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Old 08-31-2016, 02:31 PM   #7 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Perhaps the basic reason is that a turbocharger allows you to get more power from the same displacement. More power means you have to burn more fuel (simplistically). If you really wanted to use a turbocharger to increase a car's mpg, you would do it by downsizing the engine.
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