2001 Volkswagen Passat 1.8 Turbo - 148K miles - 5 speed manual
EPA: 20/29 US MPG
Current: 41.3 MPG Highway (58 mph with Cruise Control on flat ground)
Mods Completed:
- Disable Daytime Lights
- 45 PSI Tire Pressure
- Reprogrammed Idle 50 RPM Lower
- Power Steering Delete
- Remove Cold Air Intake tube
- Antenna Delete
- Engine Belly Pan
- Removed AC Belt
- Cone Style Air Filter
- Removed Passenger Wiper
- Folded Mirrors(until I make covers in order to remove them completely)
To Do:
- Lower Grille Block(Temporarily removed due to overheating, electric fan is not working)
- Upper Grille Block
- Fix Electric Fan
- Remove fan rotated by engine
- Maintenance
- Reprogram Timing Advance
- Larger Tires
- More Weight Reduction
- Remove AC Components(for weight reduction)
- Block the tunnel under the car
- Wheel well gap covers
- Front wheel air diverters
- Rear belly pan
- ..and more to come..
First thing in store for the new rig is a grille block then possibly a front half belly pan. It's a nicer car with a lot more to it so I don't know how much I will be able to do to it. I think the Passat is going to be mostly hypermiling instead of modding to get the most MPG.
Regardless, I do love the extra power and the feeling when the turbo kicks in!
As purchased:
Grille Block:
