GB123
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-PUMA-1999-1-6-DIESEL-CONVERSION-50-MPG-TAX-MOT-/200886039442?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2ec5bdb392&nma=true&si=Y2uJVzniKGMiHBr5oQudaHo5C5g%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Strange engine conversion, from a 1984 Escort non turbo according to the ad.
Are standard pumas that bad on fuel anyway?
[Edited on 04-02-2013 by GB123]
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Robin
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1.8 turbo diesel wouldn't be too bad if it was slightly tweaked, kind of like the 1.4 model for speed but better on fuel.
Very odd to do a non turbo though.
That's never a 1984 engine either, it's got a plastic inlet manifold. Nothing had a plastic inlet in 1984
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GB123
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Yeah I could understand if they had used a turbo diesel, could probably be made to be quicker than the 1.7 petrol and better on fuel.
Just seems like a lot of effort to go to for a very marginal saving and a slower puma.
[Edited on 04-02-2013 by GB123]
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andy_mk3
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What a waste of time and money that is! That must be dog slow 
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AndyCorsaSport
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I own a 1.7 Puma, for £30 I roughly get 180 miles. £40 get around 230. At £1.31 a litre it's around 35 mpg. For a 14 year old car I don't think it's bad at all.
That's no motorway driving at all, 11 miles to work a lot of stop start.
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richc
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I always thought mine was good on fuel - knocking about no motorway it was around 38. Even a mixture of steady and a few 6.5k rpm gear changes it was around 30.
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Corsa_Sport21
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So they have removed the 2nd and 3rd most fun part of the car and most likely compromised the most fun part of the car, in favour of better MPG. Not sure what goes through some peoples minds to do shit like this.
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thegsi
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Looks fast! Ideal track monster IMO
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corsajay88
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
1.8 turbo diesel wouldn't be too bad if it was slightly tweaked, kind of like the 1.4 model for speed but better on fuel.
Very odd to do a non turbo though.
That's never a 1984 engine either, it's got a plastic inlet manifold. Nothing had a plastic inlet in 1984
I've got a focus with the 1.8tddi engine. Great on fuel regularly sees well over 50mpg if driven right , tuning box/remap sees it at around 130 bhp 275lb/ft which is would be pretty good in a puma.
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Ben G
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some weirdo must have liked the looks of the puma but wanted the economy of an old diesel engine.
my puma always got between 35-40mpg and it got thrashed every day.
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Mike
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Old diesel engines weren't all that economical though, my Escort van was a 1.8 non-turbo and economy was about the same as the 1.2 Corsa I had at the time. Both doing around 38-42 mpg but I delivered cream cakes in the van so I was driving like a grandma on Valium, whereas the Corsa got ragged so the faster vehicle that got driven faster, was more economical than an old diesel that was driven with a feather light right foot.
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Andrew
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I remember back in the day when my old man had a 1982 y reg VW Passat and 1.8D Peugeot 205. He was made up he could do 50 miles town driving in the 205 on a tenner. Makes you think on, i can do around 65 miles to a tenner in my 1.6 petrol Peugeot 308.
The guy selling the Puma is probably lieing about why a diesel lump has ended up under the bonnet - i.e. the original engine was screwed and he had a diesel lump sat in his back garden.
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