Diesel motor wanted/Diesel bus

[scirocco at vintagewatercooleds.com (Eric S)]

Drew said:
> On Sat, 2004-05-15 at 03:07, Dave Ewing wrote:
>> The 1.9L TD from Overland.  I think it's about $1500 for a drop in unit
>> and
>> I believe is around 100+ hp with some nice torque.  There are some nifty
>
> The 1.9 TD (AAZ) is 75 BHP@4500rpm and 110 lb-ft of torque at 2400 rpm
> in stock trim.  This engine has been branded "ECO diesel" due to its
> detuned performance (to keep emissions low.)  By comparison the 1.6TD in
> stock from is 70BHP and 98lb-ft of torque at 2900 rpm.

Woah Drew...no!  The eco-diesel was a special 1.6TD that utilized a cat
and had the boost aneriod removed.  It used a smaller turbo, and was rated
at 68HP (though I've found that turbos spool characteristics to make it a
much more fun engine to drive than the standard 1.6TD)

> A 1.9 TDI, although a less straightforward swap, has far greater torque
> in stock form (145-150 lb-ft at 1900 rpm) and much greater tuning
> potential.  With the appropriate gears, this would make for a sweet
> powerplant in a van.

Many dynos have proven that the numbers VW quoted for the stock TDI were
silly low.  I've seen multiple dynos showing 100 hp and 185+ ft lbs *to
the wheels* from stock TDIs.

One such example (you'll like this drew, TDI Rabbit Truck):

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1327863

-- 
Eric
www.vintagewatercooleds.com

79 VW Iltis
81 Scirocco S (TDI Swap project)
90 Corrado TDI
91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow swap project)