[Vwdiesel] radio help

[Matt_Lisa]

Yep, I felt exactly the same way.  That's why I have my 2001 Golf TDI.  It has airbags, safety features, LOTS of power, a decent stereo, and it doesn't smoke.  The Rabbit is fun to drive and work on, but it makes a terrible daily driver these days.

-Matt
http://matt_lisa.home.sprynet.com/

-----Original Message-----
>From: peter blake <pila47 at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Jun 12, 2009 4:04 PM
>To: LBaird119 at aol.com
>Cc: diesel <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] radio help
>
>
>Loren,
> There is black smoke when I accelerate and the injectors were done
>at about 90,000 miles, in short it is a good running engine trying to
>move to much mass around. And I want a car w airbags, a radio that 
>works and ac. I could make this car do all that and end up w an 18
>year old vehicle that is still too slow. So I'm starting to look
>for a replacement, I'd like it to be a vw diesel, but I'm not 
>married to that notion.
>Peter
>
>--- On Thu, 6/11/09, LBaird119 at aol.com <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> From: LBaird119 at aol.com <LBaird119 at aol.com>
>> Subject: Re: radio help
>> To: pila47 at yahoo.com
>> Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 6:30 PM
>> There r instances where I
>> am
>> 
>> not able to get up to speed fast enuf to merge safely w
>> traffic.
>> 
>> I'd love to find the equivalent car w a turbodiesel in
>> it. 
>> 
>> Peter
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>   Do you get any black smoke to speak of, when you
>> floor it?
>> 
>> Injectors and bigger exhaust can do quite a bit.  When
>> I got 
>> 
>> my TD pump back from being rebuilt (and recalibrated) I
>> know 
>> 
>> my 1.5D Rabbit (pretty modified) had more power!  Now
>> that I've 
>> 
>> cranked the pump the pickup has its power (and mileage)
>> back.
>> 
>>   Sure, a TD is really nice but until you tweak, make
>> sure the 
>> 
>> injectors have under 125K miles on them and put on a bigger
>> 
>> 
>> exhaust, they're overall a bit anemic.
>> 
>>      Loren
>> 
>> 
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