turbo eta economy?

[SS Ball3r]

just out of curiosity since i want to build my eta and am still not sure what path to take et, what kind of millage can i get out of a turbo eta? Im trying to decide weather or not to just turbo it and add dual valve springs and an i cam, or do a full i head swap with cusom pistons and leave it n/a.

i am in college, and money isnt exactly growing on trees for me, so economy with power wold be nice if possible.

[whiltebeitel]

The turbo isn't going to help your economy at all. Do the head swap and save up.

[matt]

Pretty much no matter what you do your mileage will go to shit. If mileage is really your priority, leave it stock.

A turbo on a stock eta could get great mileage, but you'd have to keep your foot out of it.

[SS Ball3r]

Pretty much no matter what you do your mileage will go to shit. If mileage is really your priority, leave it stock.

A turbo on a stock eta could get great mileage, but you'd have to keep your foot out of it.

i know id need to keep my foot off of it. I alos know that doing any kind of mod is gonna decrease my economy. IM not looking to keep it where its at, i know that is unrealistic. I was just hoping to stay in the 24+ range? is that possible?

[matt]

Nope.

[whiltebeitel]

Consider that the decrease in gas miliage will set you back only about $200-$300 a year, depending on how much you drive it. Can you swing that? if not, maybe a turbo really isn't all that realistic.

[matt]

Yeah, if you can't swing $20 a month more gas, a turbo is probably not for you.

[SS Ball3r]

ok, so my mileage would be in the teens? and can i keep the a/c with a turbo?

Also, lets put it this way, if a turbo is gonna make my mileage go into the teens, i could just drop a 350 into my camaro and have more power, lol. So it looks like ill just be doin a n/a build i guess.

[mattdk318i]

Find a M50. They are going pretty cheap now. Slowly save for your swap. Then you will get roughly 28mpg. And you have alot more potential for mods and power in the future

[nando]

Issac gets 24-26mpg in his turbo 325is... ~240hp to the wheels. but matt knows all! :bow:

that said, I'm not so sure a turbo e motor is a great idea anyway. you'll have what, 2000rpm of boost? I guess it could work better if you set it up right, but still.

[backtrail69]

Yep. Best I got was 27mpg all freeway. In town around 20ish. Not bad at all.

[SamuraiSam]

I don't believe for a second that you've had a tank of gas in that car that never saw full throttle gas-chugging goodness :p

[skylerwaite]

Turbo's generally make better gas mileage as long as you never boost. Something to do with the air being atomized.