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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0203</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2011-01-28</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001063197</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>TORVEC INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TOVC</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001349193</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Clark Wesley</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1999 MT. READ BLVD.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ROCHESTER</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>14605</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option (right to buy)</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>0.90</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2012-01-28</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2016-03-15</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock, $.01 par value</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>250000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option (right to buy)</value>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>0.90</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2011-01-28</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2021-01-28</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock, $.01 par value</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>25000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">At its meeting held on January 26, 2011, the company's board voted to grant Gen. Clark a stock option for 250,000 common shares effective January 28, 2011 at $.90 per share. The option is conditioned upon Cen. Clark serving as a director and vests in four tranches of 62,500 shares on each of the four anniversary dates of January 28, 2011. Gen. Clark must exercise each 62,500 tranche within two and one-half months following the calendar year in which the tranche vests or lose the tranche.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">At its meeting held on January 26, 2011, the company's board voted to grant Gen. Clark a stock option for 25,000 common shares immediately exercisable at $.90 per share for a period of 10 years.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Wesley K. Clark</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2011-02-04</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
