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Old May 22, 2004 | 11:42 PM
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1. i dont know if this has been brought up before but i was wondering if anyone has heard about how much mpg the tc gets with the supercharger?
im not expecting a gain with it but im also not expecting a huge loss

2. has there been any dynos on the car yet? im estimating 15% drivetrain loss with the manual trannny. so around 136 whp is what im guessing.

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Old May 23, 2004 | 01:39 AM
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I haven't seen any info regarding your question.... probably we will know the answer in July....
Old May 23, 2004 | 02:28 AM
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from Corky Bell's book about S/C'ing... he said to expect about 5% loss on highway and about 15% loss in city mileage... so 27 hwy... and 19 city....

being fast and concerns of gas mileage are mutually exclusive...

15% powertrain loss is typical... but why does it matter??
Old May 23, 2004 | 08:01 AM
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drivetrain loss matters to me because i really want to know how much hp/tq it does put out. i cant be bothered to know that hp at the crank when the real world numbers are much different.
Old May 23, 2004 | 09:14 AM
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mind if i ask you a question? whos the girl in the avatar? shes cute :D
Old May 23, 2004 | 01:10 PM
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Yes.. she's totally hot.. I'll have one of those with my TC, thanks
Old May 23, 2004 | 09:24 PM
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judging by their user name he/she is viet
Old May 23, 2004 | 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by ethanxxx
Yes.. she's totally hot.. I'll have one of those with my TC, thanks
only if its black sand pearl
Old May 24, 2004 | 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by HotBox
judging by their user name he/she is viet
yeah thats what i had in mind
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