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Re: turbo to n/a swap. ever been done? Posted by Bill Homer [Email]  (#3427) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Bill Homer) on Sun, 19 Apr 2015 20:23:07
In Reply to: turbo to n/a swap. ever been done?, rob 1234, Sun, 19 Apr 2015 19:02:18 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I think that the mileage penalty you are seeing on the 1996 car is probably due more to the automatic trans than the different engine. Take a look at the EPA mileage ratings for 1994 cars at the link (the N/A engine was not available in 1996). The second car on the list, the "1994 Saab 9000 4 cyl, 2.3 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular Gasoline" (this is the non-turbocharged car) gets 18 MPG combined. Meanwhile, the two turbocharged manual transmission cars (Aero and CS/CSE) immediately below this one are both rated at 21 MPG combined, or 17% better. Last car on the list is the N/A manual transmission car with 20 MPG combined.
Bottom line: I think that if you do a swap like this you will be disappointed with the results.
posted by 108.71.132...
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/1994_Saab_9000.shtml
, Wed, 22 Apr 2015 08:49:55, Sun, 19 Apr 2015 20:23:07 <-- Viewing This Message
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