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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary
I had an N/A 1.6L VW diesel that produced 53hp at sea level. There turbo version would have produced 69hp.
However, at my altitude N/A vehicles lose about 1/3 their horsepower. So my diesel was probably around 35hp. Anyhow, it sure felt like 35hp. I even got pulled over because they officer was concerned I was going so slow and producing so much smoke as I had it wound up in low gear climbing an 8% grade.
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Used to have 3 different 1.6 diesel vw caddys...after two n/a versions the turbodiesel was like warp drive
