Clearly not something I can do to lighten my car then, I’ll have to just stick with driving as a van without rear seats, shelf and luggage cover if I want to make mine lighter. I want to try to crack 70mpg in my FSI without doing anything radical.They are also considerably lighter, which helps massively, they do indeed share the winglets, every part of the underneath of the car is made flat with aluminium heat shielding, and they also have a spoiler behind the front undertray, on the underneath.
I doubt you'll get 70 out of it, but efficiency can definitely be improved, flattening the bottom of the car is achievable, you could also try to get yourself some aero parts, but they are quite hard to come by.Clearly not something I can do to lighten my car then, I’ll have to just stick with driving as a van without rear seats, shelf and luggage cover if I want to make mine lighter. I want to try to crack 70mpg in my FSI without doing anything radical.
I thought it but wasn’t brave enough to say it. ?If you where a bmw driver you wouldn’t know how to use them or the indicators
Only joking before anyone takes offence
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I don’t do enough motorway journeys to justify getting aero parts, probably just easier to get a TDI. I just want to do do a 30+ mile journey and see what a possible max in an FSI could be in ideal conditions although appreciate it wouldn’t be normal as I usually have to cart stuff around.I doubt you'll get 70 out of it, but efficiency can definitely be improved, flattening the bottom of the car is achievable, you could also try to get yourself some aero parts, but they are quite hard to come by.
Today I changed the thermostat for the 2nd time in 6mths, seems like the ECP one was only for summer use, as it ran at 80 in the winter. Gates one now fitted and it got up to 90 in a couple of miles nice, strangely on investigation the ECP one did have 87deg stamped on it, but it just wasn’t correct. View attachment 60891
New one supplier as below:
Fits Audi A2 8Z0 1.4 TDI Genuine Gates Thermostat | eBay
A thermostat is a component that is used to monitor the temperature of a system and ensure it is maintained at a set temperature. Gates Corporation is the world’s leading manufacturer of power transmission belts and a premier global manufacturer of fluid power products.rover.ebay.com
Today I (well for the last couple of hours I)
Made a start on the 70k 1.4.
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Headlights
Arch liners
Bumper
Bonnet
Scuttle panel
Wiper arm, all off
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Drivers side wing and front door off
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Excellent condition wing and door back on ?
Hoping to do the other side tomorrow night and maybe get the front end on.
Service, machine polish and a bit of titavating and she’ll be ready to do.
That’s what I thought, sheet of aluminium and Bob’s your uncle ?. Fixing it securely would the hardest part...
Unlikely as tyres sticking out the arches are illegal.I think the wheel pokes out of the arch ever so slightly. You may have to run wheels with less offset and smaller tyres if you want to use a flat sheet.
There are pictures of a european A2 3L which has had various aero mods done to it. Im sure this is one of them.
The A2 1.2 TDI has an official drag coefficient of 0.25. Was this achieved just through the larger rear spoiler, aero winglets, presumably flat under tray and those aero wheel trims. Did they have anything else to get the 0.25 Cd?
Thanks @spike, it’s truly fascinating to me.Link to article on the 1.2 TDi development - https://www.a2oc.net/community/inde...ted-the-1-2tdi-aero-bits-yet.11897/post-90627
Cheers Spike
Holy moly, are those grills in beige??Nice surprise when i came in from work today, box full of goodies View attachment 60953