ok, since i'll be starting from scratch, i'm wondering what would be the ultimate setup for a 1.6td motor to horseshoe into a mk1. i'd love some suggestions or chewouts. what i've come to understand as a starting point:
1.6td longblock
head studs
gasser intake or custom log
vnt ?? turbo
what injection pump? gregor, you said something about a peugeot 505 turbo ip?
injectors?
is there a higher output alternator?
cam?
don't get too mad, but i'm not interested in changing crank, rods, or pistons.
yes, it's saturday night & i'm sitting at home on teh interwebz benchracing.
you want a daily driver or a powerhouse?
they are 2 different things.. my engine as it is now, with just one turbo, and with a turned up VW pump, is quite a blast to drive..
its enough power to smoke ricers and hemis and that sort of thing, but doscile enough to be street driven no problem..
for all out power? start off with a 1.9, or a TDI better yet..
and if your going to try and find a Pug 505TD pump, good luck. they are more rare than a diesel auto starter.. only reason i said anything about them, is because i have one, and its ALMOST set up to run on a VW with no mods..
im going to add a T3 hybrid to my VNT15, in a compound setup also, and i will need to convert to the metal gasket, and stud the block..
as for the head bolts/gasket/that sort of thing, ive been running stock head bolts and a fiber gasket for LOTS AND LOTS of miles now.. only issues ive had so far, were with a 1.5D, and because the block cracked.. the gasket was fine until the head lifted, then it crapped coolant and oil everywhere..
and im with these guys, if your building a power house, use a small perm-mag alternator off a tractor or something.. think palm sized.
and anyone who isnt familiar with my user name on Vortex..
G L E G O R...
its my last name, and its regularly butchered.. please atleast spell it right..
there is a company, GREGOR BOATS.. our family despises them..
we build GLEGOR boats.. and they are much nicer than most commercially available boats..
so, please.. its GLEGOR.. theres an L in there.
THANK YOU!!