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| Don't know, but stage I kit isn't expensive ($400). | |
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| Has anyone done any mods to the "non GT" turbo? I have the touring model with the turbo and am looking to kick in up a notch. | |
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I've heard the stage 1 kit also works on the non-GT turbo engine. Supposedly it brings the power to the same 240 as when used on the GT engine. If you check on dedicated PT sites (PTOC, PTE, PTCC) you will probably find people that have already done modifications to the non-GT turbo engine.
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Replying to: fndlyfmrflyr (May 26, 2004 1:23 pm) |
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| Have any of you heard of or tried any type of modification that actually improves the gas mileage on a PT Cruiser with the standard engine and automatic. Perhaps different tires, synthetic oil, K & N air filter, Bosch Platinum plus four plugs, etc. ???? We rented one recently and fell in love with it but the gas mileage was really bad (16 to 17 mpg) This car had 2500 miles on it. HELP APPRECIATED | |
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I use synthetic oil (Mobil-1) in nearly all of my cars and have for more than 35 years. The only exceptions were two VW diesels. I keep a log for my cars and record fuel used vs. miles driven. For the last 15 years or so I have not seen any mpg improvement when I switched the cars to synthetic. I have used K&N air filters too. Have one in my PT GT. Did not see any mpg change when I switched, but the OE filter was still clean. The K&N will help maintain mpg as the filter gets dirty. Platinum plugs last longer, but usually do nothing for mpg. It is not a good idea to use rental car mpg as an indicator of what a car will give over time - unless you drive that car enough to fill it a number of times. It usually takes several consecutive fills over many miles to get a reasonable idea of a car's mpg. The main reason is that, from my rental car experience, the tank is rarely full when the car is first rented (apparently never in my case), making mpg seem low. |
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I ordered a sub-woofer today from the dealer. It will fit in the side oval storage area behind the back seats on the driver side (about $370). #6 It's my understanding that Each stage just uses bigger fuel injectors and a computer modification so that it knows how much fuel is being sent. So if you buy stage 1 then Stage II will not be any cheaper since it's a whole new set-up (of injectors and computer module), but any additional gaskets, blow off valves etc. that you install with the 1st stage could be used with the second stage. 2004 PT Turbos already have the stage 1 injectors so they just need the computer Module. But I found out that my 2003 GT would needs new injectors. So, I'm considering getting the stage II when it comes out. I checked with my dealer today (when I was there for an oil change) and they said it still isn't available, but he said it's supposed to arrive very soon, so I'm not going to bother with stage 1. I may not bother at since my 03 is plenty fast, but I’ll think about it. I expect that emissions will be higher and probably worse mpg, but from posts I have seen the mpg doesn't appear to have gone down noticeably for Stage 1 consumers. Even though the emissions are higher, they're still supposed to pass in every state. You'll probably also have more noise and more sensitive throttle that some consumers might not like. #11 My gas mileage is 15-20 mpg with almost all city driving and considerable gridlock. And since it’s fun to put the pedal down, I really “rod it around” when I’m not hauling family or carpoolers. My highway mileage is about 25 mpg when I’m driving conservatively. I was disappointed at first with the mileage, but the car’s so much fun to drive I don’t worry about it too much. |
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I finally got around to installing my sub-woofer. It is a huge improvement to the sound system. Since it fits in the quarter panel, I didn't lose much storage space. I should have let the dealer install since they quoted a great price, but I wanted to do it myself and it took most of the day.
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| When I had my 30K done somewhere else, they put in platinum-tipped spark plugs to replace the old ones. The car felt like it gained maybe 5hp and mileage went from 20-22 up to 22-24 average. I have an 03 Limited automatic, FYI. | |
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I also use Mobil 1 Synthethic Oil and still consistently get 18-25 mpg. I have the removable PT roof racks which add additional drag (and whistled badly until I put foam boat pads over them). I recently tried the Bosch Platinum +4 spark plugs. Acceleration is noticeably better, but gas mileage has not been any better on my first two fill-ups. Does anyone know how to reset power door locks? I replaced my battery and now the power door locks (and key fob and alarm system) will not work. The car is now out of warranty and the dealership was not confident where to even look for a reset. I can't afford to let them take the dash off and experiment. The shop manual says nothing. The fuse is good. An electronics whiz friend suggested taking the battery loose for a full day or more to see if the Power Control Module might reboot properly and "remember" to reset the door locks.
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