vw rabbit turbo diesel autocross race
by Diesel Performance Truck on Thursday, August 12th, 2010 | 25 Comments
first time out racing the diesel rabbit, 2 days after buying it, on one hour of sleep after spending 36hrs straight preparing it for this race. It was a high-adrenaline environment, and I was wearing steel toe boots! Managed to beat an integra, a talon AWD turbo, a lotus elise turbo, a bigblock corvette and a rotary powered mg before getting eliminated. what fun!
Yes.
Don’t know much about this kind of racing, but it looks like a lot of fun…it’s the diesel engine that gets my attention.
its the best part
that little beast scoots
I think its less than 150bhp, lots of torque aswell.
Getting 150bhp from a 1.6 petrol engine of this vintage is difficult!
With a TD u just turn up fuelling and boost along with bigger intercooler so the extra heat doesnt reduce density to such a point that u get higher boost but less air!
My ford 1.8td has 90bhp standard and 130lb/ft.
A bit shit.
The 1.8 none turbo version of mine has 60bhp.
There is also a non intercooled 70bhp version of mine.
Holy hell, whats done to that motor? ive got mine pumped up a little bit.. but nothing like that. bigger pump and injectors?
NO you cant do that the head on the non turbos are not meant to take the extra heat they will crack and all kinds of problems will come from it and the injector pumps are completely different their are more oiling ports in the turbo blocks and the pistons and rods are built to take more heat in the turbos
That thing is a beast, surprisingly quick in a straight line and it handles and grips really well, great job man, I love it.
suhweet
i bet he didnt have to refuel that whole race!
you can actually see in a diesel sure, the accelerating parte by the smoke it produces during accel. love diesels!
… what was it’s time? and what was others time? comparing with gasoline
I had an 81 rabbit 1.6 diesel. It didnt have much power but it handled better than anything else I have owned!
I love it!
haha! I love diesel VWs. Look at it smoke. It’s so cool! I wish my 95 Golf would do that..
sounds pretty damn good to
Very nice driving
that thing moves pretty good.
heheheh:)
damn tight! Very nice driving!
Im taking out my 07 rabbit to a race track very soon xD cant wait 
finished top third of the field. beaten finally by a supercharged miata that went on to win overall.
How does it sound so good? I want a diesel that sounds like that.
@6tibbar Can you do things like that with a more contemporary golf chassis/engine?
@Norseberserk
The exhaust you heard during the first run is actually the G60 scirocco i was competing against. Diesels can sound that good too, but not with a turbocharger.
Normally aspirated, or supercharged diesel sound amazing. Check my other videos out to hear one.
nicceee. im about to get one of those lil rabbits in a few weeks. nice driving