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NEW FOR 2009 - DIESEL ENGINE
New and exciting to the Scarab Racing set-up for 2009, is the introduction of the TDI engine. The turbocharged direct injection, more commonly known as the TDI, is a modern turbocharged diesel engine produced by Volkswagen. The actual car is the same as a petrol engine Fun Cup car, with the exception of a VW TDI diesel engine. The new engine is environmentally friendly with the new power plant being a 1900cc TDI, 160 bhp, VW diesel engine that produces approximately 30 % less pollution and a staggering 40 % less noise.
WARNING - TECHNICAL BIT
The engine uses direct injection, where a fuel injector sprays atomised fuel directly into the main combustion chamber of each cylinder. The engine is coupled with a turbocharger to increase the amount of air, which can move into the engine cylinders and an intercooler to lower the temperature. Therefore, this makes the density of the air from the turbo larger, which increases the amount of fuel that can be injected and combusted. These, in combination, allow for greater engine performance, due to the more complete combustion. At the same time, it decreases emissions and provides more torque than its petrol engine counterpart.
Added to this, the reduced material volume of the direct injection diesel engine minimises heat losses, and therefore increases engine efficiency, at the expense of increased combustion noise.
Another advantage of the TDI diesel engine is a feature, which is commonly known as the diesel particulate filter. It is a device, which removes diesel particulate matter, i.e. dirt and soot, from the exhaust of the car, which leads to no visible smoke from the exhausts.
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