Need car tuning help?

[Darius11 12]

I just got a new car (new to me) and I am wondering if adding a super charger well help/hurt full economy.
The car is in no way a full efficient car but I am wondering if adding a super charger well make it worst?

Thank you.

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[yardhippie 0]

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I just got a new car (new to me) and I am wondering if adding a super charger well help/hurt full economy.
The car is in no way a full efficient car but I am wondering if adding a super charger well make it worst?

Thank you.

the concept of forced induction it to compress air so that you can use more fuel, thus getting more fuel/air into the combustion chamber making more hp.
result: less mpg.
also, superchargers require more hp to operate than turbos.
what are you trying to do?
on what car?
on what engine?

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[hobbes4star 0]

Before you throw a supercharger on you need to make sure that the engine is ready for it. depending on what engine you put it on you may need to put a more free flow exhust and intake. also fuel managment is always a good idea; such as bigger injectors (f it is fuel injected) and a bigger intake manifold. bigger ignition system for a more complete burn. all of these things kill mpg, and produce more HP. there are lots of tunner sites online that can get you going in the right direction.

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[jasonRose 0]

HP>cash
HP>fuel milage

You pay the price one way or another when you increase HP. You either pay it with motor mods or at the pump.

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[Darius11 12]

04 Pontiac GTO

5.7 V8

But that answers my questions I had a friend tell me how it will help your MPG unless you decide to get on it. I have never had a supercharger and not familiar with them at all. I don’t want to do any thing to make the MPG worst.

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[tso-d_chris 0]

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But that answers my questions I had a friend tell me how it will help your MPG unless you decide to get on it. I have never had a supercharger and not familiar with them at all. I don’t want to do any thing to make the MPG worst.

A supercharger is belt driven, and will require extra energy (fuel) even when you drive conservatively, much like a car with AC is not going to get better milage than an equivelent car w/o AC.

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