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Originally Posted by Shortie771
What are you currently driving? You could probably save yourself a lot of time and money if you just change your driving habits and very little modification if you are only trying to achieve 36mpg combined. Trying to add a turbo will only decrease FE, add HP and cost you a lot of money. You will never earn your money back from the upfront investment.
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I currently drive a 2000 Mazda Protege. Its pretty slow on the interstate and with all the crazy merging. Of course this doesn't mean much because its not in the best shape.
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Originally Posted by night9
To make another point against turbo charging for fuel economey there is evidence that it doesn't work well. If you look at fuelly, the real world gas milage for ecoboost motors in general aren't that much better. These same "more efficent motors" get about the same FE as their larger NA versions because people can't stay out of the boost and therefore don't see the benefits of the smaller displacement.
I still think the vx has plenty of power for a car of its size. No need to mess with the car, its all about learning to drive to make use of the power it has. We all know that the driver makes the biggest difference in FE no matter the car. The same could be said for the ability to deal with traffic.
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Well basically I used this: wallaceracing.com/et-hp-mph.php. It seemed accurate enough for me. According to the specs on the 92 HP d15v1 I'm going to be getting around slower than my Mazda protege. In fact, I'd have to find a way to cut weight and boost HP to about 105 before it would be better than my mazda. I've considered doing this....
California98Civic hit the nail on the head IMO. Its a tough driving environment and I don't believe the d15v1 was designed for my "on-off-crazy-interstate-maze". I really do wish I could use the proper driving techniques to boost mpg. Unfortunately, the environment won't allow for it, nor will my crazy schedule (often in a rush).
Certainly sounds like a turbo on a d15z1 is out. Maybe I should try and track down a stage 3? Can I put a 96-00 stage 3 in a VX or CX? I seriously doubt I'll find a 92-95 stage 3. No love for the y5? Anyone with experiences driving this?