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shorty
PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:50 am 
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just looking around for sum thing totally different and was thinking diesel as i have driven my bosses 60g bmw hatah back and it files and it's turbo diesel.

so i found these little gems i will have to do some more resaerch but that look good in the photos and they meet the power to wait ratios fine

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/A-Rover-Metro-1-4 ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1996-ROVER-100-ME ... dZViewItem


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wel Im a fan of the turbo diesel cars especially the VW Golf TDi , moves quite quickly for a little German car. Diesel's have come a long way recently with performance and efficiancy. I like how they if driven properly can even scare a V8 driver when gonig off at the lights if you get my meaing, lol.

Sounds like a good little engine though, I'd like to see or hear about the stats for one, and/or a pic or two.

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I had diesel Clio when were os this year. Went like stink until you showed it a corner. We got about 1350km out of 40 litres of diesel thats with 4 people and a boot full of luggage.

The problem with disel is that the block is so heavy and so the handling is a bit average. I havent found a diesel yet that handles as well as it petrol brother.

Love the torque though.
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Those have the diesel version of the K series motor I think , there's been a couple of the petrol K series put into clubbies in the UK but they aren't regarded all that well compared to the Honda conversions . Be better off getting a daihatsu charade turbo diesel and using it , there's a moke in Oz with one and several mini's (roundie and clubbie) in the UK with them , they fit well and perform great .

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northern mini had some of the metro engines that are diesel. They are converting a metro to diesel in the shop. I know they are diesel in the UK but they wanted to do it for some reason.

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im sure that kit will be cheap then :roll:

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I really liked that Charade Turbo Diesel engined Moke at the muster. I would love to do the same thing in a Mini if I had the money!

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poeee wrote:
I really liked that Charade Turbo Diesel engined Moke at the muster. I would love to do the same thing in a Mini if I had the money!


You could use all the money you didnt spend at Bathurst watching the safety car win
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Blokeinamoke wrote:
poeee wrote:
I really liked that Charade Turbo Diesel engined Moke at the muster. I would love to do the same thing in a Mini if I had the money!


You could use all the money you didnt spend at Bathurst watching the safety car win


meh made the ending interesting

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mmm 0.99 pounds bid :shock:

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and if you had a deisel mini.. think of the Used oil conversion :) a fish and chip mini
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1360 LS wrote:
wel Im a fan of the turbo diesel cars especially the VW Golf TDi , moves quite quickly for a little German car. Diesel's have come a long way recently with performance and efficiancy. I like how they if driven properly can even scare a V8 driver when gonig off at the lights if you get my meaing, lol.

Sounds like a good little engine though, I'd like to see or hear about the stats for one, and/or a pic or two.

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Diesels are commonly referred to as oil burners, sounds like an appropriate conversion for a mini.

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speedy wrote:
Diesels are commonly referred to as oil burners, sounds like an appropriate conversion for a mini.


"So what mod's ahve you dont to your mini?" "Well, I modified the oil leak and swapped it for an oil burner."

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