diesel osf.. ???????? lord help me .

[xpackken]

what dont look at me like tha

 

after selling my 2.8i ive been running around in the new berling van . its fookin great on my wallet and i just go . surely there must be a wopping diesel motor out there thats good on juice and itll move aswell . anyone dun it before .

 

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[xpackken]

forgot yo sk what involved in this sort of conversion . that iff anyone is willing to entertain me .

 

 

disscution .

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[Mr Sam]

ive been considering derv lumps i know of 2 rapid and i mean rapid FWD dervs our navara dont half ,move when its on boost too

[beedz]

is there much weight difference between an osf engine (e.g 1.6 xflow) and a more modern oil burner (e.g. tdci)?

[OllieC]

i'm only guessing, but i would say that even the lighter all aluminium engines like bmws or hondas will be a fair bit heavier than a x flow

 

they have to be built to such a higher spec to stand the compression ratios of 17-18:1, i would guess once you add all the turbo gubbins your looking at the weight of a YB rather than a x flow

[ratman]

allways fanced a mk1 cortina estate with a late shape ford desiel what a cool tow car that would be

[S2 Dee]

I like the idea, thought about poping a BMW lump and box into an OSF. Would make a blinding everyday car.

[School boy1]

In the current PPC mag, there is a tuned 205 with a 1.9 306 engine in it and thats rapid.

300lb/ft, spins alll the way to 4th gear

 

Its about 180bhp as well.

[bortaf]

Had a Mk3 cortina pickup last year that was converted to diesel, it had a 1.8Turbo sierra engine and box

You could use the head and ancilleries of a later mondeo with intercooler ect, that would ni-on bolt straight in but they are heavy old lumps, acording to the bend in me engine hoist they are heavyer than a pinto

I spose you could use a compleat modeo lump but i dont think the RWD bosses are on the block to drill and use ?

Personly i love the pug 1.9 TD engines but they don't bolt straight up to a Type 9 box

[Mart]

with a welder and a hammer anything can be made to fit

[Vista]

I like the idea of the torque + good power AND economy that a modern oil burner would provide in an OSF, but always come unstuck on the fact that really modern oil burners are probably quite pricey, even from crashed cars. Plus the reason they develop such good power from a diesel engine is that they have lots of fancy electronic trickery controlling the injection systems and turbos.

 

Now by the time you've factored in all these conversion costs, including getting the drivetrain matched up, you'd probably need to cover a gargantuan anual mileage to actually save money on the project via reduced fuel costs.

[mk14dr]

quick tdi's ya say?

 

 

 

[quattro]

The engine and gearbox from a Skoda Fabia vRS would be pretty awesome in an OSF.

 

They are circa 130bhp standard with more torque than a Boxter, they are chipable to 180bhp and if you put the larger turbo on it, you can boost power to about 220-240bhp.

 

Got me thinking now.... Would love the torque of a powerful diesel in a Capper!

[Gibson]

Dudes there is an awesome engine for this being offered by.. well me.

 

three litre V6 turbo diesel from a vauxhall signum. the power and torque figures are obscene and it will do silly mpg il find the thread

 

 

http://www.oldskoolford.co.uk/phpBB2/vi ... highlight=