[Vwdiesel] Using Ether in Volkswagens..............

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/21/2006 7:21:12 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
junkvws at juno.com writes:

> buddy don't second guess "German Engineering" at its
> finest. The VW Diesel engine is designed to get maximum power and fuel
> economy the way it is. Even a slight drop is compression gives you a
> dirty burn (not complete). A dirty burn leads to some serious amount of
> soot and carbon build up. Not real good for the engine.


  Hmmm, I've seen engines that had low compression such that they 
barely started and they weren't that bad inside (the combustion area) 
and those were low from wear not a lower CR. 
  I actually got the idea from "German Engineering" at its finest.  It's in 
the SAE papers somewhere about the engine being most efficient at 
18:1 to 19:1 but they chose 23:1 for starting.

> 
>     If someone is looking for horsepower in a VW n/a diesel either
> bore it and increase fuel delivery to the injectors or add a
> turbo......................I did both. Fuel mileage isn't as good but
> when your running pure vegetable oil in the summer months who cares about
> mileage, it's FREE!!!!!!!
> 

  Actually my Dasher gained mileage from the bolt on turbo and then 
gained more when I turned up the fueling.
 The Rabbit gained power from bigger exhaust, mild porting, Total Seal 
piston rings, optimizing the fueling and maybe from boring it out and the 
ceramic coating on the pistons.  Really didn't notice much there.  I can 
now drive the snot out of it and get into the 30's for mileage or slack off 
just a tad and keep it in the 40s and sometimes forget it doesn't have a 
turbo.  One of these days it will....  :-P
     Loren