Putting diesel engines in V8 cars

[JimO]

now ya see... Im in the market after loosing my trusty of 10yrs 2.7TD navara, went farking well with a biger pipe and open air filter and sounded awesome.

Now Im looking at the 3L DT Navara cos they are the last of the "decent diesels" after them comes the common rail.

common rail nissan 2.5 and haul serious arse with econmy... but come on they must be seriously stressed, how long will they last?
then theres the inj cost, we have all heard the horror storys of what it cost to rebuild a common rails? why so dear they are just injectors and fuel lines...

EG a guy I was working with paid 5.5k for a 3L Wizzard, then cos a idiot light came on it cost him $6000 to rebuild the injectors???

buy a new one and ditch it when the warranty ends

[BMWST?]

now ya see... Im in the market after loosing my trusty of 10yrs 2.7TD navara, went farking well with a biger pipe and open air filter and sounded awesome.

Now Im looking at the 3L DT Navara cos they are the last of the "decent diesels" after them comes the common rail.

common rail nissan 2.5 and haul serious arse with econmy... but come on they must be seriously stressed, how long will they last?
then theres the inj cost, we have all heard the horror storys of what it cost to rebuild a common rails? why so dear they are just injectors and fuel lines...

EG a guy I was working with paid 5.5k for a 3L Wizzard, then cos a idiot light came on it cost him $6000 to rebuild the injectors???

i dont know,all i know i got a little 2 litre diesel that drives like a 3 or 4 litre petrol na most of the time (sometimes its a 800cc petrol) but at the pump its like a 1600.Seriously if its on boost and you floor it its like a 2 stroke,its probably good thats its got traction control.

[Smifffy]

I drive a 4.7L 'high output' V8.

Everything they say about economy, environment, fuel consumption etc is true.

But



Fuck you. See line 1.

[SPman]

It is criminal that small diesel vehicles are rendered invalid by the RUC's!
.

To true. Over here, diesel is around $1.50/litre. That's it! any road tax is included. 91 is around $1.45/l The i30 with it's little 1600 turbo diesel has averaged 5.5l/100km over 30,000k of vigorous driving (50mpg)and is quicker than the 2.0litre petrol version, and the Transit, cruising at 120 true still turns in 8.2/100km!
As we do about 50,000km /yr, diesel over here is definitely worthwhile.
In NZ, the stupid RUC is the killer - they should do the same as here - include the road tax in the fuel, and vehicles over 4.5t pay extra ....

[unstuck]

The answer is obvious really... you need one of these:

Damn thats ugly.

[dangerous]

Damn thats ugly.

yip... and what use does that have in NZ

In NZ, the stupid RUC is the killer - they should do the same as here - include the road tax in the fuel, and vehicles over 4.5t pay extra ....

welll DUH... they make way to much from charging all RUC, it wont ever change.

buy a new one and ditch it when the warranty ends

OHHHHHH YEAH... but know my last one cost 20k insurance gave me 7k, less the gearbox that went on the visa means I have 3k...

[vifferman]

Did you spnd $44K on buying it tho?

Buying what?
The WankerMobile cost me $17k (sold it for $1500), and the PissHat was... cheaper'n a brand-new one. Although my Mum had to die in order for me to have the money to buy it.

I have to say the smell & noise of a diesel is pretty revolting.

Actual, the PissHat doesn't make much smell at all, courtesy of very efficient and frugal electronic injection, AND a very effective DPF, which produces less emissions than a petroleum fueled car.
Yeah, it sounds a bit spack, but I can't hear it from inside the car coz it's pretty quiet.

[dangerous]

which produces less emissions than a petroleum fueled car.

AND this is what I dont farking get... corect me if I am wrong, but does a diesels fumes not have less chemical polutents than petrol fumes?
So why are modern diesel so frounded upon... just cos you can see it dosnt mean its worse

[scumdog]

The answer is obvious really... you need one of these: http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used...-619148640.htm

Oh yeah!

A 'cowboy Cadillac'!

[unstuck]

Oh yeah!

A 'cowboy Cadillac'!

But your weird, so you would like it.

[jonbuoy]

Did you spnd $44K on buying it tho?

I have to say the smell & noise of a diesel is pretty revolting.
The smell & noise of a V8 is fricking horny tho.

That landy looks the biz Flip. That is what i'm kinda after - old school looks/ feel but with newer engine efficiency. This is all cloud talk but I like dreaming about different wagons. The local plumber has an old 1949ish Chrysler panel truck. Very cool.

There are a few people in the the UK that do engine conversion kits for series landrovers - must be some in Ozzie too that would cut down on shipping?

http://engine-conversion.com/content/view/14/28/

http://www.mdengineering.co.uk/index...egory&cat_id=2

[Gremlin]

yip... and what use does that have in NZ

You'd have to live in Auckland to understand... I'd love to roll over some of the idiots on the road (red light runners, change lane without indicating etc), then yell I didn't seem them

Parking on the other hand may be a tad difficult

[Indiana_Jones]

I've been looking at getting a diesel, would really love to import a Rover 75 estate in diesel, but silly emission standards won't let me

I'd get a Ford Fiesta diesel, but can't carry much baby stuff in that.

-Indy

[Gremlin]

I'd get a Ford Fiesta diesel, but can't carry much baby stuff in that.

Boss had one of those Fiestas, top of the line diesel, only liked BP Diesel Ultimate. Could get 3-4L/100km trundling along the motorway with a slight downhill.

Got bored of that tho, so now has a very petrol Mazda MPS

[Indiana_Jones]

Fair enough, if I were just looking at a toy for myself, I'd get a petrol car most likely.

But looking around for a family car that's good on the hills around town.

-Indy