V10 TDI

"PowderHound" (PowderHound) 12/26/2014 at 12:50 • Filed to: None

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Had this sitting in front of me in line for coffee this morning. V10 turbo diesel! Are the engines awesome? Someone with the knowledge please learn me.

HammerheadFistpunch > PowderHound 12/26/2014 at 12:52

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They are out of control awesome.

310 hp/553 ft-lbs.

jkm7680 > PowderHound 12/26/2014 at 12:54

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Those things are fucking monsters.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > PowderHound 12/26/2014 at 12:56

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Leadbull > PowderHound 12/26/2014 at 12:57

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The engines are awesome.

Behold, I have learned you.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > PowderHound 12/26/2014 at 13:05

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Huge torque.

But also I suspect, huge repair bills.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > PowderHound 12/26/2014 at 13:07

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When your dentist uncle decides to embarrass your sister's bro truck-driving, fake-tan-steroid-pimple-affliction-and-true-religion-wearing boyfriend after Thanksgiving dinner...

ly2v8-Brian > PowderHound 12/26/2014 at 13:11

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based on just the raw numbers the VDub engine is like the Buick 455 from a Stage 1 GSX, or in short torque for days.

Tekamul > PowderHound 12/26/2014 at 13:18

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They had a mountain of torque (550+), but also fought emissions issues, and bounced in and out of the US line up, eventually getting permanently bounced because it couldn't pass.

Also, incredibly thirsty, considering diesel. Rated at 15/20. Also, they still had the pumpe-duse system, which is crazy on a 10 cylinder. That's 10 fuel pumps, and makes for a more 'diesel' sound than newer common rail systems.

PowderHound > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/26/2014 at 13:19

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torque!

RWS Motorsport > PowderHound 12/26/2014 at 13:20

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Behold, the Top Gear episode (series 2???) where they reviewed the Touraeg

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xu8j5h_t…

Edit 2: heres the correct link, its the first segment on the show

PowderHound > jkm7680 12/26/2014 at 13:21

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I didn't even notice it for about 5 minutes sitting directly in front of me

sellphones2493 > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 12/26/2014 at 13:22

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The IT Guy that used to work for my dad had one. He was driving it about 150 miles per day, and said the engine was bulletproof. It was the electronics and whatnot that were just awful.

With that said, he told me that he has never had a car in which so many people offered to buy it from him. Back when it was a few years old, the VW Dealer was gonna trade him two new Jetta TDI's for it.

The guy no longer works for my dad. I have no clue where the VW is now.

PowderHound > Tekamul 12/26/2014 at 13:22

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10 fuel pumps?! To hell with that

PowderHound > sellphones2493 12/26/2014 at 13:24

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sounds like one of my coworkers who gets weekly calls from the dealership to trade in her 2.5xt outback.

PowderHound > RWS Motorsport 12/26/2014 at 13:25

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I will have to watch that when I'm out of work

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > sellphones2493 12/26/2014 at 13:29

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A dealer about an hour from me specializes in enthusiast cars. They had an 04 with under 70k miles and were asking $24k a few months ago. If my wife and I weren't upside down in her Passat it'd be here now.

Tekamul > PowderHound 12/26/2014 at 13:30

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It's VW's previous diesel system. It's like a mini pump at each cylinder, pulling from a pressurized reservoir. It seems pretty scary on such a large scale. I guess they offset the 10 pumps by only having 20 valves!

RallyWrench > PowderHound 12/26/2014 at 13:35

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We work on 2 of these. They're nuts. Just hilariously fast off the line. They seem to be pretty solid, too. One of them is owned by a friend of mine and is over 100k, and he wails on it. We've basically just had to do maintenance & some oil leak repairs. They are really complex underhood, so anything major would be no fun. The engine is by far the best part of the car, because the first gen Touareg is otherwise infuriating.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Tekamul 12/26/2014 at 13:40

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Pumpe Duse was a new engine on the 2004 Jetta, I think they used it throughout the 5th generation, the one in my avatar is a PD MKIV.

jkm7680 > PowderHound 12/26/2014 at 13:48

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Haha, That thing is probably a complete sleeper. And it kept to it's word I guess.

Tekamul > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 12/26/2014 at 13:58

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It was an interesting approach, but I think diesel would have a harder time going mainstream without common rail.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > PowderHound 12/26/2014 at 14:14

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What whitetrashsteve said. That thing has enough torque to drag most bro trucks against their will from here to Alberta.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > PowderHound 12/26/2014 at 14:15

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Let me explain one thing to you.

The engine in the truck in front of you has enough torque to shame almost all non-diesel trucks even today, 10 YEARS after it first appeared.

granted, 310 horsepower isn't a lot out of 4.9 Liters and 2 turbos, but then again it's a diesel. The acceleration this thing is capable of between 50 and 80 MPH is fucking incredible. "Pulls like a freight train" doesn't begin to describe it. The only reason why I didn't get one as my first car was maintenance. try fixing the air suspension on this bad boy for less than $2K.

Still, amazing rig

Vicente Esteve > sellphones2493 12/26/2014 at 14:23

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Seriously offering 2 Jetta's??

PowderHound > jkm7680 12/26/2014 at 14:27

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It looks just like all the other Tourags, but when you notice that badge it's nuts!

PowderHound > RallyWrench 12/26/2014 at 14:28

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I would imagine there is all of no room to work and everything is electrical and hellish. I think I want one

Autofixation > PowderHound 12/26/2014 at 14:32

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My brother has one and he absolutely loves it.

jkm7680 > PowderHound 12/26/2014 at 14:33

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I would totally just go around randomly racing ricers and whoever else thinks they have a superiority complex just because their car is smaller.

Wonder how much they're going for nowadays..... I'd love to have one if I ever decide to have kids.

sellphones2493 > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 12/26/2014 at 15:27

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They have some weird stuff there. A 2005 V70R w/ a stick, and an XC90 with a set of Heico Wheels I want!

sellphones2493 > Vicente Esteve 12/26/2014 at 15:29

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Sounds ridiculous at first, but it was worth maybe 42k trade in at the time. Jetta TDI's were around 20K each.

Vicente Esteve > sellphones2493 12/26/2014 at 15:39

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Very interesting. Not even a Passat or a newer Touareg.