# Turbornator product **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [February 24, 2008, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turbornator-product/11088 "2008-02-24T23:46:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![09081962](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/f04885/32.png) [@09081962](https://community.cartalk.com/u/09081962)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turbornator-product/11088/1 "2008-02-24T23:46:51Z")
What is the story on this product that claims to improve gas milage and horsepower when installed into the air intake of combustion engines? ---
**Author:** ![cappy208](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cappy208/32/31_2.png) [@cappy208](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cappy208)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turbornator-product/11088/2 "2008-02-24T23:47:49Z")
how much does it cost? if you send me HALF of that cost, i can save you 50% immediately! ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Russell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Bill\_Russell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bill_Russell)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turbornator-product/11088/3 "2008-02-24T23:50:27Z")
I’m not sure which of the several scams this is… but it is a scam. There have been many posts about this and similar scams. see [http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/816810.page](http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/816810.page) [http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/763809.page](http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/763809.page) [http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/802811.page](http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/802811.page) and I have a great bridge you can buy. **actually I suspect that most if not all of these posts are by flunkies of the web site trying for free publicity** ---
**Author:** ![Scudder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scudder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scudder)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turbornator-product/11088/4 "2008-02-24T23:58:55Z")
It’s a metal ring with fixed vanes that you insert in your orifice to help you pass gas. Worthless, but whatever floats your boat. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 12:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turbornator-product/11088/5 "2008-02-25T00:17:58Z")
I am perfectly capable of passing gas without any prosthetic aids. ;^) ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turbornator-product/11088/6 "2008-02-25T00:34:36Z")
Here are a couple of responses to your question: [http://autorepair.about.com/library/a/1i/bl769i.htm](http://autorepair.about.com/library/a/1i/bl769i.htm) [http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/471256/car\_product\_reviews\_the\_turbonator.html](http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/471256/car_product_reviews_the_turbonator.html) Guilty as charged. But it is fun to see snake oil salesmen in action. The reference to the Washington Post may well have been a rehash of their own add in the Post. BTW, it is Turbonator, not Turbornator. ---
**Author:** ![lprocter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/lprocter/32/40_2.png) [@lprocter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lprocter)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turbornator-product/11088/7 "2008-02-25T15:00:15Z")
It’s another f\*\*\*load of motherf\*\*\*ing bulls\*\*\*. ---
**Author:** ![refaller](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/refaller/32/35_2.png) [@refaller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/refaller)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turbornator-product/11088/8 "2008-02-25T22:27:05Z")
Disagree. Combined with my PICC, fuel magnets, hydrogen generator, free flow exhaust, performance chip, zmax, and slick 50 my car gets 2500mpg. (lproctor, do what I am doing, buy stock in these companies cause apparently people believe in this stuff- oh yeah and don’t tell them that slowing down and not accelerating to lights and stops would help more than all those products combined) ref ---
**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turbornator-product/11088/9 "2008-02-25T22:46:42Z")
I’d buy stock in that PICC, if only the company would put their contact info on their website 😛 ---
**Author:** ![lprocter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/lprocter/32/40_2.png) [@lprocter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lprocter)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 3:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turbornator-product/11088/10 "2008-02-26T03:30:16Z")
You have a point there refaller. It would certainly save wear and tear on my f\*\*\*ing asterisk key to recommend these products. ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 4:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turbornator-product/11088/11 "2008-02-26T04:13:56Z")
It doubles your gas mileage if you get mad at it and buy a more fuel efficient car.