My cherokee finally quit on me and ended up buying a 97 jetta GL with 55k miles. Anyone know of a chip I can put in it to get more power and better mpg?

6/17/2007 5:55:25 PM

This magic chip you speak of, is it made of wood?

6/17/2007 6:02:18 PM

1.8t?

6/17/2007 6:31:20 PM

97 gl is a 2.o 8v

There are several chips available, none will make alot of power, 6-8hp is about all you are going to get.

6/17/2007 7:02:40 PM

its a jetta, why do you care how much power it has just get a flower lei for the mirror and call it a day

6/17/2007 7:14:06 PM

i dont care about hp, just mpg

6/17/2007 8:21:45 PM

more power and more MPG generally don't go together.

6/17/2007 8:23:39 PM

Yeah, may as well find a chip to remove your engine's tiny little balls, and then you might get a very very modest increase in MPG at the expense of what little acceleration you had.

Seriously, that's the 2.0L non-turbocharged, yes? That's as good as it gets. They should get in the 30's range as far as MPG I think. If you think whatever you're getting is too low, get it a tune up. New air filter, new spark plugs. Check the tire inflation. That's about all you can do. :E

6/17/2007 8:26:01 PM

chip wont do much in terms of fuel economy

and, yes, 97 was a 2.0 na 8v

6/17/2007 10:33:07 PM

why get a 2.0

diesels get better mileage and 1.8s are more fun .

6/18/2007 7:59:33 AM

2.0L are bullet proof though. There are chips which can yield more power (marginal) and better gas mileage (somewhat), however, they all require premium (91/93 octane) fuel.

[Edited on June 18, 2007 at 8:16 AM. Reason : .]

6/18/2007 8:15:29 AM

^^ and the diesels are only a little slower

6/18/2007 10:39:56 AM

would have rather had the diesel. parents bought it, so no choice. right now its at about 20 city 25 highway

6/18/2007 11:42:59 AM

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"just get a flower lei for the mirror and call it a day"

ha ha

6/18/2007 11:48:16 AM

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"1.8t?"

did not offer the 1.8 in 97

6/19/2007 2:53:16 AM

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"right now its at about 20 city 25 highway"

that is way lower than it should be.. you should be in the 30s..

6/19/2007 11:34:12 AM

When I had my 2.0 (auto) (RIP), on a trip to VA, I was getting 35 miles per gallon @ 65-70 mph.

Around Raleigh I got 20-22 miles per gallon.

As a comparison, in my VR6 (manual) on a trip to NJ, I was getting ~27 miles per gallon @ 70-75 mph.

Around Raleigh, 20-22 mpg.

6/19/2007 2:42:50 PM

i have a carbon hood if you want to buy it

6/19/2007 10:59:14 PM