RE: Swapping a diesel into a 5k question

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.pl>]

At 11:48 4.12.98 -0800, Buchholz, Steven wrote:

>Another interesting note is that we will likely be seeing TDI (or at least
>DI) gasoline engines in the near future.  The advantages of DI for gasoline
>engines is that you don't have to fill the cylinder with a homogeneously
>stoichiometric mixture ...

Mitsubishi is already selling it's GDI (Gasoline Direct Injection) models
in Europe. These engines offer good hp/displacement ratio while providing
excellent fuel economy. The problem is that to keep NOx emissions at legal
levels they had to use very special catalytic converter containing Iridium,
which is rumored to have very short lifespan. 

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)