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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #30 on: March 04, 2013, 09:01:43 pm »
I've said this a lot recently but Diesels these days are just as tuneable as turbo petrols.

350+ bhp is possible from a 1.9tdi  :grin: - and it will still do 50+mpg. Have your cake and eat it  :stupid:

If it's mapped properly it should barely smoke too.

Saw a video of a Leon 170tdi with a Milltek exhaust and it sounded great  :happy2:

Kit here to take the common rail TDI engines up to 340bhp: http://www.darksidedevelopments.co.uk/products/darkside-gtb-turbo-kit-for-2-0-16v-common-rail-engines-2011.html

I can see a lot of people going over to diesel in the next few years. . .

Remember, power sells cars, torque wins races  :wink:

And better Brakes win races :laugh:

There is nothing stopping TDI tuning...except it isn't usually worth the additional development for a manufacturer. By the time you have modified the Diesel you could have built the Petrol for less and I would have thought the MPG saving is negated on all but long runs.

Take the 335d. Stage 1 Edition 30 pace over 1/4 mile? And the MPG in daily driving is probably 6-8 mpg better in typical driving in favour of the 335d. To get there it's needed an extra 1000 cc and an extra turbo plus additional emissions control. But the performance of the car is impressive.

Most of these cars are marketed towards business/company car users so they are unlikely to bring out a mega tuned Diesel although I agree they have tuning potential like any other petrol if you are prepared to remove the DPF...

Like many on here I have thought about switching a number of times.
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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #31 on: March 04, 2013, 09:57:31 pm »
^^^ good point,  petrol will always be faster than diesel....its the ignition law, comparing 335D to a single turbo 2L petrol turbo says it all really,  compare the engine sizes and your then talking M1 BMW and then its a different league again.
I always find diesels feel faster than they actually are  :popcornsoda:
diesel is for mpg and they have come along way but there never going to be on the same scale as petrol....not for now anyway  :driver:

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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #32 on: March 04, 2013, 11:43:04 pm »
Whos heard of he new Audi 3.0 TDI Biturbo its a beast! 313 PS standard and they have made sound like a v6/v8 check it out, Good on fuel too very tempted


http://www.audi.co.uk/new-cars/a7/a7-sportback/engines-and-transmissions/biturbo.html
« Last Edit: March 04, 2013, 11:45:00 pm by vag12 »

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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #33 on: March 05, 2013, 04:26:05 pm »
I love my Diesel - No Smoke / No Poke!
Its a BKD PD140 remapped by Angel - 170+bhp / 300+ lb/ft torque - plus mid-range is mental & 60mpg now!

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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #34 on: March 05, 2013, 04:32:08 pm »
Not been surprised by anything yet; but I surprised a Boxster S when he had a nibble oh and a Passat R36 on the M6 as it took him a fair while to catch up but then I let him past as I did not want to go above 71mph..
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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #35 on: March 05, 2013, 05:02:55 pm »
I love my Diesel - No Smoke / No Poke!
Its a BKD PD140 remapped by Angel - 170+bhp / 300+ lb/ft torque - plus mid-range is mental & 60mpg now!

I loved running at hills in my remapped BKD, it pulled remarkably well. Felt quick around the doors and was a great cruiser, but I have to say the only thing I miss about it is the MPG.
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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #36 on: March 05, 2013, 05:28:16 pm »
On the way to a meet a BMW 318i (an old one at that) pulled up next to me. I dropped a couple gears and floored it, but he was gone. I was pretty suprised. He even rinsed a 911 at the same time.


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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #37 on: March 05, 2013, 06:18:43 pm »
On the way to a meet a BMW 318i (an old one at that) pulled up next to me. I dropped a couple gears and floored it, but he was gone. I was pretty suprised. He even rinsed a 911 at the same time.
a 318  :popcornsoda:

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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #38 on: March 05, 2013, 06:33:42 pm »
On the way to a meet a BMW 318i (an old one at that) pulled up next to me. I dropped a couple gears and floored it, but he was gone. I was pretty suprised. He even rinsed a 911 at the same time.
a 318  :popcornsoda:
Was it this "318i" lol:
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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #39 on: March 05, 2013, 07:28:46 pm »
This looks like fun:

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