Club G40 Forum
Club G40 => Photos and videos => Topic started by: bushyg40 on May 12, 2008, 06:37:57 pm
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check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvEujuiEKP0
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Crazy stuff! What is it based on? Diesel Mk3 engine with a G40 I assume?
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guess so
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1.4D G40 :)
Complete project description: here (http://www.polo86c.nl/smf/index.php/topic,3788.0.html)
Pictures taken last Sunday:
(http://www.polo86c.nl/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5480.0;attach=13106;image)
(http://www.polo86c.nl/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5480.0;attach=13142;image)
(http://www.polo86c.nl/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5480.0;attach=13140;image)
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Great idea in the age of soaring fuel costs, though to be honest I would have built it with a G60 charger as you don't need to worry to much about the high rpm issues of the larger charger, and I'm sure it'll be able of pulling around 1 bar from about 1.5k on a small capacity engine even with standard pullies. LOL then I guess the poor old drive train would certainly suffer. :scyth:
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And it goes like this:
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=h2nF-SWuEVc
:)
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It's been on a rolling road at the Polo Club Danmark 2008 meet:
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=16fyhWCKDqU (http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=16fyhWCKDqU)
Output:
(http://www.volksforum.com/albums/files/3/9/diesel_dyno_run.jpg)
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74bhp and 92lbs/ft torque, it's not exactly a tyre shredder then.
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Well, it aint that bad:
original 1.4 D: 48 BHP / 85 Nm
1.4D G40: 73 BHP / 126 Nm
Horesepower and torque both gained by 50%!
Just like normal G40 engine vs. 75 BHP GT-engine.
Mind you, this is still with unmodified dieselpump and stock charger-pulley.
There is more power to come... :scyth:
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I heard the original G40 idea came for putting a diesel in a small car... True?
1st Post!
Neal
(1 1/2 years on and already 2 polo's down, 3rd just rebuilt and brand new coat of Tonado Red!)
Shout to Leicester Massive...
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VW themselves have build a diesel with G-lader already, but that was a couple of years after the first generation G40's were built.
See: here (http://www.rossvw.com/polo/index.html)
PS: I've got a tornado red Mk3 G40 too :)
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[quote pid=2475 author=Dennis@polo86c.nl date=1216134905]Well, it aint that bad:
original 1.4 D: 48 BHP / 85 Nm
1.4D G40: 73 BHP / 126 Nm
Horesepower and torque both gained by 50%!
Just like normal G40 engine vs. 75 BHP GT-engine.
Mind you, this is still with unmodified dieselpump and stock charger-pulley.
There is more power to come... :scyth:[/quote]
Yeah, but a Polo GT has 75bhp and 73lbs/ft as standard, is capable of more than 40mpg and you get no diesel clatter. Not to mention, much less work.
I do admire the work, but it's not really been a worthwhile exercise. If it was producing 90bhp and 150lbs/ft torque it might at least be worth it over a GT.
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Well done mate... Nice job...
Improvising and succeding is the best feeling in the world...! :D
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It still does around 56 MPG, ond vegetable oil :!: