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Old 10-16-2012, 01:21 AM   #39 (permalink)
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Sema show mpg award went to sts turbo for having highest percentage mpg increase

Cams,timing, comp ratio,Afr all play into it.and all need to be adjusted accordingly to a high performance turbo motor.

BMW also switched over to a turbo 2.0l over the na n54 3.0 i6. And said the new M's will be turbocharged cause it raises efficiency which means lower emissions and higher mpg

As for the diesel ... not everyone wants a heavy diesel drive train. I love diesels, had a 750rwhp cummins. That averages 21-25 mpg (25 when stock 21 modded)
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Originally Posted by serialk11r View Post
This is pretty iffy. The 335 and the 328 are the same engine pretty much but the 335 has lower compression and twin turbo. The 335 has poorer fuel economy. Fuel economy goes up if you decrease the engine size and then turbo to make up for the power loss, because it decreases the friction you have to deal with.

BMW engines are all Valvetronic equipped except the high performance Sxx variants. This means off load boost actually can help thermodynamic efficiency.

As people have already figured out with the best BSFC at 80% load rule, increasing power production stops increasing efficiency before the engine hits full load. A usual throttle plate controlled engine might see a slight improvement in thermodynamic efficiency from a turbo at an operating point where the throttle is nearly fully open, but the valve timing is set up so that the engine is not at maximum torque output.
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