Re: altitude

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Re: altitude

Rex B

18 May 2004 19:51

||About five years ago I drove my '89 16v Jetta through Colorado into
||Utah (from Virginia) with a Mad River canoe on the Yakima roof rack.
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||Now I have the v6 Jetta. I suppose the 1.8 turbos have no problem at
||10K feet, but I wonder how the v6 would handle it.

I can report that the 1.8T charges eagerly up the tallest mountain without
hesitation. I know I've had it to 8,000 feet, and I think we saw 10K in Arizona
last year around the continental divide.
Texas Parts Guy

sheinrich

18 May 2004 18:10

About five years ago I drove my '89 16v Jetta through Colorado into
Utah (from Virginia) with a Mad River canoe on the Yakima roof rack.
The engine was not happy going up up up. I remember that I dropped
below 60mph a few times.

Now I have the v6 Jetta. I suppose the 1.8 turbos have no problem at
10K feet, but I wonder how the v6 would handle it. Does the 'chip'
controller do any sensing of altitude for changing the fuel air
mixtures in my 2003 GLI? How smart is the chip?

Sam

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