Supercharging a Diesel

[NSXType-R]

Originally Posted by Clivey

This is freaky - I was just wondering about this earlier (trying to think of an example of an s'charged diesel car engine), then I log onto UCP and it's at the top of the screen...

...I'm a psychic!

No, just pure luck maybe?

[ripper46]

I hunt, and kill TDI's

[henk4]

Originally Posted by ripper46

I hunt, and kill TDI's

well, to everybody his mature hobby.

[ripper46]

Originally Posted by henk4

well, to everybody his mature hobby.

, seriously now, In the last few years I've learned to like diesels, I think they are veryy usefull, and... who knows maybe I'll buy one some day.
But I prefer the joy of a high revving petrol for now

[Clivey]

A small piecce of advice for anyone that's thinking about buying a diesel car:

Make damn sure you buy one that's powerful enough! Don't just believe the promises for massive fuel economy from base-models. I drive the 80ps (74BHP) version of Opel/Vauxhall's 1.7CDTi Astra and it struggles to pull the car! It may have 140lb/ft of torque, but seeing as that's only available between about 2-3k rpm, you have to constantly thrash it and change gear so often that your arm gets tired. I said "don't believe the promises for massive economy...", and that's because when you have to thrash the gutless base model diesels to get the car to move, fuel economy disappears.

I'm glad I didn't choose to buy my current car (details of how it came into my posession here: http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...4382-deal.html), because it frustrates me immensely. I'm currently considering a 1.9CDTi (150ps) Astra as my "proper" new car.

[henk4]

Originally Posted by Clivey

A small piecce of advice for anyone that's thinking about buying a diesel car:

Make damn sure you buy one that's powerful enough! Don't just believe the promises for massive fuel economy from base-models. I drive the 80ps (74BHP) version of Opel/Vauxhall's 1.7CDTi Astra and it struggles to pull the car! It may have 140lb/ft of torque, but seeing as that's only available between about 2-3k rpm, you have to constantly thrash it and change gear so often that your arm gets tired. I said "don't believe the promises for massive economy...", and that's because when you have to thrash the gutless base model diesels to get the car to move, fuel economy disappears.

I'm glad I didn't choose to buy my current car (details of how it came into my posession here: http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...4382-deal.html), because it frustrates me immensely. I'm currently considering a 1.9CDTi (150ps) Astra as my "proper" new car.

just get it chipped...

[Clivey]

Originally Posted by henk4

just get it chipped...

I would, but the exterior's not in the best condition either (if it were to be restored to "good" condition it'd need the front offside (right) wing replacing and nearly every panel respraying - so it'd be easier to just get rid of it and buuy something else. Then chip that.

[drakkie]

Originally Posted by SlickHolden

If i had the money i would buy a Turbo Diesel.. Did your instrutor like you pulling wheelies


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If I had it too, i'd definately do it. When this engine is beyond repair or something, I will put one in the Alto. The instructor was really relaxed actually. He let me drive higher speeds on the motorways too sometimes, however that was after around 15 lessons. My top speed was 160 km/h or 100 m/h. As long as I'd watch out for police, it was fine. The instructor was from Rozenburg, crazy folks there

Originally Posted by ripper46

I hunt, and kill TDI's

We Dutch, in our infinite wisdom, were right when we started the jokes about dumb and crazy Belgians

[ripper46]

I bet we have way more jokes about the dutch

[Clivey]

Back to the original question: How come there aren't any supercharged diesel production cars? I'm really interested to know the answer to this...