What did you do to your Polo today?

[sssstew]

yep, and apart from taking out the spot light and opening it up, there isnt much that can be done. Fitting a FMIC is a better option but much more expensive.

[kaanage]

Drove it from Moorabbin to Port Melbourne via Beach Rd, averaging 3.8L/100km, indicated (light traffic, 60km/h limit).

Repeated the run with slightly heavier traffic and stock map averaged 3.9 L/100km, indicated and then drove back with heavier traffic again for total average of 4.0 L/100km.
Actual consumption was probably 4.1 L/100km and 4.2 L/100km given the 5% average optimism of the indicated consumption when running the stock ECU map (the previous figure was with a higher performance map that seemed to give 10% optimistic figures so actual consumption would have been about the same).

[Tarq57]

I doubt I'll be doing that. Nice cool climate, here, and the only time I seem to get much heat soak is in heavy traffic.
The standard setup does look as though an extractor fan might be of use in some circumstances (like low airflow circumstances) as there doesn't seem to be a clear path for warm air that's rammed in to exit cleanly...it just goes up through the intercooler and exits into the engine bay, where I guess it then competes with airflow from the radiator to exit the engine bay downward and out.

Not a big deal though. I'm not a racer and the performance as it is, is simply sparkling. Quite happy. I'm just curious to make any efficiency gains that are there for the taking, cheaply. I saw a thread about one user who had created a vent in the front mudguard to try and achieve improved airflow...it hardly made any difference, but hat's off to the attempt!

We've just had a rather destructive earthquake in Christchurch, for anyone interested. Real bad news; much destruction, and it looks like this time there will be a number of deaths. Maybe a lot. Not a good day in NZ.

[vwthunder]

Did rear wiper delete, and also got my 42DD catch can in, I still need some nice blue clamps to finish it off

[hazrd]

Spec83 - I purchased that same Turbosmart compact and thought all was good, no check engine light but it will log a diverter valve error using a vaglink, I didn't realise until the guys at CVWC checked out my APR tune, just something to keep an eye on, but apart from that you get a hiss setting it up that way and a flutter setting it up the other way, so just wondering which was is the appropriate installation???

Jason
It's the hiss noise, flutter isn't healthy for the turbo

[noone]

Started looking at alternative cars
Drove a Holden CV8 Monaro and SS, both with 5.7L V8. Totally underwhelmed for suburban driving. The Monaro sounded beautiful.

[Evaded Motorsport]

Purchased an Audi TT brake upgrade for the Pog.

[bfeboi]

for fun put the forge splitter to full atmo. now its gone into limp mode... fml

[hazrd]

for fun put the forge splitter to full atmo. now its gone into limp mode... fml

*note to self, never open my splitter right up*

its at halfway and i was considering going further, not anymore

[Spec83]

3+ weeks on the Turbosmart kompact dual-port and still no check engine lights... It is really loud