The tricks up my sleeve... Methods I may implement for better FE.

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DrivenByNothing The tricks up my sleeve... ... 04-17-2007, 03:10 PM

diamondlarry Welcome to GasSavers! It... 04-17-2007, 03:16 PM

omgwtfbyobbq Umm... It should work? :D... 04-17-2007, 03:16 PM

trebuchet03 I sent this to you already...... 04-17-2007, 03:44 PM

Hockey4mnhs new civic or like a older vx? 04-17-2007, 04:26 PM

Wyldesoul Wouldn't a blower be very bad... 04-17-2007, 07:58 PM

trebuchet03 Keep in mind that the turbo... 04-17-2007, 08:14 PM

repete86 If the exhaust was freed up a... 04-17-2007, 08:21 PM

trebuchet03 Without that pressure... 04-17-2007, 08:52 PM

repete86 If you're interested in... 04-17-2007, 08:13 PM

repete86 I thought that you were... 04-17-2007, 09:17 PM

trebuchet03 It should (I mean, there is... 04-17-2007, 09:51 PM

Wyldesoul How does the turbo leech... 04-17-2007, 09:27 PM

omgwtfbyobbq It's kinda iffy either way. A... 04-17-2007, 10:01 PM

trebuchet03 ^^ that pretty much sums it... 04-17-2007, 10:11 PM

GasSavers_Ryland isn't VW's TSI engine a... 04-18-2007, 07:25 AM

SVOboy Honda is reluctant to use... 04-18-2007, 02:16 PM

DrivenByNothing Yes, the VW motor uses DI,... 04-18-2007, 02:10 PM

omgwtfbyobbq That's the great part about... 04-18-2007, 02:45 PM

trebuchet03 Careful... that is quite... 04-18-2007, 05:58 PM

omgwtfbyobbq If the same test compares the... 04-19-2007, 07:13 AM

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SVOboy I am just saying that I think... 04-18-2007, 06:09 PM

landspeed I would say two other reasons... 04-19-2007, 01:21 AM

Snax landspeed has it correct. ... 04-19-2007, 06:10 AM

Hockey4mnhs GO HONDA GO i cant wait to... 04-18-2007, 06:45 PM

Wyldesoul There's also the matter that... 04-18-2007, 08:15 PM

rh77 Turbo for economy 04-18-2007, 08:35 PM

Gary Palmer Welcome to GasSavers! I am... 04-19-2007, 09:21 AM

DrivenByNothing The ECU will receive a... 04-19-2007, 09:57 AM

cfg83 DrivenByNothing - Is... 04-19-2007, 02:05 PM

omgwtfbyobbq Power is controlled during... 04-19-2007, 01:09 PM

trebuchet03 Yes... again - I'm not saying... 04-19-2007, 01:36 PM

omgwtfbyobbq I should have qualified that... 04-19-2007, 01:53 PM

DrivenByNothing Yes, I have built the... 04-20-2007, 07:04 AM

cfg83 Matt - Cool. I have a... 04-20-2007, 01:34 PM

brucepick I have mechanic friends... 04-20-2007, 10:47 AM

omgwtfbyobbq I'd also be less inclined to... 04-21-2007, 01:57 PM

DrivenByNothing I didn't even think of that. ... 04-24-2007, 11:32 AM

omgwtfbyobbq Most of the posters with... 04-24-2007, 12:01 PM

Snax Turbo timers exist to sell... 04-24-2007, 03:58 PM

cfg83 Matt - Thanks, that's... 04-25-2007, 09:23 AM

omgwtfbyobbq Well, actually, even though... 04-24-2007, 04:22 PM

Wyldesoul The thing is, with all those... 04-24-2007, 04:23 PM

omgwtfbyobbq Why would you have a turbo... 04-24-2007, 04:32 PM

Wyldesoul For the times that you need... 04-24-2007, 04:53 PM

Snax The other factor is that if... 04-24-2007, 04:58 PM

omgwtfbyobbq @Biffmeistro Sure, but then... 04-24-2007, 05:50 PM

Wyldesoul Ah, I see. *smirk* And... 04-24-2007, 06:08 PM

zpiloto Would it be better FE wise to... 04-24-2007, 06:13 PM

Wyldesoul Most likely. The thing is,... 04-24-2007, 06:34 PM

omgwtfbyobbq There's absolutely no reason... 04-24-2007, 07:03 PM

trebuchet03 Why have high top speed... I... 04-24-2007, 07:24 PM

red91sit I honestly just want a car... 04-24-2007, 09:02 PM

Bill in Houston I think that "driveability"... 04-25-2007, 05:31 AM

Wyldesoul Oh my! Alas, all that you... 04-24-2007, 07:32 PM

omgwtfbyobbq Damn, MKIV's have black... 04-25-2007, 01:19 AM

DrivenByNothing In the name of FE the turbo... 04-25-2007, 09:40 AM

04-17-2007, 09:17 PM	#11
repete86 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 358	I thought that you were saying that the increase in back-pressure from a turbo would harm mileage, in which case something like a larger or chopped off muffler would solve, or at least help the problem.

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