I have these tires on my blazer I've put about 12k miles on the the tires and they hold up great in the mud and any trail I've gone on. I will buy more when they ware out.
Rating: 10
Product Details: "Kumho Road Venture MT 834" by Editor - posted: Thu March 1, 2007 - Rating: 8.75
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Sun March 9, 2008 5:38pm
mixed reviews on the MTs. Loved them on my 2500 dodge diesel. Great ride and good traction off-road. Must need the extra weight of the diesel to make these tires woek. Hated them on my Jeep unlimited. Way to heavy a tire for a 6cyl. and very little traction in the snow on the jeep. Switched to Mickey MTZs on the jeep and couldn't be happier.
Rating: 5
Product Details: "Toyo Open Country Mud Terrain MT Tire" by Editor - posted: Tue January 30, 2007 - Rating: 8.02
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Sun March 9, 2008 3:20pm
Here is a few paragraphs of information that I read on EBay by a user with the handle tanked21 that I thought might be helpful in reviewing the tornado product.
First off, you normally want less turbulence in your intake, not more -- a turbulent air stream will have less throughput than a calm stream. Companies will claim that a perfect vortex will speed up the air, and while this is true, there is no way that this device will create a perfect vortex in the irregular shape of the intake manifold. As an example, polishing the intake to make the inner surfaces smoother (and reducing turbulence) will usually result in increased performance. And even if the vortex somehow managed to help, the Tornado is, on a lot of cars, installed far upstream of the engine near the air filter. The vortex of air has no chance of lasting long enough to make it into the combustion chamber.
Secondly, if a simple little device like this could unlock such potential, why wouldn't they be installed on all cars from the factory? Automakers would benefit greatly from increased MPG figures for their vehicles. Answer is, they would. This device simply doesn't work, and in some cases reduces efficiency and horsepower because it restricts the airflow.
Modern engines are efficient. They burn about 99% of the fuel present in the combustion process. This only leaves 1% potential to increase fuel atomization and efficiency. This is not to say the modern engine converts 99% of the energy in gasoline to mechanical motion - much is lost as heat and friction. But the energy in the gasoline is released.
Other products that claim to also create vortexes are just as flawed, such as many throttle body spacers. The vortexes these are said to create have the same issues as the Tornado mentioned above, although these have a side effect of increasing plenum volume with may or may not increase performance. In most cases there won't be much of an effect unless there have been modifications done to the engine.
Slightly different (but similar) products claim to create turbulence in the intake by pulsing air using a special one-way valve. Again, turbulence is bad, not good, and needless to say these products do not work. They can also be dangerous as they are often spliced into your brake vacuum booster line. Not something you want to lose vacuum on while driving.
I have personally tried one of these air pulsing valves, called the Ecotek. It made a loud sucking noise but that's about it. Actually, it made my car fail emissions by a huge margin. Oxides of nitrogen (NOx) quadrupled from about 94 to 400, CO increased, and HC's increased as well. The engine management computer doesn't know how to deal with an addon like this and cannot effectively control the engine with one.
If you want to save gas, don't waste your money. Keep your tires inflated, your air filter clean, and your engine running properly.
Rating: 1
Product Details: "Tornado Fuel Saver" by Editor - posted: Fri April 20, 2007 - Rating: 5.23
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Sat March 8, 2008 7:52am
Awesome tire! Had Toyo A/T's wore out fast, but the MT's last much longer! I am running Load E-range, cruising down the freeway they are quiet? That's great for an M/T!
Rating: 10
Product Details: "Toyo Open Country Mud Terrain MT Tire" by Editor - posted: Tue January 30, 2007 - Rating: 8.02
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Fri March 7, 2008 4:50pm
I have a two wheel drive Ford 3/4 pickup that demands great traction and after i put these on it can handle heavy loads, give me traction off-road (especially in fields) but also deliver needed traction on the street with little noise
Rating: 8
Product Details: "BFGoodrich Mud Terrain TA KM" by Editor - posted: Tue January 30, 2007 - Rating: 7.25
