Saturn TDI for S-Series

[cfg83]

Hello -

I just found this over at saturnfans :

Saturn TDI
http://www.saturnfans.com/forums/sho...41#post1128641

Heres a thread from the Sixthsphere.com forums of what I've been up to.

http://www.sixthsphere.com/forum2/vi...=311131#311131

CarloSW2

[Fourthbean]

Hope he can pull more than 50MPG with that setup. Will be interested to see this project through and see the outcome.

[Erdrick]

...why?

I could see doing this with an ultra-low-weight car, but why move a TDI from a VW to a Saturn..?

I guess if you had a non-running Saturn and a TDI engine just sitting around, then it might make sense, but otherwise you would be MUCH better off just getting a VW with a TDI in it to begin with!!!

[cfg83]

Erdrick -

Originally Posted by Erdrick

...why?

Because he can! If he's registered at sixthsphere, then he is probably a Saturn junkie.

I could see doing this with an ultra-low-weight car, but why move a TDI from a VW to a Saturn..?

He may be going from 3000 lbs to 2300+ lbs. But, again, see above.

I guess if you had a non-running Saturn and a TDI engine just sitting around, then it might make sense, but otherwise you would be MUCH better off just getting a VW with a TDI in it to begin with!!!

See above.

CarloSW2

[omgwtfbyobbq]

So far I've seen 'em stuffed in a Suzuki Samurai, Toyota pickup, and all sorts of VWs (Corrado, Rabbit, etc...).

Originally Posted by Erdrick

I could see doing this with an ultra-low-weight car, but why move a TDI from a VW to a Saturn..?

A Saturn weighs as much as an older VW, and has half the drag coefficient/reference area. Should be good for ~70-80mpg@55mph.

[cfg83]

omgwtfbyobbq -

Originally Posted by omgwtfbyobbq

So far I've seen 'em stuffed in a Suzuki Samurai, Toyota pickup, and all sorts of VWs (Corrado, Rabbit, etc...).A Saturn weighs as much as an older VW, and has half the drag coefficient/reference area. Should be good for ~70-80mpg@55mph.

Thanks for the correction. I was going off of the curb weight of the newer 2006 models.

CarloSW2

[omgwtfbyobbq]

Wow, considering the only four door TDI available was the Jetta, that engine's gonna have ~1000lbs less to pull around. It'll be similar to a TDI in a bunny, some of which run high 13s quarter miles w/ mods and can get ~50mpg@70mph, except it'll be a little slower, and get significantly better highway mileage.

[cfg83]

omgwtfbyobbq -

Originally Posted by omgwtfbyobbq

Wow, considering the only four door TDI available was the Jetta, that engine's gonna have ~1000lbs less to pull around. It'll be similar to a TDI in a bunny, some of which run high 13s quarter miles w/ mods and can get ~50mpg@70mph, except it'll be a little slower, and get significantly better highway mileage.

I think I will ask him more questions on saturnfans and/or join sixthsphere because there is a sixthsphere "member-only" thread on his "how to do it" musings over the last year or two.

CarloSW2

[Erdrick]

Alright then, I stand... informed. Perhaps I should have looked at some weight references before commenting.

I should say that I own a Jetta TDI.

[omgwtfbyobbq]

It's np. If I lost a tooth for every time I had to stick my foot in my mouth I'd need dentures before I hit thirty.