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Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech
Are you able to lug it in the lower rev range as well?
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It lugs at lower speeds quite well. It vibrates more than before but that is another issue to do with badly fitted cup bushes which are going to be fixed in December. I can go from stop through the gears to 6th and cruise along with no throttle on the flat or idle my way up a hill in traffic in 3rd or 4th.
The lighter flywheel may make a difference but the car is light (smaller than a golf) so I don't think it made much difference overall.
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Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech
250 lb/ft is indeed impressive. I've actually considered getting a diesel from a wrecked VW to replace the 4L gasser in my Explorer and be glad for the increase in power  |
You mean more torque. power = (torque * rpm) / 5252
You would have to account for the different gearing though. My redline is 4K and my governer cuts in about 4.5K. I assume a truck would be low geared for towing and pulling loads. You may end up like the Diesel Suzuki Vitara conversion I once had for a day, it hit the governer at about 60.
My friend's now sold chipped and tuned one had over 300 lb/ft. Its a bit wild though, spins its wheels in 5th in the wet and 3rd in the dry as the power comes in like a sledgehammer. There is a guy on youtube called TDIFurby who has nearly 300hp in his
The Fabia is not blessed with good handling though.
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Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech
question: Did you have this rattle with the DMF?
Theory (assuming answer is no): maybe the heavier flywheel helped to eliminate the rattle with its weight?
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It didn't rattle beforehand. Originally just after the clutch was fitted I was told it was because the box was worn, there is an issue about the casing changing shape slightly in use. It wasn't urgent so I left it until I had saved the pennies for the first rebuild, which made no difference. The second rebuild also made no difference but did cure a synchromesh issue (I couldn't get 4th without slipping the lever into 3rd beforehand).
I think it is something wrong with the way the clutch has been fitted but curing it will mean removing it again which is tricky in the space available.
I wish I had a tree I could spanner in the shade of, but I don't have the space, skills or time to do it myself.
So I'll live with it for now.