You're right about the momentum issue. I really learned the importance
of left-foot braking with my old Rabbit diesel.
I had to run full throttle with occasional left-footed stabs at the
brake whenever it started to push. My most glorious moment was the day
I beat a fellow who was driving a 16-valve GTI Golf.
This is ancient history, though. This is back when even the diesel
Rabbit was in ES.
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Jeff Lloyd wrote:
>
> Well I ended up finding a Diesel Rabbit pickup, and will be doing a TDI
>conversion to it soon to make towing the Z3 bearable...
>
> this little bugger honks though...
>
> I found I can cut 4 seconds off my 0-60 times by pulling the "Cold Start
>advance" knob out..
>
> it smokes a little like that but must be making 10-15 more HP..
>
> as a matter of fact I Ran a autox event with the "rattle trap" and scored
>right in the middle of peoples times, not bad for a 52hp diesel pickup with
>13x4.5" wheels.. but I needed to be careful I could loose 8 seconds per run if
>i did not keep momentum up though..
>
> Jeff
>
> On Sun, 21 May 2000, "Jake Russell" wrote:
> > I run a VW Rabbit Diesel for about a year and a half now and am finding some
> > success with it regionally now. Although it is primarily my daily driver
> > (and I get in the well-upper 40 mpg's with it too!) I am really using it as
> > a test bed for the engine toying with the idea of building a Street Prepared
> > Turbo-Diesel, as well as learning to drive autocrosses better of course :)
> >
> > There is also another competitor here locally who is even crazier than I am
> > (he does high speed time trials and autocrosses a Turbo-Diesel Mercedes
> > Sedan!) And other have reported success with VW TDIs - check the vwautox
> > mailing list archive at egroups.com.
> >
> > My interpretation of the SCCA rules is that Diesel is legal for Solo II
> > because it fits the definition of Gasoline under 3.6.B "Gasolines consist
> > entirely of hydrocarbon compounds." And since it's a pump fuel, it's also
> > legal for stock class (3.6.A) If you do write to the SEB about diesel
> > legality in Solo II please let me know what response you get!
> >
> > The funny thing is, many folks do not realize that diesels are cleaner than
> > gas motors. While many (especially in california air resources board!)
> > react to the visible particulate matter emissions of a diesel, these settle
> > out as dust. There are several times lower of many regulated hyironmentally
> > harmful emissions such as CO, hydrocarbons and in some cases NOx, mostly due
> > to the oxygen-rich diesel combustion process. There is also a vegetable-oil
> > derived diesel many in Europe run which is a renewable resource! More info?
> > Check out my speech at:
> > http://www.chesco.com/%7Erosenberry/diesel/diesel1.htm
> >
> > I only wish VW would import the 4-motion 150hp 1.9l TDI VW Golf. That
> > engine would be a total screamer even for turbocharged-gas engine standards!
> >
> > Oh yeah and don't mind those who complained about diesels having no place in
> > solo II - I think for some of them it's probably just because they've been
> > "smoked" by one in an SCCA event (figuratively as well as literally) ;) :P
> > hee-hee!
> >
> > Jake
> > NWR #45 FSP VW Rabbit Turbo-Diesel "ol-smoky" :)
> > Project GTD web site (dedicated to VW Diesels)
> > http://members.home.net/vwgtd/
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