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Re: diesel swap in 96?
Posted by Jonathan Bartlett [Email] (more from Jonathan Bartlett) on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:47:14
In Reply to: Re: diesel swap in 96?, Curt, Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:52:34
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Don't overlook the limited rpm operating range of the lawn tractor diesel.
3400~3600 rpm is top end of those IDI engines. How fast will that low engine speed propel the car? A direct injection diesel engine will get to 4500 rpm, but at a significantly higher cost.
The V4 1500 with waterpump, alternator, flywheel, and carb weighs 260 lbs.
The VW diesel is too tall and too long. Laying it over 50 degrees as was done in the T2 vans makes it too wide and still too long.
The Suzuki/Geo/Chevy triple fits in the same 2 foot cube space of the V4, weighs 120 lbs less, has fuel injection, similar torque (no added clutch or transmission stress) and adds another 1000 rpm on the V4's redline. The XFi was good for 50+ mpg. How much will a half-fast garden diesel get?
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