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Originally Posted by ChrstphrR
What sort of engine load do you try to maintain while accelerating to cruising speed?
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I accelerate at 85% load to get up to speed. When I have to climb up a big hill I do whatever it takes to maintain the engine at 1750-1800 rpm, up to 90% load. If it's a big hill and I reach 90% load I will just let rpm decrease progressively to 1500 while maintainning 90% load and then downshift at this point.
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Do you use cruise control to maintain your steady speed, or do you rely on your foot mainly, to hold a smoother cruising speed?
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I seldom use the cruise control. I use it only so I can move my left leg around a bit as it's starting to stiffen after some time of only playing with the go pedal.
Even on totally flat ground I don't like the cruise control at low speeds (40 mph) as it have a hard time finding its speed and the car is kinda jerking back and forth. I will usually just pick a load and stick with it as much as I can, playing with the pedal to adjust the speed so I maintain a steady load.
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Is your speedometer slow compared to Scanguage's kph output, like mine?
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My speedo is faster than the sg output. SG speed it 5 kph slower than the speedo. The speedo is off.
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I'm asking these questions given that most of the TDI engined VWs tend to behave similarily.
And in my case, the only difference between our cars are the level of aero modifications, the one year different model year (2000 A4 vs. your 1999 A3), and my full sized spare is on, so I only have three winter tires right now.
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Yup, our engines are pretty much the same up to 2003 model yeay. Your car is heavier and have a bigger frontal area unless I'm mistaken, but the impact should not be all that great.