10-12-2012, 05:21 PM
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Another vote for the 1.9 TDI - it has all the advantages -
- Can run on veggie oil
- Available, find a scrappie TDI, and if it breaks there is another one available
- Conversion kits for N/S installation are easy
- Tuneable, up to 180hp/300+ lb/ft if you like being able to stuff 'vettes without trying.
The 5 cyl Merc is good if you like a "plugger" type engine - enough torque to keep going forever but nothing much more. Its kind of a European truck engine fitted to a car.
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10-12-2012, 06:34 PM
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I also own a 3 liter V-6 ranger. The vulcan V-6 is a very good reliable motor, but, they don't call it the 3.slow for nothin'.
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Haha 3. slow
It was a thirsty truck as well, I never tried to get good mileage in that truck, 20-21 mpg was the numbers i was seeing with it. Sold it, bought my Beetle and enjoy 3 times the mileage.
For every $50 i put in the  Beetles tank i would have had to put $150  into the Rangers tank.
I have a hitch & trailer for the beetle so it does everything i need it too.
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10-12-2012, 08:14 PM
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The benz I5 turbo version is the way to go. Plenty of power and they will outlast that S-10 a few times over. BTW, I am talking of the old (85-earlier) OM-617. It is cast iron, top to bottom and will go a million miles if maintained at all. The newer benzes are partly aluminum and don't have anything close to the same reliability/longevity.
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Can you say heavy? The turbo is the only choice to get any torque at all out of the cast iron Benz engine.
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10-12-2012, 10:00 PM
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Turbos are nice, but I can never seems to find anything affordable with a turbo on the used market.
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You could buy a turbo and make it fit.
I was able to find my holset HE351VE turbocharger on cregslist for $180.
You could buy a working used IDI diesel cheap and a working used small turbo charger for dirt cheap and make them work together.
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10-12-2012, 10:15 PM
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My S10 is a 1995, so it is pre-ODBII.
I think it's all less of an issue because of that.
Turbos are nice, but I can never seems to find anything affordable with a turbo on the used market.
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Not being OBD-compliant is a good point, since it solves all the issues in that matter. You can use any engine, either all-mechanical or electronically-controlled. Would worth to take a look at a Mercedes 240D (yes, the 4-banger one).
If its 4cyl OM616 can move the van below (Spanish-made Mercedes-Benz MB180-D, with an upgraded 79-ish hp version of the engine and a FWD transaxle), wouldn't be a bad option for an S10.
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