i will try to be as complete as possible.
i purchased this car last summer and it had 55K miles and these are the list of mods i installed within the first 2 weeks of my purchase so i never got a baseline on the mileage.
MK5 1.9L mods:
chip, 18" RS4, 23mm eibach RSB, Neuspeed Sport Springs, Bilstein Sport Shocks, ECStuning front 312mm rotor upgrade kit, Evolution skidplate , Stainless brake lines, great DG SS
* 18" wheels with General UHP tires 225 40 18
* local tuner installed a map that will provide the maximum power the stock clutch can handle. boost is set to 18psi
* best mileage on got during the summer was about 450miles/tank
* very little AC use.
* shift below 2200rpm in the city
* 60% autoroute 40% city
* 5 speed
* use additives for winter and summer
* most of the driving is done with one person in the car.
* no black smoke visible the few times i accelerate hard
* short burst (20 seconds) of higher rpm/redline when on the highway. can happen about 3 - 5 times a week.
* i purchase my fuel from FlyingJ which is a truck stop so i know the fuel is fresh
* at one point i thought my mileage might have been rolled back but the power is amazing, pulls very hard till redline when i need it. at -30C the engine turned on the first crank, GP stayed on for 5 seconds on that date, no loss / burning oil, oil is replaced every 6K miles and Total oil is used.
the engine now has 60K miles and i get between 400miles per tank; i do not think this is normal. my winter tires are studded General Altimax 205 55 16's
i figured the mileage might have improved with the 16" compared to the 18" but not much has changed. i know winter driving will reduce mileage but will 18" tires be destructive during summer driving?
if going up to sized does not hurt where else can i look to solve this problem?
should i sell this car and forget all about the PD engines? i have a 2002 that has a chip/240 nozzles/ARP headstuds with the stock turbo and this car has great acceleration and we still get close to 600miles per tank. dont get me wrong i know they are completely different engines but i dont think my mileage should SUCK to this extent on my 2006 mk5
forgot to mention that all my tires are inflated to 40psi.
are my 18" wheels worth keep or swapping for 16" in order to bring my mileage to where it should be. i have read reports that these engine can do 46mpg and some claim even more over on the tdiclub.com; is that totally unrealistic?
thanks for taking an interest.
Evan
i purchased this car last summer and it had 55K miles and these are the list of mods i installed within the first 2 weeks of my purchase so i never got a baseline on the mileage.
MK5 1.9L mods:
chip, 18" RS4, 23mm eibach RSB, Neuspeed Sport Springs, Bilstein Sport Shocks, ECStuning front 312mm rotor upgrade kit, Evolution skidplate , Stainless brake lines, great DG SS
* 18" wheels with General UHP tires 225 40 18
* local tuner installed a map that will provide the maximum power the stock clutch can handle. boost is set to 18psi
* best mileage on got during the summer was about 450miles/tank
* very little AC use.
* shift below 2200rpm in the city
* 60% autoroute 40% city
* 5 speed
* use additives for winter and summer
* most of the driving is done with one person in the car.
* no black smoke visible the few times i accelerate hard
* short burst (20 seconds) of higher rpm/redline when on the highway. can happen about 3 - 5 times a week.
* i purchase my fuel from FlyingJ which is a truck stop so i know the fuel is fresh
* at one point i thought my mileage might have been rolled back but the power is amazing, pulls very hard till redline when i need it. at -30C the engine turned on the first crank, GP stayed on for 5 seconds on that date, no loss / burning oil, oil is replaced every 6K miles and Total oil is used.
the engine now has 60K miles and i get between 400miles per tank; i do not think this is normal. my winter tires are studded General Altimax 205 55 16's
i figured the mileage might have improved with the 16" compared to the 18" but not much has changed. i know winter driving will reduce mileage but will 18" tires be destructive during summer driving?
if going up to sized does not hurt where else can i look to solve this problem?
should i sell this car and forget all about the PD engines? i have a 2002 that has a chip/240 nozzles/ARP headstuds with the stock turbo and this car has great acceleration and we still get close to 600miles per tank. dont get me wrong i know they are completely different engines but i dont think my mileage should SUCK to this extent on my 2006 mk5
forgot to mention that all my tires are inflated to 40psi.
are my 18" wheels worth keep or swapping for 16" in order to bring my mileage to where it should be. i have read reports that these engine can do 46mpg and some claim even more over on the tdiclub.com; is that totally unrealistic?
thanks for taking an interest.
Evan