Originally posted by More&Faster
the reason i said that a TDI can be brought to gsr territory, is because i know of TDIs that run 15s in the quarter. ya they have about $1000 worth of mods but its possible, thats all im saying. with a chip, larger injectors, an intake and exhaust, im pretty sure theyre up there. they could certainly be competive in the 1/8th because of theyre strong low end.
btw acurafanatic, not to nitpick but diesels dont run a low compression. for example, my 85 diesel golf runs 20:1. dont know about the new ones.
i can guy a gsr and put a $1000 in mods and be in the high 13s...it's called a junkyard turbo...so now you have a 1.8 turbo vtec and a 1.9 turbo with $1k in mods...the tdi will get you 15 sec 1/4 and the turbo'd gsr will get you 13s...sorry diesels are not great performance engines