turbo mpg?!?!
#1
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turbo mpg?!?!
so my biggest dilemma is i just picked up an 04 z for a daily due to my avalanche sucking down gas. my z has some mods... hks hi power ti, 5/16 plenum and nismo cai... but i want more power. so my question to u turbo z owners is how is ur mpg (not romping) is on day to day driving.
thanks
thanks
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you mean the yamaha champions limited edition r1 sitting in my garage.... yes i have.... no need for sarcasm buddy just asking what the mpg is like... but thanks for the post any ways....
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so now im going to have to rephrase what im looking for due to the glass half empty bored to tears negative nancies out there..... FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE A TURBO CHARGED 350Z...... what kind of numbers are we looking at.... is it still worth it as a d/d.... or just stay n/a?
thank you
thank you
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thanks bro now thats helpfull lol i understand theres going to be some foot to the ground driving.... but im not looking to beat it lol just thinking like 8 pounds have a lil bit more fun when i want it .... but normal driving for the most part... just seeing how it effects normal driving...
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thanks guys this is the info i was looking for... and yes i thought about supercharging it but ive heard some not so good things ..... so i think ill stick to the turbo...
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In theory you will lose a little power due to the drag from a supercharger but average per tank i was mid 20's on my vortech at 507hp and when i tuned my turbo setup to 652 hp i still remained mid 20's. That was conservative driving on a daily basis. Driving short distances to and from campus and the gym i would get high teens or low 20's per tank. There really wasn't much difference between the supercharger or turbo if i was just normal driving.
Here is the problem though. You said you want more power. So if you add more power you aren't going to drive it how you did before you will drive it harder. People think that they don't but in truth if you have power on reserve they use it. So expect your mpg to be lower than what you have now because I will bet my life that a person wanting more power can't drive the car for an entire tank of fuel without getting hard on it.
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I do not understand why a person would spend $10k to turbo a Z (properly with clutch/exhaust upgrades assuming a shop is installing and tuning it all)then worry about fuel economy. If you have the power then use it, otherwise keep it stock and enjoy it.
Last edited by Boosted Performance; 05-27-2012 at 06:07 PM.