MK4 GTi Fuel Economy

[rayray086]

When I first got my A3 1.8T, I was easily getting 600km, and this was with a not-so-accurate fuel gauge. I don't know how far I can take it but I remember hitting past 650km before filling up again and it took ~52L to fill up to the brim. This is driving in a mix of suburban and highway roads and with a busted DV (so I would usually rev it enough to hear the venting sound haha).

[bloödstorm]

I get a consistent 600km from 50L of 98RON, even though I tend to thrash it at every traffic light and run the AC usually. Love it. (Running unknown brand chiptune, BMC filter, stocker wheels, Motul 8100 X-Cess 5W-40 and Denso IK22 plugs).

[rayray086]

I get a consistent 600km from 50L of 98RON, even though I tend to thrash it at every traffic light and run the AC usually. Love it. (Running unknown brand chiptune, BMC filter, stocker wheels, Motul 8100 X-Cess 5W-40 and Denso IK22 plugs).

I use the same oil

[bloödstorm]

Word. It's the first oil I've tried. How often do you change it? I'm thinking it could easily go 10,000km, being 100% synthetic.

[geoff_gti]

seems to depend a LOT on the type of driving you do ... I'm getting about 500km/tank in my GTI at the moment but most of it is freeway driving (80-100kmh) since I changed jobs. Previously was lucky at 450km/tank around the city / suburban driving.

Filled up yesterday, 530km on trip2, 56L of 98 went in.

[rayray086]

Word. It's the first oil I've tried. How often do you change it? I'm thinking it could easily go 10,000km, being 100% synthetic.

Every 5000km. Also using a large sized oil filter, my engine now holds close to 5L. It's sitting on 175,000-ish km though.

[rokle]

I should've gone for the mk4 gti instead of the VR6. Costing way to much for a uni student like me.

[eltonking]

(so I would usually rev it enough to hear the venting sound haha).

I ALWAYS DO THAT!!! ahahahah i love it!


... i swear no one else in my car can ever hear it though... any way to make it louder? i've put a drop in K&N panel filter in, once it's been chipped will it be louder?

[h100vw]

I ALWAYS DO THAT!!! ahahahah i love it!


... i swear no one else in my car can ever hear it though... any way to make it louder? i've put a drop in K&N panel filter in, once it's been chipped will it be louder?

Yeah, it will in my experience. You should hear my S3 with the enclosed pod filter, it sounds like a mini atmospheric DV now. My missus thought she broke it.

Even with the standard airbox, you could hear it flutter a fair bit.

Who are you going to for the tune?

Gavin

[eltonking]

Yeah, it will in my experience. You should hear my S3 with the enclosed pod filter, it sounds like a mini atmospheric DV now. My missus thought she broke it.

Even with the standard airbox, you could hear it flutter a fair bit.

Who are you going to for the tune?

Gavin

Neru has a '98 a3 1.8T same as me, he already has a revo stage 1 tune on it so we're looking in to swapping our ecu's as he's going to get his custom mapped (saves him remapping over a revo stage 1 tune!!) so its kinda a win win if all goes to plan...

do you know if this can be done? think we need to get the ecu coded but i think hes all over it...

thanks gav!



btw if this falls through - you're my next point of call!! great feedback from everyone who has experienced your expertise!!