| Title: | Cars in the UK |
| Notice: | Please read new conference charter 1.70 |
| Moderator: | COMICS::SHELLEY ELD |
| Created: | Sun Mar 06 1994 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2584 |
| Total number of notes: | 63384 |
Having recently bought Diesel car magazine, I was amazed at the number of bolt on options that are supposed to reduce the emission of unburnt fuel/improve the running/reducing smoke etc.etc. on Diesel cars. Various techniques seem to be involved including regulating air supplies, vapourising fuel etc. etc. Has anyone had any real experience of these 'upgrades'? If they do what they say then I'm interested - but I am rather sceptical. Why don't manufacturers offer these improvements? Which particular method is the most effective? Why don't motoring magazines review these devices? Incidentally I tried the 'Slick' PTFE engine oil additive and it made not a jot of difference to my fuel consumption. Gavin
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| 1862.1 | 2 improvements..... | OASS::BURDEN_D | '24 Stude - The only way to Tour | Tue Aug 18 1992 22:40 | 22 |
I made two improvements to a 1978 VW Rabbit diesel (1.5 litre): 1) remove stock intake manifold and replaced it with a custom one which came straight down from the hood. On the hood we made a large scoop to force more air into the intake. Obviously it would make a larger difference the faster the car was going. Effect - looked neat (or strange depending on your viewpoint), might have improved performance, but who knows... 2) ripped out the diesel engine and replaced it with a 1.6 litre gas engine. Effect - great increase in power 2.5) replaced 1.6 with ex-Super Vee 1.6 engine with about 158bhp. Effect - tremendous increase in power Since then I have owned 5 other diesel Rabbits and really do enjoy them for commuting..... Dave | |||||