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Arragonis · 10-12-2012, 05:21 PM

Another vote for the 1.9 TDI - it has all the advantages -

- Can run on veggie oil
- Available, find a scrappie TDI, and if it breaks there is another one available
- Conversion kits for N/S installation are easy
- Tuneable, up to 180hp/300+ lb/ft if you like being able to stuff 'vettes without trying.

The 5 cyl Merc is good if you like a "plugger" type engine - enough torque to keep going forever but nothing much more. Its kind of a European truck engine fitted to a car.

10-12-2012, 05:21 PM	#21 (permalink)
Arragonis The PRC. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Elsewhere. Posts: 5,304 Thanks: 285 Thanked 536 Times in 384 Posts	Another vote for the 1.9 TDI - it has all the advantages - - Can run on veggie oil - Available, find a scrappie TDI, and if it breaks there is another one available - Conversion kits for N/S installation are easy - Tuneable, up to 180hp/300+ lb/ft if you like being able to stuff 'vettes without trying. The 5 cyl Merc is good if you like a "plugger" type engine - enough torque to keep going forever but nothing much more. Its kind of a European truck engine fitted to a car. __________________ [I]So long and thanks for all the fish.[/I]