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Old 09-05-2012, 07:30 PM   #15
Edahall
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Re: Increased MPG for carbs?

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Originally Posted by OSE_NERO View Post
Lastly, I know that diesels and small tuner engines use turbos to boost power and I've heard that it WILL increase gas mileage and that it WON'T. So which is it? Does anyone know?
Adding a turbo to a diesel engine usually decreases solo fuel economy but helps with heavy pulling fuel economy since the engine doesn't have to struggle so much and blow black smoke.
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