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wickydude · 04-07-2013, 04:38 AM

A turbo is not really an on/off thing. It's constantly driven by exhaust gases.
Little gas means little boost, more gas means more boost. The light you have will be set at a certain amount of boost pressure,Or just when you do get boost, but it does not mean the turbo is not spinning before that.
Keeping rpms below max torque level should give the best mpg, as said before.

04-07-2013, 04:38 AM	#14 (permalink)
wickydude EcoModding Lurker Join Date: May 2011 Location: Netherlands Posts: 90 Thanks: 12 Thanked 23 Times in 15 Posts	A turbo is not really an on/off thing. It's constantly driven by exhaust gases. Little gas means little boost, more gas means more boost. The light you have will be set at a certain amount of boost pressure,Or just when you do get boost, but it does not mean the turbo is not spinning before that. Keeping rpms below max torque level should give the best mpg, as said before. Last edited by wickydude; 04-07-2013 at 04:43 AM..