoring enthusiast publications and eight complaints are understood to have been filed with the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Also, in 2005, Popular Mechanics magazine tested a number of products similar to the Turbonator to verify the claims of such devices. The tests used a dynamometer to test power and torque when the vortex generators were installed and when they were not. These tests on Turbonator-type vortex devices concluded that no appreciable improvements in power or fuel economy were measured. The testers also noted that most vehicles typically burn 99 percent of their fuel, and therefore these devices are virtually useless in modern vehicles.
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