CLDuckworth1
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Can you specify all the part numbers and details of this job (including cost)? Has it made the ride quieter and increased mpgs?
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Can you specify all the part numbers and details of this job (including cost)? Has it made the ride quieter and increased mpgs?
Had the car up on a stand today, so I finally got a shot of nearly the entire underside of my wagon, showing the four items that I had installed at purchase.
This shot also shows why CLDuck fabricated his own additional shield to cover the silencer, as it is the largest remaining area for aero improvement.
Our car has the 1.4l TSI, 150hp, with a 6-speed manual. We picked it up in August 2016, and have put 15542km on it since then. I've lost receipts for three tanks of fuel, but with 21.7km on the clock I filled it with 36.44 liters of Shell 98+ (V-Power here in Sweden, Nitro elsewhere) and that is the only type of fuel it has had since new. Fuel efficiency has ranged from a low of 8.3 l/100km (which works out to 28.23 mpg US, or 33.9 mpg UK) (mid-winter, city driving, lots of tire slip, with very frequent use of the gasoline-fueled engine/cabin heater), to a high of 5.8 l/100km (40.1 mpg US, or 48.15 mpg UK). The average so far is 6.6 l/100km (35.5 mpg US, 42.6 mpg UK), which I have reason to believe is better than it would have been without the aero aids.
Thanks for the nice photo!..I wish my dealer & other garages would let me do this, but Health & safety/insurance won't let them allow customers into the garage area.......will have to work in this..
Anyway I only use Shell nitro, & get 38mpg on twisty back roads & having fun....42-44mpg average normal driving, 52mpg long motorway cruising...
You need to fit the Audi jack pads, rear lower wishbone stone guards & the rear window fins...for the full "golfdave" package...
Ive never seen a mid box muffler in that place before, mine is the straight through pipe being a diesel.
So far as heat soak, my 300mile journey to London the other day gave me a warm chassis under the rear seats which may be harmful over the longer life of the car - what are your thoughts?
Ill get a laser thermometer out next time im to do such a drive
Connor
Good afternoon
Just an update running the under trays.
It recently went in for its 10k mile service and I removed the "home made" panel and I could feel the difference on the motorway instantly.
The section of exhaust it encases was purple due to the heat but nothing in the whole exhaust looked unhappy, distorted or melted.
I will look into getting the undertray you have listed @Golfdave to add extra airflow within the drivetrain.
Connor
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Thanks Dave, I wasnt the one to say if they fit or not so thanks for clearing that up
Hope you're well
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CLDUCK (or anyone that might be able to help), where did you location this part for your TDI?
Rear exhaust tunnel cover
For twist beam rear suspension:-
Item No.18:- 5G0 825 206 J, Underbody trim for twist beam
I can see from you pictures that it's fitted but I can't find that part anywhere. I did locate the other part for the multi-link but seeing as if I do have a NA GSW TDI, I have to deal with the twist beam situation, just like, I think, you do.
Thanks for the good pics and any info you can give me on that part.