David, Yes, i have. I went the easy route, and kept everything 1.9L (afm, in particular - the 2.1 airbox won't fit in without some fabrication). You probably want to keep the 2.1 throttle body, and will possibly have to re-route a couple vacuum hoses for the distributor canister (although your '85 might come the compatible way - my '84 ran stock vacuum hoses differently than i needed). Other than that, you will have to do a little bit of tuning to trick the 1.9 ECU into thinking that 2.1 is really 1.9 (not too difficult for someone experienced with FI - which i am not). It is pretty much just a bolt-on switch. I just went through this, so if you have any specific questions, i may be able to answer them for you (or at least tell you what i did :-) -Damon
--- David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG> wrote: > I have a very nice 1985 Westfalia here that runs > very well expect that it > spits out massive amounts of oil and water out the > exhaust system - the > motor is basically shot. The FI system is running > correctly. > > I just brought home a 1986 Single Cab Transporter > with a very strong 2.1L > wasserboxer motor that I am going to install a TDI > motor into. It idles > around 2000 rpm so the FI system isn't running 100% > and it needs a little > work. > > I know people have installed 2.1s where 1.9s were, > but I think they all > transferred over the FI system as well. Has anyone > just transferred blocks > and not the FI systems? > > Thanks in advance! > > David Marshall > > Fast Forward Automotive Inc. > 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road > Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 > > http://www.fastforward.ca > mailto:sales@fastforward.ca > Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992 1160 > > - Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions > - Vanagon, Transporter and Iltis Sales and > Importation > - European Lighting for most Volkswagen models
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