A turbocharger will slightly decrease fuel mileage... It just depends on
how often you get into the gas pedal...
Just cruising at a steady speed results in no change in fuel consumption...
It's when under boost, that fuel comsumption increases over normal, because
of the extra fuel required to handle the higher concentration of oxygen in
the compressed air as compared to being normally aspirated (air brought in
from vacuum).
Later!
Tom "Slick" North
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
> Barry Oliver
> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 12:13 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: SuperChargers, Turbos and fuel consumption
>
>
>
> I understand the purpose of a SC or a turbo is not to increase fuel
> efficiency, but how bad does one hurt you? Anecdotal
> evidence suggests
> that turbos actually help some diesels with fuel efficency -
> or at least
> require less fuel for a given power level than a comparable
> non-turbo
> motor. On a Gas engine, how does a [properly tuned]
> Supercharger effect
> your fuel consumption during normal driving? Obviously if
> you are WOT
> racing, you don't much care, but on a daily driver, much more time is
> spent just droning along...
>
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