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Re: $70,000 budget for a car, go!
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 8:55 am
by CincinnatiFiero
There is a diesel GC out...
Re: $70,000 budget for a car, go!
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:04 pm
by Aaron
Yes there is and that's what I'm thinking. Just not sure if I trust a Fiat diesel, and it's slow with a side of slow. 8 seconds to 60, 16.1 through the 1/4. I could handle that I guess, but I'm hoping it has aftermarket tuning so I can boost the power numbers a bit. Stock is 240hp/420tq, and it weighs like 5500.
Re: $70,000 budget for a car, go!
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:42 pm
by CincinnatiFiero
8 seconds to 60 for a large SUV, is respectable IMO. Thats probably as fast as your E34. I've also seen the 2014 Diesel with numbers more like 7.7. Thats actually a little quicker than the Gas V6 which seems to be consistently 8 seconds. The small V8 is only like 6.9-7 to 60. If you're expecting SRT8 performance out of a non performance intended SUV, you will certainly be disappointed. 420ft/lbs and 0-60 in 8 seconds would never feel strained in modern traffic, enjoy the highway mpgs, and build something else for track days.
There are DPF-back exhausts on the market already, and intakes available.
Entirely different motor, but decent gains were available for the Mercedes 3.0L V6. The VM 3.0L isn't all that dis-similar from the Mercedes motor, so I'm sure if/when software comes out, you can pick up a chunk of power and some mpgs.
http://www.dieselpowermag.com/tech/1307 ... er_tuning/
Re: $70,000 budget for a car, go!
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:42 am
by The Dark Side of Will
FWIW, VM Motori has been around for a while... There was a conversion for AMC Eagles using a VM Motori 6 cylinder back in the '80's. I think they're like the Detroit Diesel of Europe.
Is that the same engine as in the new diesel 1/2 ton Rams?
http://www.corner-carvers.com/forums/sh ... count=2233