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Originally Posted by bugchucker
I understand the headers but a turbo will increase gas mileage? I have only owned one turbo. You could see the gas gauge actually moving towards E when cruising at 120 mph.
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Well, of COURSE you are gonna suck down gas at 120mph. But, with a light foot, you will actually get slightly better milage with a turbo than withought, because of the free-er flowing exhaust, & the higher efficiency that your system runs with a turbo helping to push the air in, instead of relying on vacuum only.
I've had the turbo on for a few weeks now, & my highway milage has gone up about 1 mpg on average, but I've got over 150HP more when I stomp on it. That's a pretty good trade, especially at high altitude, here in Colorado.
I'll be getting a re-dyno, & another day at Bandimere for a 1/4 mile run next week.