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Old 03-02-2012, 12:14 AM   #3 (permalink)
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AWM not AEB

the AEB engine was about 150hp but those were not used after about 1999 ,
your engine AWM is good for about 180 hp stock and about 1 bar of boost , stock 1 bar = about 14.7 psi

so
for better FE , why not re install the original software ? your tampered with software is probably not an improvement in anything anyway .

if you have not replaced the timing belt
do it yesterday , when the belt breaks the engine becomes a boat anchor .

never use any oil that is lesser than VW spec 502 , 504 is much better , do not attempt to save money on oil quality

you may be able to use 87 octane top tier fuel
IF you are not driving at WOT , ever . FE may go down due to knock correction ... or not depending on how aggressively you drive

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