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Old 01-12-2010, 05:26 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RH77 View Post
Agreed. A carefully tuned supercharger or turbo might help, but forced induction + larger displacement (with "fun" added to the equation) only spells more fuel.

RH77
Care to explain how this would work? I've never heard of a supercharger especially increasing FE.
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