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Old 02-06-2013, 05:11 AM   #12 (permalink)
RobertISaar
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
A Turbo gasoline engine need 20% fuel to make the same horsepower as a N/A motor.

But on the other hand a turbo diesel gets better fuel milage with a turbo. I have done the N/A to turbo diesel thing and picked up 2mpg on my diesel suburban.
exhaust restrictions are the devil. and so are engines that need exceedingly rich AFRs to keep cylinder temps down.

diesels love air.... and lots of it. not surprising to see a bump in fuel economy when pressurizing them.
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