Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 21:26:33 -0300
Reply-To: Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
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From: Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
Subject: Re: AHU MTDI vs. ABA?
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Keith:
There is a fellow in Québec who builds the injection pump assembly. It’s been some time, but I’ll dig and see if I still have his contact information.
> On 10-Sep-2019, at 11:39, Kenneth O'Connor <kenneth.oconnor@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> Hello Karl,
>
> How does one go about learning enough to correctly build an mtdi? Or, who
> are the professionals who can do it correctly? I am interested in this
> solution. I am in no hurry. I want to do it myself. I've been reading and
> trying to pull together information from various sources on the web, but
> it's disjointed and sometimes in disagreement.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken
>
> On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 1:28 AM Karl Mullendore <tdiguru@westyventures.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Simplicity (mTDI), fuel mileage - 25-35 depending on the tuning and
>> speeds, gobs of torque in the lower rpm range where it's needed most,
>> ability to crawl over objects and rough roads without slipping the clutch,
>> biofuels work great.
>> Gee, let's see...fully loaded mTDI Syncro pulled a 2500-lb trailer across
>> the country when I moved west, never shifted out of 4th on most hills or
>> dropped below 60 mph. Still got 22mpg as a minimum. The van then went on to
>> do 21 months through Latin America with new owners, netting 26-30 mpg and
>> having no problem even at 15K feet in Bolivia. No comparison to the gutless
>> torque of the 'favorite' Japanese engine of today or the Ford that so many
>> installed. Just like anything else in life, if ya don't know what yer
>> doin', let a pro do it correctly - most of the bad rap diesel conversions
>> get is from people installing them w/o knowing enough about doing one
>> correctly.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 8 Sep 2019 09:09:16 -0700, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>>> *"What is the attraction to a Diesel conversion?"*
>>>
>>> I though so too...
>>>
>>> having both gas and diesel engines, comparing/searching/thinking about
>>> replacing/conversion gas engine vs diesel engine.. I am not sure about
>>> diesel engine... price wise is about the same... power wise is ... well
>> may
>>> be at best equivalent to an Subaru EJ22 and the Tdi is way heavier than a
>>> gas engine...
>>
>>>> What is the attraction to a Diesel conversion? The long and short term
>>>> costs do not offset the fuel savings.
>>>> I have seen very few Diesel conversions that worked as well as
>>>> planned and weren’t ripped out in 2-3 years out of frustration and
>>>> component failure.
>>
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