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January 22, 2014, 02:10:15 pm

TREKSportMK3

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1.6td fox?
« on: January 22, 2014, 02:10:15 pm »
i got a buddy that might be getting a vw fox along with a caddy, so the chances of it coming to me cheap are pretty good.  even tho my wife cant understand why i like it (wagon and 2 door, what's not to like?) i would definately wanna put a diesel engine in it for my daily commute.  I did read a little of one thread talking about the same issue using parts from an audi 4000, but car-part.com wasn't helpful in finding much info, so i had a few questions for the diesel gurus...
1. engine
 a. is there a longitudinally mounted 1.6td that was offered in the US that i can use for this swap?
 b. is there a 1.6td that can be mounted longitudinally without custom mounts?
2. transmission
 a. same as 1a really, is there a longitudinal diesel transmission that will drop into the fox offered in the US?
 b. will the stock gasser transmission work with the better-than-tdi revving 1.6l engine? (i still want very good gas mileage though)
 3. what cluster would work? mk2? mk1?
4. as far as fueling, can i use most of the gas lines and fuel tank just making a wider opening for the diesel pump to fit in or is there some kind of tak that will fit?

im sure ill have a ton more questions as both concepts are pretty new to me and i dont think the vw fox is a popular candidate for diesel, but these are the major issues i want to address first to see if this swap is even worth thinking about, thanks in advance

Reply #1January 22, 2014, 02:16:16 pm

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Reply #2January 23, 2014, 11:57:53 am

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Re: 1.6td fox?
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2014, 11:57:53 am »
shoulda thought of the quantum, thank you for that, thread is very complete from what i can tell so far

Reply #3February 10, 2014, 03:48:22 pm

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Re: 1.6td fox?
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2014, 03:48:22 pm »
There are a few different Fox Diesel Build threads on the vortex
The link above,happens to be for my car
If you have any questions,just ask-but the build thread is pretty complete
2 things I would change is :
use a trans with a lower final drive (mine has a 5M trans with a tall final drive-which helps MPG but Kills the power)
I have a T3 turbo - Which can make plenty of boost-but is slow to spool- I think a smaller turbo would be much better for daily driving
Good luck !