comptech supercharger okay for a longtrip??

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Feb 19, 2002 | 08:30 PM

#11

drogers

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Glendale - Vegas != long trip
Glendale - Vancouver, now that might qualify...

Feb 19, 2002 | 08:32 PM

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Originally posted by SilverSurfer
anywhere from 8mpg to 25mpg.... for street driving around 18mpg, highway driving in 6th 22-25mpg....track 8-10mpg...

I concur, about 10-15% drop.

Feb 19, 2002 | 10:04 PM

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KenS2K

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I concur, about 10-15% drop.

But is the drop due to less efficiency or the higher temptation the stand on the pedal?

Feb 20, 2002 | 06:01 AM

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From: Redmond, WA

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Originally posted by KenS2K
But is the drop due to less efficiency or the higher temptation the stand on the pedal?

Ken, you know me all too well

This would be the drop due purely to the SC, IMHO. You have to have the thing installed for about a year before the temptations go away long enough for a whole tank full.