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Old 11-19-2010, 08:12 AM   #1 (permalink)
DEEPfrom1
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Location: Upstate NY
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Aqua Marine Devastator - '91 Volkswagen Jetta Carat
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Newbie: Mk2 jetta action

Hey everyone, I stumbled upon this forum last night. Very cool stuff here. My daily driver is a 1991 VW jetta 1.8 sohc 8valve 5speed. When I picked up the car in PA, I filled the tank and got 36 mpg while driving aggressively. Since then its been only NY gas which is 10% ethanol and my MPG sucks, normal driving nets me around 24-27 mpg. I know this car can do more! What kills me is this car HAS to warm up for at least 2 minutes before going anywhere or it won't drive (damn digifant).

Mods are:
- 2" drop (previous owner cut the springs) Will be getting coilovers in the spring
- Air box mod
-Digifast chip (supposedly helps with MPG)
-MEATY snow tires

The clutch slips if driven hard so I drive nicely! Anyone have any awesome tips or info for me about this particular vehicle?

-Mark

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