Golf Deisel 1.9 TDI - Kits for a). improve power from 130BHP to 150BHP b). cruise control(??)

No, not brave/foolhardy enough ;-)

Get me one and some drugs too. I like diesels, and have ever since DI and decent turbos made them perform better. I used to understand the 'I hate diesels' thing in the old IDI and non-turbo days. The XUD started making things bearable (I remember getting surprised by a BX Turbo D once), and the [shudder]Maestro/Montego DI (of all things) was OK too, in a turbo-lag "nothing...nothing..nothing...wheelspin" kind of way. These days about the only limitation is the lack of revs. Most of the lag of older TD engines and complete and utter lack of any torque (and hence power) of a NA IDI diesel are things of the past, fortunatley.

I remember Diesel Car magazine many years ago going on about the flat torque delivery of diesels at the time. At the time, I drove a 1.6D Astravan, and yes, the delivery was flat: f*ck all from tickover to the limiter :-)

TBH there's something to be said for older n/a diesels if the thing they're pulling is light enough. I suppose it depends on the engine too. S**te as they were, the pre-emissions-s**te (circa 94/95) Mk3 Fiesta diesels would go reasonably well if you "relaxed" the fuel governor on them a bit, and the n/a Maestro diesel van I had actually shifted reasonably well, given the lack of turbo or any particularly good headline power figure.

LOL - reminds me of when I had my Astra van (Mk2) - it was a 1.3 petrol (which were quite a decent little engine for the size), but the carb was knackered - got a known decent carb off a mate and I said to him "as long as there's no real flat spots that'll do me". He came back with "Pete, it's a

Chris Bartram ( snipped-for-privacy@delete-me.piglet-net.net) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

I was thinking particularly of Dervy's liking of filling the damn things up...

Actually, that 1.3 wasn't bad for a 8V 1.3 NA Carb engine, at the time.

You do have a point. Hopefully it's the relative lack of fill-ups he likes, but who knows?

Nah - he'd get several more mpg were it not for his habit of deliberately spilling diesel all over himself when he fills up :-)

cheers, clive

And a greater usable rev range than any deisel turbo...

True, but less power, torque, and MPG than most. In fact, it tended to be thirsty (for me at least), as it *needed* the rev range. It was a good engine though, and better than all of the 'ordinary' diesels that were around then.

Not to mention that the govermnent subsidy only applies to a small number of brand new vehicles and not retro-fitted conversions on s**te old cars.

People who don't get a state-subsidised mongvan.

Who wants a s**te old car?

I'm 12 miles from Cardiff, other than the useless place in the village that sells LPG [1] I'd have to go into Cardiff or Newport for it. So that means no option of getting an LPG converted Passat T-FSI when I change my car.....

Christ, even round here there is places to get it these days. I can think of 3 within 10 miles of my house!

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Not a *huge* issue for me - but how much LPG tank space would I need to replicate the 85-90 litre petrol tank's range...?

Hmmm, I reckon 110-120 litres.

Stoppit - you're supposed to be cutting down.

Jealous are we? I have met plenty of pathetic people like you over the years.

As it happens my income is my business and theres plenty of it and absolutely none of it is given to me by the government. You have no need to worry about the pittance you probably pay in tax going towards my nice new cash paid for van. Most likely its my tax money subsidising your kids/life etc. Christ I cant even be bothered to sell the old van yet! I will when I can and get time but its not a money thing. And its why I already have a fancy set of wheels to fit sat here waiting to fit to my paid for new one... Maybe if you knew a thing or two, or had anything of any real value in your head you could import 30k vehicles cash too... But I do get paid anyway for what I know by people that dont on an ongoing basis... Its called prior financial planning.