So I'm going to throw out the obligatory "Emissions equipment removal is illegal" warning. The better mileage is just the icing an on already sweet sounding cake. I modified it firstly because I wanted to and secondly because I will never have the dreaded intercooler icing issue again. I spent right at $2K ($2,054 to be exact) for everything done to my car (it would've been cheaper if I went with a 2.5" exhaust) but I didn't modify it just for mileage. So, yes you should see a slight increase in mileage but don't expect it to pay for itself. The only other time I've had a 700 mile tank is on my trip to Memphis. The car went 702.4 miles and took 13.6 gallons of fuel to fill her up. I changed nothing about my driving style and while there were a few warmer days, there were some days below freezing as well. I filled up on the 10th and got a pretty noticeable increase in mpg. In April 1st I took my car to Dax at Skunkwerx Performance and had him install a 3" straight pipe exhaust, DPF & EGR delete as well as a Malone Stage II tune. With my bone stock car (6 speed manual) this would net me mid 40's mpg wise very consistently. Most of the interstate has a speed limit of 70mph so I set the cruise at 68mph, there is about a 5 mile stretch that is 55mph so I drop her down to 56mph on the cruise control. My work commute is about 36 miles one way, with 2.4 miles from my driveway to the interstate and 1.6 miles from the interstate to where I park at work. During that trip I set the cruise to 70mph and my radio to some Led Zeppelin and Derek Trucks. I was driving about 800-900 miles a week and averaged 45mpg with a best of 50.5mpg on a trip to Memphis. I've had my TDI since December 10th, 2014.
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