Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 21:54:36 -0800
Reply-To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject: Re: The Non-Conversion Diesel Conversion!
In-Reply-To: <1971e463.36538146@aol.com>
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Um.. they are something like 24mm taller than the 1.6L. My 16mm taller
2.0L in my Rabbit PU caused me all sorts of problems with the exhaust and
throttle body...
At 21:24 11/18/98 EST, KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote:
>I have been doing some checking into getting together a kit to put a 1.9l TD
>motor into a diesel Vanagon.
>In my studies I seem to have come across an idea that has perhaps escaped
some
>of the other folks who are doing diesel to turbo diesel conversions.
>If you are planning on putting a 1.6l TD into your Vanagon why not put a 1.9l
>NA diesel in your van instead. The 1.9l NA diesel motor is very close to the
>HP and Torque of the 1.6l TD without the turbo and turbo injector pump and
>making a special motor mount on the drivers side and all the other headaches
>associated with this swap.
>Here are the numbers you decide for yourself:
>1.6 TD
>68HP @ 4500 rpm 98 ftlbs torque @ 1800
>1.9 NA Diesel
>64HP @ 4400 rpm 92 ftlbs torque @ 2000-3000
>What does this mean?
>It means that you can get basically the same hp and torque for less cost,
>hassle, more reliability, and possibly more mpg (I think that since the
torque
>curve peak is at a higher rpm with the 1.9l that this means that it will be
>more fuel efficent at higher rpms. Please correct me if I am wrong.)
>So I sell these 1.9l motors (longblocks) for $1900 and they are factory new
>and come with a 6 month 60k miles warranty.
>These motors are a bolt in swap to the Vanagons since the intake ports have
>been set up to use the 1.6l intake manifold.
>So if your Vanagon diesel needs some more zip or is getting ready for a new
>motor or rebuild time, why not upgrade?
>These motors are Turbo Diesel motors so if you want to add the turbo
>components from a 1.6l TD motor in the future you can, but they will work
>perfectly fine as NA diesels as well.
>Let me know if anyone is interested.
>Ken Wilford
>Van-Again
>John 3:16
>PS These motors will fit in Jettas, Golfs, Pickups, Rabbits, too!
>
>
-- David Marshall --
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