Can a turbo improve gas mileage?

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asked Jul 11, 2019 in Other-Cars/Transportation by ekr002 (310 points)
Can a turbo improve gas mileage?

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answered Jul 12, 2019 by Avarado (27,930 points)
Adding a Turbo to your engine will usually not improve your gas mileage although adding a Turbo to your engine will give your engine more horsepower out of a smaller engine.

When I added a Turbo to my engine my gas mileage actually dropped by 5 miles per gallon although I had more horsepower.

I actually removed the Turbocharger from my engine after I saw that drop in gas mileage even though I loved the extra horsepower from the engine.

I just could not afford to drive the car much after using so much more gasoline when the Turbocharger was put on.

So I removed the Turbocharger and sold it and actually made a bit of profit from it on ebay.

So Turbochargers can be great and improve your engines horsepower but you will usually see an increase in fuel consumption.

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