50 to 100# of torque increase shouldn't hurt, I don't plan on drag racing or dropping the clutch to do burn outs or pull a tractor out of the ditch. Responsible driving to keep egts reasonable to not burn up turbo or anything else! Mostly to make it more efficient. Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On Nov 23, 2011 8:43 PM, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: That state of tune will do a great job of creating that smog producing NOx. That torque on that size engine can possibly make for a short life. Holes in pistons, cylinder wall, and rod failures, etc.
Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On... ralph meyermann Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 10:13 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel With minor mods to the tdi and te old one wire in... |
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