This is the one thing I don't understand about the tornado. Let's say, yeah, it does make this "vortex" but how is it suppose to maintain it if goes through the intake pipe with all the bends and what not if it's installed at the base of the filter element? Would the air still be spinning once it reaches beyond the throttle body?

All of their demonstrations about how it spins the air is always on a straight pipe. It doesn't show it with bends and turns like a normal intake pipe. Now I can kinda understand if it was the older air cleaners where it's just directly above the engine, but what about the newer, fuel injected vehicles.

I just don't think I can justify spending $70+ on a piece of chromed aluminum (or whatever it's made out of)...