Torque timing chip

[niklid05]

I was joking dude... I dont have either.... THEY ARE TOTAL JUNK!!!!! Honestly please dont waste your money on them. They dont help at all.. The only thing that has been proven about them is LOSING fuel economy, and LOSING power. Save your money for a b-6 sohc you will get exactly what youre looking for, a little extra power, and probably a little extra mileage as the b6 will use less effort to get going.

[25Horseplay]

Heres the Tornado for you! http://tinyurl.com/2haf5n

[Bowls]

Cut the snorkel off the filter box and widen the hole a little. That will give you a bit more throttle response, which will make the car feel snappier. Spend $5 on aluminum foil and wrap the intake hose. That will keep your intake temperature down a little. Swap the TB for a larger unit from a 323. That will improve throttle response. If you don't care about milage, a 323 ecu has a little more aggressive fuel maps, which might net you a couple more hp.

Thanks for the advice, whats a TB? i only just started learning car stuff not too long ago, it turned into an obsession. i was wanting to buy a 323 for the B6 anyways, but i dont want to do anything thats going to take my Mileage down by much more than 1 or 2 mpg

[Bowls]

well i guess i better think twice about taking your guys' advice if ur gonna joke around about that. theres no way to tell the difference. INTERNET LACKS TONE! especially when u don't add a hint at all, i havent even owned a car before this festiva, none the less modified one.
and i always ask my grandfather's opinon before i do anything, i'd take his word over god's if he talked to me.

[EDIT] i saw that tornado thing before when i was cruising ebay lookin for piston rings and injectors. i thought to myself i wouldn't buy that thing because its too ugly and i dont think i put my hood down with it on

[25Horseplay]

Seriously don't buy either of these items, they aren't going to do you any good! I don't want to see you throw your money away. Search the forums and see wht others have done. A cold air intake can be made cheap and give you a small increase in performance. A free flowing exhaust will help. A B6 engine will give you a good boost without loosing hardly any gas milage.

[niklid05]

try doing a tune up...new spark plugs, new plug wires, new cap, change the fuel filter etc etc. You arent gonna find much of a differnece anywhere else modding a b-3....

[Bowls]

the performance mod is already here! i didn't order it, my mom did, its for her car, but i doubt it will do her any good so it will most likely go to me. i have to drive this rig to school and work everyday, i dont want a weak car, this thing has to look good, sound good, and run good.
im interested in the cold air intake, please continue. i am already looking into a B6 but i cannot afford a 323 right now. i am keeping an eye out for one with a possible bad transmission or frame but low km engine that runs good.

[elcamino1]

I read in one of my car mags that the company that makes the tornado is being sued for false advertiseing.

[Bowls]

probably, it looks like a tin can somone knocked in with a hammer

[floydiancomplex]

The TORNADO doesn't work not because of the engine size but because of physics.
It causes the same bad effect you would get if you rifled your exhaust. The energy
required to get the air spinning negates any supposed gains from "more turbulence
for better combustion mix". Essentially the air molecules have to travel further overall
as the spiral path is much longer than going straight through. Don't waste your money.
As for the "performance chip" just goto radioshack and buy a 0 ohm - 5000 ohm
potentiometer, connect it to the same wire as the "chip" and ground the 3rd wire.
now you have an "Adjustable ECU". Even better, lengthen the wires and install the
pot in your dash so you can "tune on the fly". Plus it will only cost 3-5 bucks.

[solatare]

em, i live in the mojave area and my commute is about 700 a week atm, usually more, and half that is going over walker pass(5000 ft.) i live in inyokern, ca(2300 odd ft) to get my car over that hump i stay in 4th gear the whole way at an average of 65 mph at 3500 rpm. mods are an auto disty(more advance) protege k\n filter and a custom built 2 inch exhaust. other n my grant steering wheel and speaker box, car is stock. little motor=big revs man. dont be scared to wind it out over them hills, jes get a tach so you know you arent turning more than 5000 rpms. those 4 little juice cans prolly dont start makin torque till 3000 rpm. hence why im building a 1.6 and have an aspire suspension on my porch.