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Old 22-07-2008, 11:40 AM
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just bought one on saturday goes better than i thought it would feels roughly the same power as an e21 323i petrol
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Few mods and they properly shift TBH
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143bhp std iirc - chip to over 170bhp
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may have to get a chip then i reckon
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The td's arent that clever but the tds is much better as it has an intercooler and possibly higher boost.my mate had a r plate one and it went very well and still averaged 42 mpg. same engine as the omega td and range rover p38
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had an 06 tdci mondeo trying to pull away from me this morning he was defo flat out as he waas pumping out diesel smoke on the pull to start with and slowly gained on him and was overtaking at 70. seems to slow right up though from 110 onwards keeps going but much slower does anyone know if this is normal ?
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Originally Posted by Series1Guy
The td's arent that clever but the tds is much better as it has an intercooler and possibly higher boost.my mate had a r plate one and it went very well and still averaged 42 mpg. same engine as the omega td and range rover p38
bigger turbo than the td and p38 aswell
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