From: papajam
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 10:50 AM
To: west_minist
Subject: RE: v3
Good morning!
Well, it’s been a heck of a time these past 3 weeks including this past week with no emails or internet.
The car runs fantastic! Starts instantly and idles perfectly both cold and hot. Much, much improved low end power which, rarely going much over 3k RPM now, is where I need it. Light throttle upshifts occur at a low 2000 (approx) RPM which I think (if memory serves) is lower than the stock tune. This is NOT an issue mind you; just an observation. Doesn’t matter either because of the increase in low end power. And it may contribute to better MPG.
Speaking of MPG, the first full tank with the V3 tune netted 24.81. Not bad! The 2nd tank was low at 23.44 BUT every year around this time I use the 7 or so gallons of stabilized fuel I store for the generator, lawn mower, snow blower, etc. The 3rd tank, having just filled up yesterday, yielded the best mileage I’ve gotten with the car since we bought it this past August; 25.84 MPG. And this was with ambient temps, on a few mornings, being a bit below 0C! All 3 tanks were run the same; to and from work on the same roads and at the same speeds. About 2/3 of my commute is on the highway at 75-80 MPH (just under 3000 RPM).
Cheers,