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Originally Posted by 14'ecocruze
So driving like a hypermiler with a turbo gasser. Basically never touching boost I should be ok with running WAI with intake temps up to around 150°f correct? If I get a jump going from 100-120° up to 140-150° I should get around 4 mpg more. Similar to jump from 70-80° up to low 100°. Really wouldn't want to burn up my engine tho lol. I'm over 60 mpg yet so obviously I don't use boost much.
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WAI and heavy boost don't play well together unless the fuel management has ready adjustments built in.
My wife drives like the little maniac she is in her Turbo Fiat Abarth 500. When we blast up to Las Vegas in the middle of the night, the car returns 34 mpg indicated at whatever atrocious velocity she is traveling at. In the hot daytime, the same trip and velocity return 38 mpg indicated. Desert temps go from sub 70 night time to 100+ deg F daytime. Yes, some of the gain is due to air density and aerodynamics. Most modern turbo vehicles have adjustments for warm air. However, your constant WAI may mean reduced power at full throttle.