View Single Post
Old 01-29-2015, 10:37 AM   #42 (permalink)
COcyclist
Aero Wannabe
 
COcyclist's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: NW Colo
Posts: 738

TDi - '04 VW Golf
TEAM VW AUDI Group
90 day: 53.2 mpg (US)
Thanks: 705
Thanked 218 Times in 169 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by hackish View Post
Disabling diesel EGR generally results in an increase in fuel economy but with a significant increase in emissions. The increase is so significant that the EPA was pushing to have limp mode mandatorys when EGR failed.
Disabling EGR increases NOX or nitrogen oxide which produces visible smog in big cities. IMO living in a very rural area, CO2 is a much more serious global emissions.

The Stage 1 tune gave me a little more power and torque which is fun but may lead to a clutch upgrade in the future.
__________________
60 mpg hwy highest, 50+mpg lifetime
TDi=fast frugal fun
https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...tml#post621801


Quote:
Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.
  Reply With Quote