Supercharging and MPG

[Bluedragon]

My father is looking at Supercharging his 2000 Si, and he is curious as to how it will affect his gas mileage.

 

[05]

im pretty sure it eats a lot of gas, though i dont know anything about superchargers so i dont know..... time to do some reading for me, and i dont think you should do any kind of F/I if you dont really know much about it

 

[FRODO]

as far as gas goes anything that makes your car go faster will eat more gas.

 

[quicksilver1689]

think of it like this , more air needs more fuel. So the mpg will go down i dont think youll have to worry with a supercharger and mpg. as long as he isnt WOT all the time then it might only go down a couple mpg.

 

[booze_b]

If he's gonna drop SC $$ into the car he shouldn't be worried about gas $$

 

[anekin007]

its all in the tuner.. someone on another forums with a votech got over 300whp and still getting about 30mpg

 

[Beelzebubba]

think of it like this , more air needs more fuel. So the mpg will go down i dont think youll have to worry with a supercharger and mpg. as long as he isnt WOT all the time then it might only go down a couple mpg.

Nawww, Hondas can run on an 18:1 A/F ratio...

oh wait, that was only the CVCC motor...


nevermind.

 

[iamcivic]

Anything that makes you car goes faster doesnt mean your gonna burn more gas. It all depends on the tune and how you drive. Im sure it might take a bit more gas for SC than TC, because of the belt driven part, but not sure. I just know i dont burn anymore gas than I used to with my TC.

 

[Bluedragon]

Since my father doesn't have a lead foot, I think that his gas mileage will change that much. I've asked a few other people and they have said the same thing.