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Originally Posted by EcoBill
Why wouldnt I get the 45 range? Im taking the diesel motor from my Jetta and putting it in a lighter truck?  |
45 MPG seems to be easily achievable with the truck. An uncle of mine used to have a 4-door Suzuki Vitara with the same engine retrofitted into, and in spite of the higher weight and lower gearing it consistently got 42 MPG in city and highway.
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Yea...my daily driver is the 89 VW Jetta 1.6 NA Diesel that I am putting into this truck for now. I dont think my jetta has an egt guage now..I never had issues on the highway, been driving it for a year now..mostly highway.
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My uncle used the VW-powered Vitara mostly on highway, and also didn't have major failures. Only a burnt head gasket until he changed the radiator for a more suitable one...