Exhaust "gunk"

[Jekyll]

Ever since my car was stg 2 flashed and the turbo back installed, there is quite a bit more exhaust "gunk"showing on the rear hatch lid. My assumption is that with the less restrictive cat (200 metal cell high flow), it allows for less exhaust to be "filtered out" before the tail pipe.
Can someone please confirm this and/or offer some insight? Thanks.

[Crispy21]

Lmaooo^

[Kwiksilver07]

Weekly Washings solves your problem. I'm catless and my rear gets all sorts of dirty.

[Jekyll]

For the record...I do wash and wax that thing regularly and the orange looks great!
Thanks guys!

[Jekyll]

Originally Posted by tree_hugger

TEH PUMPKIN!

I know, I know...it requires an aquired taste

[xatnys360]

I believe your initial assumption is correct. The stock downpipe has two cats and is quite restrictive - it should cook off a lot more unburnt fuel than a performance setup that uses only one racing cat. The gunk you are experiencing is probably unburnt fuel.

[dj210]

try removed cats and resonator... tips look like they came flat black.. and my friends hate driving behind me

[Elliott]

^off topic but how the hell did you get water in your spare tire well in the first place?

[KenTX]

I have the same issue, and it's the the Stage 2 software running more rich. I ran my catted EJ downpipe with APR Stage 1 for many months, and didnt see a difference over the stock exhaust. However, as soon as I re-flashed to Stage 2, I noticed lots of soot on the hatch, and hitch mounted bike rack.

[Jekyll]

Would running "richer" also add to the additional fuel consumption? I'm averaging 22-23mpg since the s2 flash. Please note that this is not pushing the car a whole lot and driving pretty civilized. Have even tried driving like a grandma with smooth off the line acceleration and still get ~23mpg

[Kwiksilver07]

Originally Posted by Jekyll

Would running "richer" also add to the additional fuel consumption? I'm averaging 22-23mpg since the s2 flash. Please note that this is not pushing the car a whole lot and driving pretty civilized. Have even tried driving like a grandma with smooth off the line acceleration and still get ~23mpg

Running rich will add to fuel consumption but 22-23 is pretty low. Whats you average drive? City vs Highway? Speeds?

the best Ive seen my car do is 37.3 mpg in a trip. That tank I got an over all of 34/5 mpg. I try to stick to 2000-2200 rpms while highway cruising. This puts me at about 60ish mph. If I go to 70 or 80 mph I see my mpg drop to 28-30. Even now at 2+ I still see 30mpg. However I love to see it go from 30 to 9 when I get on it

[Jekyll]

Originally Posted by Kwiksilver07

Running rich will add to fuel consumption but 22-23 is pretty low. Whats you average drive? City vs Highway? Speeds?

the best Ive seen my car do is 37.3 mpg in a trip. That tank I got an over all of 34/5 mpg. I try to stick to 2000-2200 rpms while highway cruising. This puts me at about 60ish mph. If I go to 70 or 80 mph I see my mpg drop to 28-30. Even now at 2+ I still see 30mpg. However I love to see it go from 30 to 9 when I get on it

wow...37.3!!; never in my car. The best I've seen in my car is 33 going about 65mph avg in a 1.5hr hwy drive. My daily commute is only about 10mi with only 25% being hwy. On the way there, there's a about a 2mi of pretty good curvy down hill and I may get 27 at the very most. On the way back I only get about 22-23mpg. I've been averaging 300-315mi per tank and topping it off with about 13-13.5 gal. The car runs great and no codes are present

[Kwiksilver07]

Short trips will result in poor mpg unfortunately. I have a 20 mile trip to work and my car won't hit the 30mpg mark until there is about 4/5 mi left. It stays at 25/6 until about 3/4 the way through my commute. I drive about 2/3 highway, 1/3 city. Take it for a nice loooonnnggg drive and you will see it pic it back up a bit. If i drive only my commute and around town stuff, my mpg will drop hard. I will usually drive from Milwaukee to Madison 100mi once a month just to stretch its legs and bring back the fuel economy.

[Jekyll]

Originally Posted by Kwiksilver07

Short trips will result in poor mpg unfortunately. I have a 20 mile trip to work and my car won't hit the 30mpg mark until there is about 4/5 mi left. It stays at 25/6 until about 3/4 the way through my commute. I drive about 2/3 highway, 1/3 city. Take it for a nice loooonnnggg drive and you will see it pic it back up a bit. If i drive only my commute and around town stuff, my mpg will drop hard. I will usually drive from Milwaukee to Madison 100mi once a month just to stretch its legs and bring back the fuel economy.

Thanks for the feedback!

[KenTX]

Originally Posted by Jekyll

Would running "richer" also add to the additional fuel consumption?

Yes, rich=more fuel, which usually gives you more power. Downsides can be lower fuel economy, more exhaust soot, fouled spark plugs/cats/o2 sensors, and oil contamination. The FSI is one of the dirtiest engines I've ever seen right out of the factory, and tuning it wont help.

Running lean = less fuel. Downsides can be higher engine/exhaust temps, pinging (detonation), loss of power, and in extreme cases, catastrophic failure.

My city mpg is usually in the mid to high teens, and I can pull maybe 24 if I drive like a grandma. I have no self control, so I pay at the pump.

[Jekyll]

Originally Posted by KenTX

Yes, rich=more fuel, which usually gives you more power. Downsides can be lower fuel economy, more exhaust soot, fouled spark plugs/cats/o2 sensors, and oil contamination. The FSI is one of the dirtiest engines I've ever seen right out of the factory, and tuning it wont help.

Running lean = less fuel. Downsides can be higher engine/exhaust temps, pinging (detonation), loss of power, and in extreme cases, catastrophic failure.

My city mpg is usually in the mid to high teens, and I can pull maybe 24 if I drive like a grandma. I have no self control, so I pay at the pump.

Well explained KenTX, thanks.

Anyone know what the numbers are for lean vs rich and what the ideal is for stg2? Thanks in advance.