[Vwdiesel] Turbo talk ----(Fergusons Turbo - dream? )

[H.Hagar]

As I said many times in the past  --- it is a management decision ---and if only
dollars are considered ---most of us should stay with gassers. The savings on
fuel takes a lot ---and I mean a lot of traveling. Performance is slanted in favor of
the gassers. ---MORE  HP. sauce.

SO it is obvious to me that a lot of us are intrigued by the "DIESEL" and we consider it
a challenge--- sort of play thing. ---And why not ?  ---I have more fun with these little
beauties than any gasser I ever worked on --- and I worked on Merlin's and Allison's
and tons of other engines. I even had a REAL McCoy diesel one time. And for James Hansen
I even worked on Kinners (He is making a replica) 

Back to Fergus and his Turbo ---- from a pure management point of view drilling
makes no sense.   Using the block does.

Remember the Turbo 1.6L  is not a matter of squirt's or not ----a furball of changes
were made going from the NA to the Turbo.   Stronger Crank ,different Rods ,Pistons
Valves -----casting alloys . If you drive it --ONLY--- just assemble it as is. -----it will work.
Put a better temperature monitoring on and TUNE it right ---dollar for dollar it will work.

A lot of misinformation about diesels float around on the internet ----and it is up to
each of us to judge what is right.    -- and here is the killer of Rabbits :   Love that TORQUE.
Diesel are TORQUE right ? --bullshit   a Rabbit does not like Torque so gear down.
The Rabbit will work at incredible RPM's with no problems .  



if you can't keep the 
> cost down to a reasonable level. If you don't watch it real close you could 
> get in so deep you might never make it back in fuel savings, and if you don't, 
> what's the point?  Might as well stay running gassers,  

I could get THOSE 
> engines at the Pick and Pull all day long for a 150 bucks 
> complete............(Ok--rant off) .  For some unfathomable reason, that sweet hum and aroma 
> becomes too much to resist, eh???   These little diesels are just cool, in my 
> humble opinion. And I do like sticking it to OPEC.  That's quite enough for now.   
>         Pretty windy tonight, Doug Ferguson      

Well Ferguson - you are hooked like a lot of us. ---- keep us posted.

 PS, buy the way, not to rain on my parade, but, does it make sense to 
anybody what I'm trying to do? Or am I COMPLETELY OUT OF MY MIND??


Hagar. 

Ps: Ferguson you fit in.