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Mini Diesel??
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PikeyMini
, Nov 14 2005 07:49 PM
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Posted 03 May 2019 - 01:27 PM
It seems the most feasible diesel for the Mini would be the old Daihatsu engines. That said, am intrigued by whether a 40-54 hp 799cc 3-cylinder Smart Cdi (aka Mercedes OM660) could be made to fit into a Mini since it can be tuned up to 65+ hp or more ambitiously even a 1.5 Renault K-Type dCi?
Apparently Renault also looked at a dCi diesel version of the 1149cc D-Type engine (possibly for the Twingo), until it was ditched in favour of the K-Type dCi.
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Posted 03 May 2019 - 09:36 PM
It seems the most feasible diesel for the Mini would be the old Daihatsu engines. That said, am intrigued by whether a 40-54 hp 799cc 3-cylinder Smart Cdi (aka Mercedes OM660) could be made to fit into a Mini since it can be tuned up to 65+ hp or more ambitiously even a 1.5 Renault K-Type dCi?
Apparently Renault also looked at a dCi diesel version of the 1149cc D-Type engine (possibly for the Twingo), until it was ditched in favour of the K-Type dCi.
Alot of effort for something the same power as a healthy A series?
No need to worry about the imminent poo pooing of diesels either as the cars a classic and exempt from most emission controls.
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Posted 03 May 2019 - 11:05 PM
Also appolgies if the above is explained in the previous 5 pages,
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