[Vwdiesel] KG diesel, etc

[pmdolan at sasktel.net]

VERY easy in a Scirocco or 924 Porsche, but same kind of difficulties in a 914 as any other aircooled car (but enough room in THAT engine bay for a 2.5 l V6 TDI. Hmmmmm.

----- Original Message -----
From: William J Toensing <toensing at theunion.net>
Date: Monday, April 10, 2006 2:27 am
Subject: [Vwdiesel] KG diesel, etc

> This is just dreaming as far as my skills or financial ability is 
> concerned but I know there are many out there who have those 
> skills. It is just that most people with those abilities have been 
> dropping Chevy V-8s into something else to make them hotrods or 
> street rods. I would like to see some of these skills going into 
> seeing how fuel efficient they can make a car that is still fun to 
> drive. That is why I love the dialogue that is going on at this 
> site. That said, the idea of dropping a Polo or similar 3 cylinder 
> turbo diesel into a Karmmin Ghia is interesting. If doing so, I 
> would mount the radiator, cooling fans, battery etc up front to 
> equalize the weight distribution. To put a diesel into a Shiracco 
> or Porsche 914 (sold as a VW in Europe I understand) would 
> probably be much easier.
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