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General Forums: => General Boards => Topic started by: blue metal on January 09, 2014, 07:06:07 PM

Title: engine weight
Post by: blue metal on January 09, 2014, 07:06:07 PM
unusual  query.

anyone know approx weight
of a 115 vw diesel engine

presumably with bolt ons
Title: Re: engine weight
Post by: insanitybeard on January 09, 2014, 07:31:06 PM
Purely a semi-educated guess on my part, do you mean just the engine block or transmission as well? I reckon the engine block alone with manifolds would have to be at least 150-200 kilos.
Title: Re: engine weight
Post by: Mirez on January 09, 2014, 07:49:13 PM
Good guess :) Its listed as 158Kg dry weight... but err why?

* dry weight is the engine fully assembled without fluids or gearbox
Title: Re: engine weight
Post by: blue metal on January 10, 2014, 01:05:37 PM
a friend asked me
I have not found out what for.
He has built an aircraft before
also a kit car
i will let you know
Title: Re: engine weight
Post by: blue metal on January 10, 2014, 05:54:28 PM
Trying to design a prototype
diesel engine aircraft.
I think it will be too heavy for
the job.
we used the beetle engine on
our taylor monoplane
but I hve lost touch with that scene

Tony
Title: Re: engine weight
Post by: Mirez on January 10, 2014, 06:00:38 PM
Its gonna be quite big if you put a PD engine in it, much less power (50hp or thereabouts I believe) but what about the Mercedes Diesel from a Smart?
Title: Re: engine weight
Post by: blue metal on January 10, 2014, 09:33:01 PM
i have suggested that one.

also googled tdi and it has been used already
last two or three  years seems to have started a trend usa is complaining about fuel costs
on petrol and lack of 100 qctane fuel

put in aviation diesels if yo are interested
even cesna is trying it/ $100,000 an engine!!!
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