^^^^ that is why I said custom pistons. Well aware of the high compression ratio.
Im not positive how the glow plug is setup on the LD, I dont believe the glow plug is directly in the chamber like a spark plug would be.
Cool, my roomate got herself a 81 GS650e last spring. Its a blast to ride. It is chain drive, and has dual front disk brakes. Have fun with the project. Im building a street fighter right now and its a blast!
I forgot you wouldnt have a place for the spark plug.... So you would still be stuck with having to bore a hole. I have a spare diesel head here. If I have time ill snap some pics.
the 1.8t motor is standard style..... the new 2.0t is FSI (direct injection)
You could just run the diesel head, with some custom pistons. They already are setup to do it too bad its cast iron.
Oh this could be a fun thread. I think my cars have personalities sometimes. Maybe not 'soul' so to speak, but I enjoy the thought they could have personalities.
Have you thought about a super motard? I havent ridden one yet, so I dont know how user friendly they are. Everyone who I have talked to loves them though.