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Originally Posted by mechman600
It's as easy a buying a total loss car from an insurance yard for $1000.
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And your point is what, exactly? Do I drive a totalled car to and from work for fuel economy gains, or do I spend many more thousands of dollars retrofitting the engine from this totalled car into my Dakota?
I seem to remember saying that I was going to spend as much money as I could recoup within 30 fillups in my truck. Somehow, that just doesn't seem possible with either option presented above.
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Originally Posted by mechman600
Are not most new turboed cars VNT/VGTs? VW/Audi 2.0T, Ford Ecoboost, The coming Volt 1.4T? I assumed they would be, because I'm a diesel guy and that's mostly what I see. I know Porsche 911 turbos use them for sure.
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Diesel exhaust tends to be cooler than a comparable gasoline engine exhaust, coming right out of the head. This is why there has only been one production gasoline car with a VNT. The production Volt is going to use a naturally aspirated E85 1.4L 4-banger, not a turbo of any sort.