>A - The ALH can be easily modified to more than 137hp by changing injectors >and increasing the boost to compensate for more fuel. The reference to the >137hp engine is the 2.0L Passat engine. So, yes, one can certainly get >137hp or more with the "under cover" setup - remember it isn't horse power >that you drive with, it's the torque! At 140hp you have almost 350ft.lbs of >torque! :-) Currently I am building an ALH TDI with the larger turbo from >the V6 Audi, some genuine Bosch R-TDI nozzles plus some custom software. My >goal is for a very "relaxed" 150hp and 350ft.lbs of torque - this combo can >be pushed to over 200hp but I don't want to overstress the engine. Do the VW turbosdiesels crack heads? -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut |
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