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    FUEL USAGE WHEN DOUBLING HORSEPOWER

    Bill Thanks for your detailed and thoughtful answer. I shall investigate all aspects as indicated by you. Regards
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    FUEL USAGE WHEN DOUBLING HORSEPOWER

    Bill - Fuel system follows the conventional Porsche 930 Turbo system. That is: It has a fuel pump at the tank and then a second pump (high pressure) at the rear close to the engine. Any excess fuel is returned to the tank. Regards Johan
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    FUEL USAGE WHEN DOUBLING HORSEPOWER

    Hi guys. Thanks for the wonderful and prompt responses. I shall respond in the order you posted. 1) No we cannot run full throttle all the way. The reason for this question was that our fuel tank is of limited capacity and we are trying to establish what size tank we would require bearing in...
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    FUEL USAGE WHEN DOUBLING HORSEPOWER

    We ran a Porsche normally aspirated 2.7 lt engine. The power output of this eninge was 250 hp. We have recently installed a new 3.6 lt engine (supercharged) that generated 500 hp. I need to know whether I can assume that when the horsepower is doubled will the fuel consumption increase at the...

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