Re: TDI Swap?

[Nathan Dana <phishy20_1@yahoo.com>]

Sounds like its just as bad as the 1.8T swap.  And at that point, the 1.8T
would be a hell of a lot quicker, and would have torque AND horsepower.

Oh well, it would have been cool.  Didn't realize they were al DBW.


--- Night Shadow <soltwede@privateI.com> wrote:
> 
> Ah, someone else has seen the light!  I too dream of a TDI rocco...
> 
> Problems:
> 
> TDIs are all drive by wire, so you would need the pedal set from a donor
> car and have to make it work.
> 
> Figuring out motor mounts...don't know if TDI blocks have the right holes
> for our mounts.
> 
> Best to use a stronger trans because of the torque, that means a cable
> shifter from the donor car....again, some custom fabrication. (this is a
> necessity, guys modifying their TDIs are having to do custom clutch setups
> because of grenading their stock clutches, I don't think a 020 could
> handle the torque from a modded TDI.  The setup the modded guys are using
> is a G60 flywheel with VR6 PP and clutch disk.)
> 
> Would need a custom downpipe made as well.
> 
> TDI engines are EXPENSIVE, even used.  Best to find a complete donor car
> that was hit in the rear.
> 
> All in all, if you had a complete donor, it could be done without too much
> difficulty.  Westy owners have been doing these swaps for awhile, so they
> may know the details a little better. (search TDI swap on the net, you
> will find the westy forum I found).
> 
> Well...I hope I haven't discouraged you too much, would love to see/drive
> a TDI rocco....but you just need to realize how much work it is.
> 
> Eric
> 
> 
> On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Nathan Dana wrote:
> 
> > What are the possibilities of throwing a TDI in a rocco?  Has anyone done
> it? 
> > I figure lots of torque is always a good thing, especially in autocrossing.
> > 
> > Any ideas?
> > 
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