It would be nice to install a TDI in my nephew’s little 1960 Nash Metropolitan!! Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 17, 2019, at 6:17 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Just because its sideways mounted in a VW doesn't mean it can't be inline > elsewhere. In fact the '99.5-05 Passats had the engine mounted inline. Pretty > weird that VW made both and weird that they had an inline, front drive... > Lots of people put TDI engines in lots of things... > -Curt > > On Wednesday, July 17, 2019, 6:31:00 PM EDT, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > It needs to stay rear wheel drive - I guess someone is making adapter kits, > but a real MB Diesel with it's tranny would be very nice. Those old British > cast iron engines weren't light, and you can always beef up the springs. > On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 5:00 PM Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > How heavy is it? I was going to make fun of it at first but the engine in a > 201 is quite substantial. > For a little diesel sports car I'd look to a TDI. The old VE engines like my > '98 had can be souped up to 150hp which doesn't sound like too much but > remember its a 4 cylinder 1.9l diesel. Very small and fairly light, like > under 400#.The new common rail 2.0l engines start at 150hp in a similar size > package. I don't know the weight but it can't be a lot more although the > associated electronics are a bigger deal. > > -Curt > > On Wednesday, July 17, 2019, 5:40:43 PM EDT, OK Don via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I was thinking that it would nice in a Triumph GT-6+, or MGBGT --- > > > > > > -- > OK Don > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause > and reflect." Mark Twain > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for > themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers > 2013 F150, 18 mpg2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 > mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
