Looking at 13 MS3

[andale927]

Originally Posted by WillEngineer Well, I did get it. About 10 days ago. Besides the weekend, I have driven it each day and it has been all in all an enjoyable experience. Fuel economy is a bit down on the Si, but that's what you get with 140ish more ft-lbs of torque on tap. First tank was 23 mpg and the 2nd tank was 25 mpg. After doing some very non-aggressive driving for a couple of days and a lot of highway cruise control speed, I did hit a traffic light and floored it on a hard left and got some black smoke. I read through the forums and the rich fuel mixture seems to be fairly normal for this car and nothing to be alarmed at. At any rate, I'm in for the long haul now so I imagine I'll see you guys/gals around the forum.

Yeah this is normal especially on the stock tune. This isnt officially documented or anything, but from what I've noticed false knock is much more likely to be registered when making a turn and accelerating. Fuel enrichment kicks in and timing is pulled and you get that puff of black smoke.

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