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Double Cab TDI?
by
strawhouse
on 06 Dec, 2012 18:45
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So I have read lots of info on swaping out a gas engine out of a gas vanagon or doka but not too much on upgrading an already diesel vw. Ive got a 88 Doka that originaly came with a 1.6TD, the engine went and I upgraded to a 1.9TD. Now the 1.9TD is on its way out and I am looking at putting in a 1.9TDI. I understand about the electrical end of things for the change over and the engine will bolt up to the transmission, but do I jump the line with other modifications because the doka was already diesel?
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#1
by
libbydiesel
on 06 Dec, 2012 19:23
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Other than the engine management and style of injection, the AHU is the same engine as the AAZ. The AHU came with an intercooler stock but I'd recommend one on either engine. Other than that it's a bolt-in affair. The mounts are already all present. The trans gearing will be short for the TDI. Starting with a diesel van makes it a little easier, but it's not all that hard to convert a gasser van either.
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#2
by
the caveman
on 23 Dec, 2012 07:32
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All I want for xmas is a 2wd doka Tristar with an AHU mounted upright with water to air IC and a syncro trans so I can have a locking diff. Thats all, is that too much to ask???
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#3
by
Syncroincity
on 02 Jan, 2013 22:48
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#4
by
ricosuave
on 03 Jan, 2013 15:11
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#5
by
R.O.R-2.0
on 04 Jan, 2013 10:11
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#6
by
CrazyAndy
on 04 Jan, 2013 15:51
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Yes. Oh god, yes. Love me some big VWs with diesels in them. Makes me wanna convert me Bay Window to MTDI; getting tired of your sh!t, aircooled engine!
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#7
by
8v-of-fury
on 04 Jan, 2013 21:58
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Yes. Oh god, yes. Love me some big VWs with diesels in them. Makes me wanna convert me Bay Window to MTDI; getting tired of your sh!t, aircooled engine!
I want a 21-window, rag top, M-TDI, on BAGS... my ultimate dream.
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#8
by
CrazyAndy
on 12 Jan, 2013 06:09
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Yes. Oh god, yes. Love me some big VWs with diesels in them. Makes me wanna convert me Bay Window to MTDI; getting tired of your sh!t, aircooled engine!
I want a 21-window, rag top, M-TDI, on BAGS... my ultimate dream.
STOP MAKING ME WANT TO TAKE OUT A 60K LOAN!!
And yes I want bags on my ratty bay also.
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#9
by
Syncroincity
on 12 Jan, 2013 16:59
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#10
by
R.O.R-2.0
on 14 Jan, 2013 07:56
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#11
by
GTiTDi
on 14 Jan, 2013 15:22
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any photos of the alh powered DOKA's oil pan?
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#12
by
CdnVWJunkie
on 15 Jan, 2013 14:18
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HEY!! thats Tonys truck! hes part of our forum..
saw that thing in person, along with 2 other dokas (one of them was Josh's Doka) and a vanagon..
3 were diesel, josh's is gas. the green one has a full-on TDI install.. upright even. tonys engine is on its side.. the blue van was just a stock 1.6D..
Just a quick schooling.
Check out Josh's license plate. SinKa. Single cab. DoKa. Doppelkabiner. That build of Tony's was a serious one. Nice quality and attention to detail for sure.
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#13
by
R.O.R-2.0
on 25 Jan, 2013 19:42
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any photos of the alh powered DOKA's oil pan?
no, but i imagine its just a regular FWD automotive pan.. the engine was not 100% upright, it was still leaned over a little bit, maybe 15* or so..
and it doesnt require the pan-mounted oil check/fill spout, because the oil cap is not sideways..
i dont remember seeing the long oil fill spout on the ALH powered Doka..
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#14
by
CrazyAndy
on 26 Jan, 2013 18:08
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Yeah, the Doka looks like he's running a KEP adapter plate. The KEP plates angle at about the same as a transverse setup, so you don't have to change anything on the engine if you swap in an engine you pull out of a golf or therabouts.
What I'd like to know is what he did for his accelerator pedal, as he would have had to mount the electric pedal assembly as well as run a really long wire extension. Add that to the pain of disabling/hiding the immobilizer, so props to him for making it all work. There's a guy in the local Madison VW cruisers club with a baja bug running an ALH; his ECM and gauge cluster are hidden in a box.
