Turbos and MPG
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Turbos and MPG
This discussion is from a local Mazda forum I grace with my presence every now and then..
My posts are in red.
Does anything this guy is saying make sense to anyone?
to keep my car at 0 on the boost gauge you would have to be slightly accelerating at all times.. And it seems to me, that the more vacuum the motor is creating the less effort the engine is putting forth, less exhuast = less spool right?
Am I correct in thinking this or should I just shutup?
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Originally Posted by arashi_nero
when you're on the highway, it's not that hard. the best place to have your turbo is at 0 (no vac and no boost), supposedly that's where you get the best gas mileage with a turbo.
Physics Injection: with turbocharged vehicles and gas mileage, the engine will compensate for the increased air being compressed into the engine with more fuel. Your ecu is constantly trying to maintain the perfect air/fuel ratio (i think its 11:1 but i may be wrong). So if your turbo is spooling, you are throwing more air in, and hence more fuel being dumped in to compensate.
Simple equation:
Less air in aka. less boost
MPG > Boost
More air in aka. more boost
MPG < Boost
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Originally Posted by kibert
Weird I've always thought you got the best MPG with more vacuum, that way the engine is working to spool the turbo.. I'll have to research that.
Due to simple combustion engine mechanics, the more work an engine has to do, the more fuel it needs to complete the task. Having increased vacuum means that the engine is working more.
My posts are in red.
Does anything this guy is saying make sense to anyone?
to keep my car at 0 on the boost gauge you would have to be slightly accelerating at all times.. And it seems to me, that the more vacuum the motor is creating the less effort the engine is putting forth, less exhuast = less spool right?
Am I correct in thinking this or should I just shutup?
Quote:
Originally Posted by arashi_nero
when you're on the highway, it's not that hard. the best place to have your turbo is at 0 (no vac and no boost), supposedly that's where you get the best gas mileage with a turbo.
Physics Injection: with turbocharged vehicles and gas mileage, the engine will compensate for the increased air being compressed into the engine with more fuel. Your ecu is constantly trying to maintain the perfect air/fuel ratio (i think its 11:1 but i may be wrong). So if your turbo is spooling, you are throwing more air in, and hence more fuel being dumped in to compensate.
Simple equation:
Less air in aka. less boost
MPG > Boost
More air in aka. more boost
MPG < Boost
Quote:
Originally Posted by kibert
Weird I've always thought you got the best MPG with more vacuum, that way the engine is working to spool the turbo.. I'll have to research that.
Due to simple combustion engine mechanics, the more work an engine has to do, the more fuel it needs to complete the task. Having increased vacuum means that the engine is working more.
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