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Old 12-02-2022, 01:09 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
Diesels should just never be NA. Turbocharging them is simple compared to a gasoline engine. Just seems a no-brainer to me.
If you’re concerned about cost, reliability, and cheaper emissions a NA Diesel costs under half what a turbo diesel costs.
This would eliminate the diesel costs to much to PHEV arguement

Diesel’s using sequential injection can also operate as a partially multi fuel engine.
The best example of this was a college program where diesel was used for steady driving and as a spark plug but CNG or e85 was injected late for power.
A naturally aspirated diesel dual fuel with late injection e85 for power actually generates more horsepower than a TDI in most normal applications
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