Can you/ is it worth upgrading diesel turbos?

[Vin Diesel]

In a recent road test in an Australian Motoring magazine the V12 q7 run a 13.6 1/4 mile @ 108 mph 0-60mph 5.2 sec with 2 passengers on board & less than 3000km on the speedo. Red line is 4800rpm although its limiter is set @ 4600rpm & its theoretical top speed is 170-5mph @ 4600rpm with speed limter removed. & Yes is got into the low 10Liters/100km sittin on 70mph. Imagine a chiptune exhaust etc. This is a 2600Kg vehicle in weight & scares SRT8 Hemi 300c over a quarter. Imagine the motor in A4 Sedan or the Killa looking S5 Coupe

[jarrus]

welcome to the forum dude,

audi put this engine in a concept r8 as well, i don't think they are ever going to make it but if they did and i had the money, I would buy it definitely

also something to add this is the engine they use in the leman racer, and in that car it chucks out over 800 lbft torque, thats enough to pull the earth out of orbit of the sun!!

[jarrus]

plus also i think this engine would suit the a8

[Vin Diesel]

Well the new A8 has the 260kw 4.2 v8 diesel & claim a 7.5 ltr/100 combined city hwy & also in the low 13s killa

[Vin Diesel]

yes the R8 concept is only that for now because that cars chassis is so well balanced as a supercar and that V12 Diesel is quite alot heavier that the V8 or V10 so the cars sweet handling would of been severely compromised

[jarrus]

Indeed, it adds around 100 kg the overall weight of the car, but i'm sure that audi wil be able to work around this and also they need a new gearbox for it because the one it currently has isn't up for the jo of transmitting the torque, i think they have been looking into using a dsg box, i reckon the one from the veyron would work quite well as it has more torque than the diesel so it can cope

also for the a8 that is a quick time but i'd still love to have that big v12 in there, I think it would suit the car quite well

[Yugguy]

Originally Posted by jarrus

i reckon the one from the veyron would work quite well as it has more torque than the diesel so it can cope

Lol, it'd cope but it probably costs about 300grand on its own..

20,000 for four tyres that could theoretically only last 30 miles.

[jarrus]

I was just talking about the gearbox, the drivetrain is all there and you wouldn't need tyres that cost that much

[xpbobbiboy]

Hey mate..
Got my Range Rover Sport Remapped, went from 190 BHP to 230 and got better economy as well,, Do it !!!!!!

[jarrus]

Yeah, my parents have a Land Rover Discovery 3 with the same engine in it 2.7 TD
and I keep telling them to do it.