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Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 02:31:47 GMT
From: rubidiumnopsamdnet.att.net (Jim Collins)
Subject: Re: Turbo and Gas MPG...


In article <38ED44F4.DCC7B957nopsamcom>, mweinopsamcom says... Although your statements about more air means more gas used makes sense, actual experience doesn't bear it out. I have three turbo SAABS and they get INCREDIBLE mileage (none have less than 110K mi on them). I have gotten 33mpg at 70 and 29mpg cruising at 90. Perhaps SAAB has a much better efficiency in their APC system, but the mileage is something I couldn't believe until I saw it. JC > Turbos use the exhaust gas to spin a shaft which powers a "fan" to pump fresh > air into the engine. This allows more air and fuel to be fed into the engine > for more power. > > This give you more power, but will reduce mileage, if you base it on the same > engine. The advantage of the turbo is that it allows the same CAR to have the > same acceleration from a 4 cylinder turbo charged engine as a 6 cylinder > non-turbo engine. In this case it could give you better mileage, depending on > how you drove the car. > > Matt Anderson wrote: > > > Does the turbo affect the mileage? Make it better, make it worse? I'm > > not the most auto savvy person, and I just know turbos give you more power > > by compressing air using exhaust gasses.

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