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Re: Automatic Accord Diesel [ruking1]
by houdini1
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Nov 18, 2008 (1:22 pm)
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Replying to: ruking1 (Nov 18, 2008 12:44 pm)
I am sure a turbo would have livened it up considerably. I don't remember now if it was available in the 240 back then or if you had to step up to the 300 for the turbo. I paid around $8,000. for it back in 1980 (used) and that was about all I could handle. 
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- #7196 of 8143
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Re: Automatic Accord Diesel [houdini1]
by ruking1
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Nov 18, 2008 (2:04 pm)
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Replying to: houdini1 (Nov 18, 2008 1:22 pm)
I probably should put the turbo recommendation in context. The times I drove the 300D were trips to the mountains (6,300 ft or so). On the way UP, heaven help you if you were forced to brake/slowdown. You might not be able to regain normal up grade speeds (60-65 mph) for a ways and time. I recall times of a slower moving truck changing lanes to pass and either being forced to brake or slow and BARELY able to coax 35 mph on the uphill speed re build.
Contrast this with a 1.9 TDI (smaller displacement if memory serves correctly), you can literally maintain 80-90 mph cruising speeds. Of course on Highway 80 or 50 (on the way to Lake Tahoe CA ,you dont really want to do this as the roads are very rough.
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- #7197 of 8143
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Re: Automatic Accord Diesel [ruking1]
by houdini1
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Nov 18, 2008 (2:28 pm)
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Replying to: ruking1 (Nov 18, 2008 2:04 pm)
Lol, yep, I took mine to the mountains....once.
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- #7198 of 8143
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This ought to get the diesel-sniffers going
by larsb
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Nov 20, 2008 (7:00 am)
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Fastest Street Legal Diesel Car
"You're putting diesel in your car!"
Wood continued to pump the fuel, let out a chuckle and said, "I know."
His is not a typical Ford.
Wood owns Nitrous Express, which produces high-performance car parts for customers around the globe. It took him about a year and $50,000 to disassemble a working sports car just to put it back together -- with some major changes.
Pulling the 20 or so hood pins reveals a 2004 Chevrolet diesel pickup engine capable of 1,200 horsepower.
It is the fastest diesel-powered street-legal car in the world -- and it averages 35 miles per gallon.
"It was a challenge," Wood said. "I just wanted to prove I could do it."
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- #7199 of 8143
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Re: This ought to get the diesel-sniffers going [larsb]
by ruking1
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Nov 20, 2008 (7:18 am)
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Replying to: larsb (Nov 20, 2008 7:00 am)
..."and it averages 35 miles per gallon."...
Gee and meets the 2012 35 mpg economy standards , today!!  
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- #7200 of 8143
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Re: This ought to get the diesel-sniffers going [ruking1]
by ruking1
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Nov 20, 2008 (8:04 am)
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Replying to: ruking1 (Nov 20, 2008 7:18 am)
Just an after thought, but it is almost hard to imagine 2000 ft #'s of torque with 1200 hp on tap.
The owner of a Corvette specialty shop where I was getting a mundane alignment, once took me for a (of a series of break in) ride in a 650 hp (and who knows how many # ft of torque gasser V-8 (normally aspirated) probably close to 575 # ft of torque).
Judas Priest !!!!
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- #7201 of 8143
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Re: This ought to get the diesel-sniffers going [larsb]
by roland3
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Nov 20, 2008 (9:02 am)
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Replying to: larsb (Nov 20, 2008 7:00 am)
... You have to wonder what a country would be like, that there was no possible way for an individual to do some experimentation at home. The percent of modified vehicles is small and to some extent I think it improves the breed and even shows the big manufacturers what is possible. A Zo/6 with next year's new lightweight Duramax would be interesting.
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- #7202 of 8143
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Re: This ought to get the diesel-sniffers going [roland3]
by ruking1
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Nov 20, 2008 (9:10 am)
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Replying to: roland3 (Nov 20, 2008 9:02 am)
Oh yes!! If GM used a "bullet proof" turbo (up to twin) diesel, a so called "touring" Corvette would get my attention !!
As an aside, 45 mpg would extend the range to 810 miles !!!
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- #7203 of 8143
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Re: This ought to get the diesel-sniffers going [ruking1]
by ruking1
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Nov 20, 2008 (10:12 am)
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Replying to: ruking1 (Nov 20, 2008 9:10 am)
Just on the CNBC Cable NOOS: there is an auto bail out agreement reached. I can't wait for my TBD, Z06 Corvette tax credits and tax deductions for the new twin turbo diesel !! (being as how we ALL are now owners of GM and the other two) 
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- #7204 of 8143
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Re: This ought to get the diesel-sniffers going [larsb]
by plekto
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Nov 21, 2008 (3:36 pm)
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Replying to: larsb (Nov 20, 2008 7:00 am)
Nice. That sort of setup also has implications I bet for NASCAR and F1 racing, as 35mpg would be a huge incentive. Imagine only making one pit stop for gas in an entire race. For a shorter one, maybe not even having to stop at all.
No, there's nothing wrong with diesel cars in NASCAR. Just that nobody has bothered to make one yet. Though, there has been talk of entries in the truck series lately.
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