Fwd: Re: 5 Liter, V-10 TDI.

[Chris Dyer]

I know it's different now, but...

My diesel experience was a '77 Rabbit and my mom's then-new '84 Quantum
wagon.

The Rabbit was a basket case: bad glow plugs, hole in the battery (hmm,
won't hold charge...), dr. side rr. spring would freeze and CONTRACT
(resembled low-rider contest; hit a tiny bump BANG!!), and last but not
least, would literally accelerate on its own. Often when someone was trying
to pass me! Really, I'm not being an a**hole, it's the car! It's Herbie's
evil cousin.

Oh, yeah, and it was that nasty 70's lime green.  And the defogger didn't
work (Northern Wisconsin, nah, you don't need it.), the, ah forget it.


>From: Ed Birch <edwbirch at comcast.net>
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: 5  Liter, V-10 TDI.
>Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 02:05:23 -0500
>
>Taka wrote......
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> > Not even a very impressive truck engine, considering the GM Duramax has
> > similar hp and torque ratings, with less complexity. 300hp is not all
> > that impressive these days anyway. Give me 400hp and then it
> >gets interesting.......
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>Man, we're talking 553 lbs torque at 2,000 rpm which makes it a great road
>car!
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>My latest Mercedes Benz Diesel, a 300D, 6-cylinder turbo, produced about
>155hp in a vehicle weight of 3750lbs.  I could cruise at 100-110 mph all
>day, or until the State Police took notice.
>And I got upwards of 35 MPG in a 3750lb car using 20 year old Diesel
>technology.  The TDI and CDI designs are certain to give better fuel
>mileage!
>
>Ed Birch.......93-100S.
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