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<x-flowed>Well I have just completed a 400 mile round trip with the new motor, in the old girl. Things went great 75 all the way up I-5. I just estimated gas milage and got somwhere around 32 mpg (160 miles, 1/2 tank) I took out the section of wire that had been installed inline with the head temp sensor, that seemed to improve the MPG as I got better MPG on the way back than the way down. You generally get better MPG going down I-5. Smells a little better too, I could smell that it was running rich before I removed those resistors. I still need to check the fuel pressure, and I havent double checked the diaphragm on the pressure sensor yet, those are the two last things I really need to check to ensure that everything is working, more or less :) There are a couple of odd behaviors that I wanted to ask about because it doesnt seem right to me at all, but this being my first experience with the FI I just dont really know. 1. After I removed the extra resistors from the head temp, I cant get the idle above something like 800 (haven't checked exact RPM's with the tach yet) but it sounds just a little slower than the previous idle with the resistors installed. I unscrewed the idle setting screw past the point where the idle didnt go any higher, adn then screwed it back in until the idle dropped a touch. I then backed it out slowly again until it reached the highest point, and tightened the locknut. I would think that I should be able to get the idle higher than this, shouldnt I? 2.While sitting in the driveway, engine at idle. I open the throttle with my hand, just a crack. The engine will accelerate, then drop back to idle. Open a little more same thing, little more same thing. This happens until I get the throttle something like 1/3 open perhaps a little more than that. Is this a normal behavior with the FI? 3. One other thing is that the car will buck a little at low speeds. Basically if you dont accelerate semi-hard from a stop then it will buck. Other than those things the car seems to be runing pretty well, accelerates well...for a heavy car with a stock 1600 that is. She cruises beautifully though. Drake Lawson San Jose, Ca. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org </x-flowed>