That would be hilarious.
They made (or make maybe still) even smaller engines for the rest of the world.
I'm pretty sure there are even 3 cylinder versions...
I ended up giving away the '98 just to get rid of it but I really wanted to
keep the engine and put it in something like a CJ5...
-Curt
On Wednesday, July 17, 2019, 10:03:21 PM EDT, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
It would be nice to install a TDI in my nephew’s little 1960 Nash
Metropolitan!!
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
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> 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!
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