Mine threw a cel so i slapped it back in. Thinking about getting the PD130 intake(need to change that gasket anyway) and larger nozzles put in, ill ask my tuner to nix the N18 while dialing the nozzles in. The bay looks so much cleaner without the N18.
60mpg to boot? You car has to be a blast to drive Franken. How is the mileage after the VNT?
Sounds like you have it figured out.
Franken - Have you made any more progress? I'm curious what you think about the setup so far.
Still waiting on nozzles...
I also need to find the time to wrap up my MAP sensor board and get them fabbed. I'm 98% done with that...
I have been having a blast driving it - the initial tune Mike set up for me is working out quite well There a bit of an overboost just after 2K rpm, but only if WOT from below 1600 or so in 4th & 5th. It runs very well though ans I don't care to mess with the tune until the nozzles arrive and I get some good logs. It will need more attention once the new MAP sensor board is done and we can up the boost from 20 to 24 or so PSI.
I added a late MK4 shift tower, box, and cables to it recently. It shifts much better now.
It has been getting me to work reliably since the turbo swap, and I only open the hood to show people. I took my wife for a nice drive up hwy1 north of Bodega bay last weekend - and it was VERY FUN!
If I get the email response I'm hoping for I will be driving it 500 miles south of here to Riverside tonight to get my mom a better car (her first TDI), and then drive the 500 miles home.
As for MPG, I have filled it 3 times since the turbo, and it's getting 55, 55, and 58. I am surprised at the numbers because I have had it in the triple digits a bit and am making good use of the go pedal. I still don't cruise around above 75 mph for long or flog the brakes though - so maybe the MPG makes sense. The lifetime average for the 12,000 miles since the swap is still over 60mpg.