TDI - power?

[dwitt1@satx.rr.com (dale witt)]

I talked to a guy at the Houston VW Show this past weekend that has built
many VWs (swaps, etc) and his favorite car is the 93 Coraddo he has put a
TDI into.  The car is smooth as silk, great torque, and he gets 43 mpg
consistently.  Scirocco content:  He is presently working on a 1.8T
Scirocco.

Dale Witt
82 and 86 16v

----- Original Message -----
From: "Night Shadow" <soltwede@privateI.com>
To: "JARED HASS" <jhass@monacohr.com>
Cc: "Scirocco-L" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: TDI - power?


>
>
> Well..go drive one!
>
> The TDIs are faster than the 2.0 crossflow.  My TDI Golf (2900 lb car)
> manages to break the 120 mph mark...can't imagine what that power would be
> like in a 2000lb pickup.  The TDI makes its power in torque.  They are
> rated at 90hp and 150 ft/lbs of toque, stock.  Heavily modified they are
> making 150hp and 300 ft lbs.  Minor mods will net you 100hp+ and 175+ ft
> lbs.  That is the torque of a VR6 motor....all the while getting close to
> 50 mpg.  If you really want to learn what these motors are about, and what
> they can do, head over to www.tdiclub.com and do some reading.  They
> really are one of the coolest engines to come out of VW in a long time.
>
> You really can't compare a 1.5 naturally aspirated diesel from 1979 to a
> Variable Vane turbo charged 1.9 liter direct injected diesel from
> 2002....they are in two different worlds.  Your pre-chamber injection 1.5
> liter makes maybe 50 hp and less than 100 ft lbs of torque.
>
> Eric
>
> On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, JARED HASS wrote:
>
> > TDI  -  Power ???
> > Does it really have good power?
> > Is it worth the switch over?
> > I just got a  81' Pickup that has been converted to gas, but I was
> > considering turning it back into a diesel.  Is a TDI conversion worth
it?
> >
> > Jared
> >
> > My 79' Dasher Diesel is reliable and has great gas mileage, but doesn't
have
> > any power.....
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Night Shadow
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 11:29 AM
> > To: T Berk
> > Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: Re: [tech] Audi 1.8T in a MKII Rocco???
> >
> >
> > > OK, but there is a 1.8t donor that doesn't run drive by wire, right?
> > > Shi... uh I ,mean Shoot- If I put a working 1.8t into my Mk1 Scirocco
I
> > > wouldn't even worry about chipping the damn thing, just quaiffing it.
> > >
> > > Stock and reliable and less than twenty years old? What's not to like.
> > >
> > > SOmebody might say, 'well why stop there, keep going!'
> > >
> > > To that I direct the thoughtful reader to the movie Boomerang and the
> > > though thread based on 'You cant stop there, you have to
> > > Co-Ooordinate!...'.
> > >
> > > Better it works well than doesn't work faster.
> >
> > I am with Tosha on this one....and along those lines...why bother with a
> > 1.8T?  You want relibility, gas mileage and power in one package?  Screw
> > the 1.8T, go TDI! (1.9T).
> >
> > --
> > Eric
> > Northglenn, CO
> >
> > 76 Honda CB400F Super Sport
> > 80 Scirocco (Parts car again, no more DD duty)
> > 81 Scirocco S (2.0 16v swap and complete restoration in progress)
> > 81 Rabbit Truck LX Diesel (THE NEW RIDE)
> > 91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)
> > 00 Golf GL TDI (Katy is driving this for now)
> >
> > "For Aquarians, the physics of loopholes is a perfectly valid science."
> > -Kelli Fox
> >
> >
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> --
> Eric
> Northglenn, CO
>
> 76 Honda CB400F Super Sport
> 80 Scirocco (Parts car again, no more DD duty)
> 81 Scirocco S (2.0 16v swap and complete restoration in progress)
> 81 Rabbit Truck LX Diesel (THE NEW RIDE)
> 91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)
> 00 Golf GL TDI (Katy is driving this for now)
>
> "For Aquarians, the physics of loopholes is a perfectly valid science."
> -Kelli Fox
>
>
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