Compared to the fuel you were throwing away before when your turbo wouldn't
boost to give you enough air to burn it?
Turbochargers actually make a diesel engine MORE efficient. The increased power
is a side effect of increased efficiency. There was a discussion a couple weeks
ago about guys that discovered they got better fuel economy in diesel trucks by
going a little faster which spooled up the turbo and thus raised the efficiency
of the engine.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:54:16 -0400
From: andrew strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Pressure Converter for AT - what's it good
for?
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Sounds highly plausible, although he didn't say anything about leaks.
Folow-up question: With the turbo boost back to normal and power restored
in all gears and at all speeds, will this negatively effect my fuel economy?
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 12:55 AM, Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net> wrote:
> too ashamed to admit my ignorance [Hop up mill] and plead for an
>> explanation,
>>
>
> Probably fixed pressure leaks on the line from the intake
> manifold to the injection pump, which prevented the IP from
> thinking there was any turbo boost so it didn't fuel as much
> as it needed to/could have.
>
> -- Jim
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