turbo guys - mileage question

[MrKwik]

I recently picked up this little 92 2.3 notch because I wanted a non v8 car to drive around town. But seeing as I have never owned a car that I could leave alone, I am intrigued by this tubo coupe motor swap thing. The only problem is that I dont want to do anything that is going to kill the mileage since that is the main reason I bought the car. But a turbo swap would keep me in the good graces of the misses since I promised not to put a v8 in it. So what kind of mileage do you turbo guys see? I guess its kind of a loaded question since you probably put your foot in it more when you have the turbo than when it was N/A. But I guess what Im wondering is that under normal driving conditions, is the mileage the same with either engine?

 

[T3AL]

I see anywhere 29 to 33 MPG

 

[QUICK91LX]

my motor is pretty much a stock turbo coupe motor, with the 5-spd and stock 4-cyl 3.45 rear i can see anywhere from 18 really getting on it alot, to 25 around town if im driving nicely. will find out this weekend how it does on the highway, 150 mile round trip...

 

[Pro-Hawk]

I get about 25 mpg on my SVO and that is with me flooring it from time to time

 

[StangerJon]

at leki 65 mph on the high way I see about 28-20 mpg. in town i floor it way too much to even bother keeping track. I would assume about 18-20 though.

 

[mr_woodster]

i float, never better than 25...but for everyone who isnt me, that would trasnlate to ~28-30mpg. I dont "drive like you stole it", drive like its ment to be driven

 

[140cilx]

around 28-31

 

[MSM0075]

Once I did my first motor swap in the '88LX I got a average of 25MPG, the least I got was like 19 or something like that. My old N/A motor was around 18 at most..

The Turbo motor for my '93 should get even more.