burpod
teh stallionz!!1
- Joined
- Nov 27, 2004
- Location
- cape cod, ma
- TDI
- 82 rabbit vnt ahu, 98 jetta vnt ahu, 05 parts car, 88 scirocco.. :/
the car: wife's 2006 BEW golf 09a autmomatic with 295k on the clock currently. owned since new.
basic mods: vnt17 (~245k on the turbo), pd150 intake manifold + race pipe, 2.5" exhaust with high-flow cat, ultra-simplified vac lines, stanadyne fm100 5micron filter setup + clear pre-filter
deletes: egr, maf, smart actuator, intake manifold flaps (duh), o2 sensor, vac ball, n75 check valve, deleted the metal fuel/coolant pipes on the head in favor of single contiguous lengths of hose, deleted "CAI" ducting just have an enlarged snorkel opening on the airbox, spare tire delete, ventectomy
other specs: torsion value set to +0.5, original injectors, 013 shows ~0.5 deviation; basic 195/65/15 general altimax tires, 40-42psi, stock-like suspension; skidplate has been on off since the spring (perhaps adding a touch of drag?)
i was pretty happy with one version of tune i had been running for the last year or two (many many various sub-versions of it, i've long since exceeded the 255 flash limit count of the ecu lol) - get's a consistent 45-48mpg in it's daily driving mix (last winter about 43-48mpg on avg). boost control very good, no real issues with it, efficiency cruising/light-load areas run with "more" advance, "less" boost. it's daily driving mix consists of many 10-30mi round trips to grocery store and other errands, tooting around town, twice-a-week work commutes ~60mi round trip, some day trips of 100-120mi round trip sometimes. decent amount of traffic here on the cape in the summer; i also often beat on it quite a bit tune testing and when i drive, usually do 75-85 when i can. i feel confident if it were to see more steady highway miles and less boost testing and romping, it would see 50+ mpg no sweat.
last few weeks i started to test a different tune, that i had once started a while back, but never finished. but i felt my current tune was 95% complete and good so time to try something new.... and i'm definitely impressed. top end of IQ is pretty similar, but cruising/midrange runs with "less" advance / "more" boost, and top end as well, just not as much of a change.
car cruises much quieter, cruising @ 70-85 feels effortless, as does poking around in this 40-50mph zones (also very quiet reminds me of driving a stock tdi) - like practically a couple hairs above idle IQ just to cruise on the flat @ 45mph in 5th. top end fuel very similar, very responsive boost, excellent boost control. can floor it in 5th on the highway with extremely minimal spike/overboost (previous tune was also very good with this).
just took it on a trip from cape cod to NH white mountain area and back ~600mi for 48mpg (so no net elevation change
), and i fill to absolute brim every time for accuracy. wife, kids (5 & 8), some luggage, lots of pit stops due to kids. driving conditions were a bunch of traffic jams up to/around boston as usual. average highway speeds during the trip varied from 60-80mph actual depending on traffic. if i could go 75-80 i usually did. the route has a lot of rolling hills, and then up in nh, state highways at slow speeds, but lots of curves, hills, stops. i was by no means hypermiling, and gave it the beans whenever necessary (or not) but not being reckless. drove across the kankamagus pass which is ~35mi going up to 2850' in elevation.
so all in all, very pleased, but hoping to break 50mpg for those conditions. both are very similar in top-end power- i think must be pretty close to ~160whp/280ft-lbs but have never dynoed. is certainly at the very least 150whp, it really scoots, has a lot of grunt. i think a few tweaks i did along the way knocked me down a couple mpg. i'm going to be sticking to one version now for a tank it pretty much runs like a top, the only hiccup is the auto trans if giving it too much juice in lower gears doesn't like that.there is only a slight haze @ WOT on either tune, else, almost no visible smoke, and not even in headlights until you get closer to WOT.
in the very near future i hope to install some 1043+100s from powertdi - goal is to get better torque delivery, more efficiency, remain smoke free. but not turn up the max power too much as i want this auto trans to keep ticking for a long time....
basic mods: vnt17 (~245k on the turbo), pd150 intake manifold + race pipe, 2.5" exhaust with high-flow cat, ultra-simplified vac lines, stanadyne fm100 5micron filter setup + clear pre-filter
deletes: egr, maf, smart actuator, intake manifold flaps (duh), o2 sensor, vac ball, n75 check valve, deleted the metal fuel/coolant pipes on the head in favor of single contiguous lengths of hose, deleted "CAI" ducting just have an enlarged snorkel opening on the airbox, spare tire delete, ventectomy
other specs: torsion value set to +0.5, original injectors, 013 shows ~0.5 deviation; basic 195/65/15 general altimax tires, 40-42psi, stock-like suspension; skidplate has been on off since the spring (perhaps adding a touch of drag?)
i was pretty happy with one version of tune i had been running for the last year or two (many many various sub-versions of it, i've long since exceeded the 255 flash limit count of the ecu lol) - get's a consistent 45-48mpg in it's daily driving mix (last winter about 43-48mpg on avg). boost control very good, no real issues with it, efficiency cruising/light-load areas run with "more" advance, "less" boost. it's daily driving mix consists of many 10-30mi round trips to grocery store and other errands, tooting around town, twice-a-week work commutes ~60mi round trip, some day trips of 100-120mi round trip sometimes. decent amount of traffic here on the cape in the summer; i also often beat on it quite a bit tune testing and when i drive, usually do 75-85 when i can. i feel confident if it were to see more steady highway miles and less boost testing and romping, it would see 50+ mpg no sweat.
last few weeks i started to test a different tune, that i had once started a while back, but never finished. but i felt my current tune was 95% complete and good so time to try something new.... and i'm definitely impressed. top end of IQ is pretty similar, but cruising/midrange runs with "less" advance / "more" boost, and top end as well, just not as much of a change.
car cruises much quieter, cruising @ 70-85 feels effortless, as does poking around in this 40-50mph zones (also very quiet reminds me of driving a stock tdi) - like practically a couple hairs above idle IQ just to cruise on the flat @ 45mph in 5th. top end fuel very similar, very responsive boost, excellent boost control. can floor it in 5th on the highway with extremely minimal spike/overboost (previous tune was also very good with this).
just took it on a trip from cape cod to NH white mountain area and back ~600mi for 48mpg (so no net elevation change
), and i fill to absolute brim every time for accuracy. wife, kids (5 & 8), some luggage, lots of pit stops due to kids. driving conditions were a bunch of traffic jams up to/around boston as usual. average highway speeds during the trip varied from 60-80mph actual depending on traffic. if i could go 75-80 i usually did. the route has a lot of rolling hills, and then up in nh, state highways at slow speeds, but lots of curves, hills, stops. i was by no means hypermiling, and gave it the beans whenever necessary (or not) but not being reckless. drove across the kankamagus pass which is ~35mi going up to 2850' in elevation.so all in all, very pleased, but hoping to break 50mpg for those conditions. both are very similar in top-end power- i think must be pretty close to ~160whp/280ft-lbs but have never dynoed. is certainly at the very least 150whp, it really scoots, has a lot of grunt. i think a few tweaks i did along the way knocked me down a couple mpg. i'm going to be sticking to one version now for a tank
it pretty much runs like a top, the only hiccup is the auto trans if giving it too much juice in lower gears doesn't like that.there is only a slight haze @ WOT on either tune, else, almost no visible smoke, and not even in headlights until you get closer to WOT.in the very near future i hope to install some 1043+100s from powertdi - goal is to get better torque delivery, more efficiency, remain smoke free. but not turn up the max power too much as i want this auto trans to keep ticking for a long time....
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