Fuel Problem/ Poor Mileage

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Roadhog wrote:
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What's the city/hwy for a VR? And i mean actual, not estimated :beer:
Mine gets about 34-36mpg highway, and about 20-25 town.
you cheat you got that tdi 5th


i get about 25-28 on the hw and about 22 around town
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:)

<3000rpms @ 75mph
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Roadhog wrote::)

<3000rpms @ 75mph

really i though it would be lower with the tdi 5th thats what mine cruses at 75 with the stock vr 5th
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yellowGTI wrote: really i though it would be lower with the tdi 5th thats what mine cruses at 75 with the stock vr 5th
It's about 2800rpms. Plus, I have a 3.94 Ring and Pinion. It used to be 4000rpms @ 75mph. Still got 30mpg...

Top speed in 2nd gear is 50mph to give you an idea of how short the 3.94 is.
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yellowGTI wrote:

i get about 25-28 on the hw and about 22 around town
So is that better or worse than the DE GTI? Cause that sounds about right.
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Rennwagen1 wrote:
yellowGTI wrote:

i get about 25-28 on the hw and about 22 around town
So is that better or worse than the DE GTI? Cause that sounds about right.

its a hell of a lot better i got 22 on the hw the the gti i only got 30 with it once and that was going down hill :unibrow:
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you have problems if you get 22... Unless you're driving 120
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I think I get about 22 in town, with a heavy foot. it could be because I have cams or chip tune but, I know my car isn't too rich. It was with the 4bar FPR!! :laughing: It was tuned on the dyno and the mixture was corrected, leaned out, and the timing was adjusted through out the RPM range. At least that was my experience.
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I just filled up and got 19. but everything seems to be running OK. I need to take it on the highway a long distance to see if it works. I think mine is so low in town is because I stop so much.
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Darkside wrote:I think I get about 22 in town, with a heavy foot. it could be because I have cams or chip tune but, I know my car isn't too rich. It was with the 4bar FPR!! :laughing: It was tuned on the dyno and the mixture was corrected, leaned out, and the timing was adjusted through out the RPM range. At least that was my experience.
4bar is stock for the Corrados.
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