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Originally Posted by freebeard
It occurs to me that if a pusher trailer isn't pushing, it's a drag. Any improvement would be the net of total push minus total drag.
If the diesel is weak now, isn't the Leaf heavier? Leaf plus trailer?
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That's definitely something to take into consideration. My theory is that even if it only supplies half of the power needed it would still double the electric range.
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Originally Posted by Stubby79
The IDI VWs didn't have the best BSFC. A later (97-04, ALH/AHU) TDI has much better BSFC. I don't know how complex the earlier ECUs are, but the MK4 VW ECUs are quite a pain in the butt with their anti-theft stuff. Hopefully the 97-99s are more easily transplanted...
Cleaned or new injector nozzles will probably clear up your black smoke issue. The fuel probably isn't atomizing worth a damn as it is now, unless you simply have too large of nozzles on there.
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I'll look into getting new injector nozzles. The great thing about these IDI VW's is that they're cheap. I think an injector costs about $10 the last time I looked. I always thought the black smoke problem was from the high altitude. I notice a lot more smoke at 12,000ft than at 8,000ft. I've dialed back the max injection to the point that smoke was barely visible. But then acceleration was almost nonexistent. It could still cruise at +60mph on flat ground but took a few minutes to get there.