Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 09:18:42 -0800
Reply-To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: new Tiico diesel
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Yah that is expensive!
And good point about:
"....... and i doubt the seven grand (shipped) is all you will be
spending....".
I can appreciate this first hand re: my Jetta 15* project. (my first conversion)
Jetta (96K km's) train/harness/misc. and KEP kit: ~ $1200. Parts I
replaced on the Jetta engine. ~$600. Cost of new/used cooling system
parts not included.
My costs are small compared to a diesel project, (IMHO I think diesel
engines are WAY overpriced these days..... )
My point: one has to look ahead to extra costs. There was some stuff I
didn't think of. (Towing. Removal. windage tray. ? O2 sensor. $13x
HO2S module $4x) Small potatoes, but it all adds up.
Neil.
On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 8:23 AM, Phil Stanhope <surfmobile007@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I dont know what ken thinks but that 1.9 TD is a thing
> of beauty, untill you look at the price and i doubt
> the seven grand (shipped) is all you will be spending.
> I wouldnt dare run a TD with a stock 4speed on the
> highway, so ad on another $3500 for Tiico 5-speed
> gearbox, now we are approaching 10 grand. If you had 5
> grand in your van before buying this diesel motor the
> total investment would be around $15,000. Thats all to
> close to the cost of a used Dodge/Mercedes Sprinter
> which will outperform the converted vanagon on all
> fronts except looks.......sorry Peter, I think ill
> save my money for one of those.
>
> Phil 84' Vanagon, Tiico'ed in 2002
>
>
>
>
> --- William Seward <trotxart@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
>
> > Ken,
> >
> > What do you think of the Tiico diesel conversion?
> >
> > http://tiico.com/Diesel%20conversion%20page.htm
> >
> > Would you attempt the installation and for how much?
> >
> > I spoke to a gentleman on the phone there and he
> > said they had about
> > a dozen on the road with no problems. When I asked
> > about emissions
> > test passing he said he couldn't see why not. I am
> > aware that are a
> > number of Tiico gas conversions that are sitting in
> > driveways with
> > emissions problems (maybe they are all in Calif.)
> > and what about the
> > ECU mystery box.
> >
> > Bill Seward
> > Alexandria, VA
> >
>
>
>
>
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