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Originally Posted by Isaac Zackary
I've got a 1.6L VW diesel 1985 Golf. Do you think it would get better fuel mileage if I added a turbo? Right now I'm pushing 60mpg, and that's just driving, no mods except turning back the max injection so I don't cause an accident from the black cloud it used to cause as I climbed 12,000ft high passes.
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This is one area I totally drink the turbo diesel cool aid. If you are routinely going over high passes or towing, the turbo is the way to go. All that black smoke is unburned fuel from not enough air for complete combustion. The alternative would be to turn your fuel screw way down till the smoke is reasonable, diesels don't have the same lean=overheat issues that gas engines have. The 1.6 does not have much power to spare and will get even more gutless with a turned down fuel screw. I have heard it is not advised to ad a turbo to an na 1.6 vw, even though they have same compression, there are some internal differences, forged pistons maybe? I can't remember.
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2007 Silverado 3500 classic duramax diesel, Allison 6 speed auto, extracab long bed. Doing head gaskets, will probably do econo tune and aero mods next.
Mad max would have driven a metro
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