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Originally Posted by SVTSHC
Well truthfully the best fuel mileage is produced when the car isn't boosting. Centrifugal blowers only make boost under load (I.E. during spirited driving, uphill climbs, trying to pass another car, flooring it for the sake of flooring it), so under normal driving conditions when you aren't being an animal with the throttle you'll get the same fuel mileage you did when your vehicle was NA.
So essentially the rules with a centrifugal blower are the same as without one when you're boosting (or in an NA vehicle, driving WOT or almost WOT) your vehicle compensates with additional fuel; with a centrifugal blower that's when you take the hit.
The only reason people typically claim they've lost fuel mileage is because... well.. who supercharges a car without "spirited" driving in mind lol.
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Pretty much %100 correct, but, from the parts list they mention they are developing forged pistons for the kit. That alone wouldn't drop mileage, but if they lower the compression (which makes sense for a SC) that might affect the power output for a given amount of fuel at mid throttle, which trickles down into worse mileage.
But more importantly, I think, is it is awesome to see options opening up and the car is not even out yet..
