Author Topic: 2.5 LT35 swap into a Mrk 4 (Read 10357 times)

cebu97 · « **on:** October 01, 2008, 01:04:21 pm »

Anyone here with experience with the 2.5L LT35 TDI?

Will it fit into a Mrk4..............New Beetle?
what are its dimensions/weight in relation to the 1.9TDI?

Does anyone make a wiring converison harnesses that I might use for this swap?

jtanguay · « **Reply #1 on:** October 01, 2008, 01:09:36 pm »

the beetle is pretty tight... and i HIGHLY doubt the 5 cyl would fit... i'm sure with a lot of modification you could get it in with a shoe horn, but would it really be worth it??? better off to just get a 1.9 or 2.0 PD and tune the hell out of it. 200 hp or so :twisted:

aidan · « **Reply #2 on:** October 01, 2008, 01:41:29 pm »

Someone has put the 174bhp 2.5 PD in a Seat Toledo, which is the same chassis, so it must be doable, I don't know any more about it but I don't think its bolt in. It is mentioned on tdiclub.

zaprzal · « **Reply #3 on:** October 01, 2008, 05:33:45 pm »

it's 2,5 tdi PD r5

cebu97 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 01, 2008, 06:27:05 pm »

Thats a second generation Seat Toledo....a Golf Mrk 4 platform?

What issues and or modifications were made to fit the 2.5L in this Seat Toledo?

ptit_lolo · « **Reply #5 on:** October 01, 2008, 08:45:01 pm »

Quote from: "cebu97"

Thats a second generation Seat Toledo....a Golf Mrk 4 platform?

What issues and or modifications were made to fit the 2.5L in this Seat Toledo?

It's the same platform as Golf 4 and Audi A3.

blkboostedtruck · « **Reply #6 on:** October 01, 2008, 10:10:37 pm »

oohh that motor would be bad ass in a old caddy!
Duane

jtanguay · « **Reply #7 on:** October 02, 2008, 01:12:30 pm »

must have needed a really big shoe horn to fit that thing in there :lol:

smutts · « **Reply #8 on:** October 02, 2008, 06:05:50 pm »

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What issues and or modifications were made to fit the 2.5L in this Seat Toledo?

All easily solved with a roll of duct tape.

cebu97 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 03, 2008, 05:45:00 pm »

I'm OLD.....but I always thought if its a tight fit........its worth going further

CHEERS

Where can I find the specs/wiring on a 2.5 LT35..........the doner Van will be
2000-2004....its a PD..........from UK........I see variations in HP but my understanding these 2.5L's are all the same engine.

aidan · « **Reply #10 on:** October 04, 2008, 07:51:12 am »

I don't think the LT had PD engines, the T5 got them and so did the Crafter. The LT had 95 and 109bhp models, and a 158 model but that was the 2.8 engine which was not a tdi engine.

Try and get a photo of the engine and you'll be able to tell. If its non-pd you aren't really gaining anything over a 2.5 tdi from an old A6, Volvo 850, T4. The LT engines seem to go for quite a lot of money.

shadowmaker · « **Reply #11 on:** October 05, 2008, 02:09:10 pm »

Quote from: "zaprzal"

it's 2,5 tdi PD r5

http://mail.strefa.pl/martini/seat/wykrestoledo.jpg

They seem to have the same problem that I did with the max. power dropping so early (4000rpm). Currently I can carry max. power from 4 to 5krpm. Next target is to get 400hp (@5500rpm) with decent low end torgue as I use my van daily. I'm also going to try to do this without NOS.

Here's my old dyno (310hp, 585Nm) with power dropping early:
http://i14.tinypic.com/62xbgq1.jpg

Quote from: "zaprzal"

here is golf 2 2,5tdi PD r5, 4x4 haldex, nitrous, 10.7 1/4 mile ET

NICE!

Any thoughts of hp figures? 400hp maybe? What about trap speeds?

I'm told that LT has even stronger bottom end than Volvo or T4. Don't really know how true this is. I'm still using original, unopened bottom end and with next build it will be opened for the first time.

cebu97 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 07, 2008, 12:56:31 pm »

aidan,

Here is the example of my donner vehicle sent to me....

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/VW_LT35_2.5Tdi_2002.jpg

zukgod1 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 07, 2008, 01:05:25 pm »

HA!!

I would drive that ugly thing all over the damn place..

Think of the parts you could haul in there!!

cebu97 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 07, 2008, 01:16:05 pm »

We all going to be Homeless........looks pretty roomy to me