About to go get my new ride...

[fatmobile]

Yep, a 1.6 with a VNT is different off the line,
 The longer stroke gives it more torque down low.

I wonder if the high RPM miss is a fuel supply issue.
 Maybe there is a slight restriction in the fuel line that only shows up at higher demand.
 Do you have a dash-mounted vacuum gauge hooked up to the fuel line?
 If that's the problem, maybe a small fuel pump would help at high RPMs.

[8v-of-fury]

DEAREST KEvO.

01 ALH tdi is where the turbo came from eh? with a pretty much swap on awesomeness?

[Rabbit on Roids]

Yep, a 1.6 with a VNT is different off the line,
 The longer stroke gives it more torque down low.

I wonder if the high RPM miss is a fuel supply issue.
 Maybe there is a slight restriction in the fuel line that only shows up at higher demand.
 Do you have a dash-mounted vacuum gauge hooked up to the fuel line?
 If that's the problem, maybe a small fuel pump would help at high RPMs.

high RPM misfire was from nitrous. were golden now boys. no pops or sputters. just pulls till i grab another gear. the pops and back fires were from too much nitrous or something.

[Rabbit on Roids]

are you un-aware that a us-spec VNT has a manifold cast right onto the turbo? there is no need for a manifold. it already has one. it is a turbo off a 01 ALH tdi engine. it is indeed the turbo off the 1.5 engine. most of the turbo setup is.

sorry, it's late and I'm stupid. I was trying to ask "what did the VNT originally come from, and did you have to modify anything to make it work on a rabbit?" 

I assumed it came from the 1.5, but wondered where originally. and yes, brainfart on the vnt/manifold combo. forgive me please it's past my bedtime.

i welded the EGR port closed, and modified a gasser intake to be my manifold. had to do some grinding on the bottom of the manifold, there was a big mounting boss that had to be cut off and smoothed out. if if you dont care about running a stock TD intake, you dont have to modify anything. you could just make a blank off plate for the EGR and use the stock right angle manifold that biases cyls 2 & 3. if any of you can find a VNT17 or a KP39 turbo, they are both VNT units, and both perform very well. i personally prefer the KP39, as it has a v band clamp for the down pipe, vnt has a chintzey 3 bolt flange. ive already broken the mounting studs off the turbo once, so now it has small block chevy header bolts holding the flange on. 

[Rabbit on Roids]

DEAREST KEvO.

01 ALH tdi is where the turbo came from eh? with a pretty much swap on awesomeness?

yes, for one afternoon, and no tuning since it was n/a, it was pure awesomeness. crap, i had 5 people in my rabbit yesterday and it still went decent. had no problem getting up to speed in moderate traffic. its not deathly slow anymore thats for sure.. i mean, it wasnt that slow before, but now its just flat quick. if anyone wants pics of the VNT install, i can probably snap a few.

[fatmobile]

5 people and it still goes good?
 I usually think my 1.5 VNT is fast;
 until one fatty sits in it.
 One person really slows it down.

[Rabbit on Roids]

i had me, my sister, her boyfriend, his brother, and a friend. the car lost traction when i shifted second. not like these are all full size people, they are youngsters. so maybe the equivalent of 4 grown men, but yes, it goes fine still, my other rabbit went fine all loaded down. but this one would school it.

[catlin_cava]

So whats going into the 82?

[Rabbit on Roids]

my black 81? its been off the road for a while. i broke the motor mounts last fall, and shortly afterward pulled the engine. it needs front wheel bearings, all 4 engine mounts, struts, and a bunch of other things i cant think of right now.

i miss it tho, it doesnt rattle near as much as the 84. my 84 has too many doors. they all make noise when you hit bumps. and the 2dr had soooo much more leg room in it than the 4 dr car.