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| Lou W |
 Mar 18 2006, 11:17 AM
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"Here Kitty Kitty" my ass......  Group: Members Posts: 4,109 Joined: 9-May 04 From: Roseburg, OR. Member No.: 2,039 Region Association: Spain  |
Im watching the 12 Hours of Sebring and Audi is doing very well their new Diesel powered race car. So what's the advantage of running a Diesel race engine? Why would you want to?
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Lou W 12 Hours of Sebring on Speed Channel Mar 18 2006, 11:17 AM
rhodyguy mountains of torque, and better fuel mileage?
k Mar 18 2006, 11:22 AM davep Probably fuel efficiency for one. Diesels probably... Mar 18 2006, 11:23 AM Dan (Almaden Valley) Lower RPMs means longevity. Better fuel mileage t... Mar 18 2006, 11:29 AM repro914gt Torque... torque and more torque!!!
T... Mar 18 2006, 11:34 AM Cap'n Krusty Mar 18 2006, 11:40 AM Lou W They say that it's real quiet and it doesn... Mar 18 2006, 11:44 AM rhodyguy any ideas how much fuel the tank(s) hold? 2mpg is ... Mar 18 2006, 11:44 AM race914 SOT:
Porsche Corral Pic from Sebring
Good onl... Mar 18 2006, 11:44 AM race914 <... Mar 18 2006, 11:59 AM alpha434 I'm going to a Sebring party this afternoon.
... Mar 18 2006, 12:08 PM race914 ... Mar 18 2006, 12:10 PM Porcharu I read they will get 40% better mileage but it cou... Mar 18 2006, 12:12 PM alpha434 <... Mar 18 2006, 12:30 PM alpha434 ... Mar 18 2006, 12:33 PM Porcharu ... Mar 18 2006, 06:34 PM Jake Raby Yet again.....
Torque wins the race!
It's... Mar 18 2006, 07:47 PM alpha434 ... Mar 18 2006, 10:58 PM Cap'n Krusty ... Mar 18 2006, 11:11 PM Cap'n Krusty ... Mar 19 2006, 02:33 AM URY914 It's a PITA to watch it on TV at night with th... Mar 19 2006, 07:57 AM ottox914 So who is going to start the "tdi to 914" swap thr... Mar 19 2006, 08:04 AM rich brennick I have a few 1.6 TD drivetrains stored; have funny... Mar 19 2006, 09:03 PM Lou W Maybe this will be start of a new trend.   |
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