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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: 85gti on March 12, 2009, 06:56:12 pm
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Anyone on here do one yet?
I have a line on a g60 that had an engine fire, and I just so happen to have a 1.9TD freshly tuned up that would look great under the bonnet. Anyone done this yet?
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:shock: im not sure that the gearing would work for it. I have never seen one done though. Although the G60 is a rare car that could be why.
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stick a TDI transmission under the hood with that 1.9TD and you'll be happy. the gearing will give you good economy, and make the engine perform closer to its torque range which will give very good performance.
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There is one guy in the states that put a tdi into a corrado, he actually has done two swaps like that. You could google that....and there was a guy that just posted a 1.9TD corrado with an engine fire, his GP harness caught on fire. It is definatly doable.
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yea everything just bolts right in apparently. the glow plug system requires moderate electrical skills, and that is probably the hardest thing to hook up.
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Nice! I know evrything is possible I just wanted to know what problems I may run into. Diesels are an easy swap from what I have done/seen. That was half the reason I want to go that route. I plan on using a cable shift tranny and my k-frame/a arms from my mk2. Wiring is pretty simple, it was easy putting a td in my buddies 91 jetta that was originally gas so this should be pretty similar. I will post up again next week when I get the G60 out and see what kind of a mess the fire made. Thanks guys. :twisted:
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Sounds like a cool project, and it would definitely have it's advantages over the 2 stock corrado engines.
More reliable than the G60 engine.
MUCH more fuel efficient than a VR6
and ALOT cheaper/easier to repair than both.
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someone on vortex have put a 1.9 diesel in a corrado.
he can probly hook you up with details on his build,
i just can't remember the dudes username right now
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The guy on the 'tex that put a 1.9td into a rado...his name is Arkam he lives in deltan BC.
I'm not sure what his username on the tex is but he is on www.dubberz.com his username is "armodude83" he posts in the diesel tech forum you can message him on there and he will be more then happy to help you out.
He LOVES his diesel rado!
Cheers,
Justin
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There's a guy here in Nova Scotia just finishing a super TDI swap into a Rado...lotsa chrome. Here's the link;
http://www.customobsessions.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=17946
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On old thread on this forum of a Corrado TDI swap,
http://www.vwdiesel.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=11174
pictures are gone though... :(
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Anyone on here do one yet?
I have a line on a g60 that had an engine fire, and I just so happen to have a 1.9TD freshly tuned up that would look great under the bonnet. Anyone done this yet?
You can do anything you want if you put enough time and skills into it. I've been putting a 1.6 NA into a 92' Dodge Caravan, upgrading to turbo, with a Chevy alternator since last summer. Almost ready for first start.
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The mounting points for both engines the TD and the g60 are the same. If you use a passat td or a tdi tranny (o2a) it will work. I would check out someone's build thread first just to see what is involved.
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There's a guy here in Nova Scotia just finishing a super TDI swap into a Rado...lotsa chrome. Here's the link;
http://www.customobsessions.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=17946
Dale, I know Dan is doing a TDI but I am not quite into that realm of diesel yet. I am going to stay mechanical for now, I just wanted to see some Rado diesel threads! I have no intentions of going with a G60 or VR6 as it will be my main vehicle for the summer months.
Justin, thanks for the info. I am going to try and track him down to see what he thinks of the swap.
Thanks to everyone else for the kind words and as soon as I get this thing stripped you will be the first to see that another VW will be burning dinosaur bones!! :twisted:
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I thought Oldschoolrich was putting a 1z m-tdi in his corrado.?
He seems to have dropped of the face for the earth tho...
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I think "Dieselgeek" was the first to put a TDI in a Corrado, it was the red one, which also happened to be the one that Tobias owns now that had the engine fire. Lucky for him though it didn't seem to cause a lot of damage. There are at least two other TDI Raddo builds that I've seen, one is a REALLY nice and clean silver one, the other was the one from Nova Scotia.
I'm keeping the VR6 in my Corrado, the Rocco is getting the TDI. The Rocco has about 900 lbs less weight to worry about so I don't need as much HP to go fast. :)
Brendan
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900 lbs less, is that a mk1 or mk2 rocco? I have a buddy doing a mk1 rocco with a 1.9TD Giles pump and all!!! He should make me work to not be in the soot cloud.
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Mine's a mk1. The Mk2 isn't much heavier, though every year the scirocco gained a few pounds. Mine is also mostly stripped so that helps. ;)
Brendan
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Mine's a mk1. The Mk2 isn't much heavier, though every year the scirocco gained a few pounds. Mine is also mostly stripped so that helps. ;)
Brendan
MK1 for the win man! I have a buddy doing a 1.9TD MK1 track car this summer, Giles pump ftmfw!! He ran 14's in his MK2 rocco so he is hoping to shave a second and get into the 13's.
Here is a pic of the Rado as of yesterday. I will start a fresh new post one of these days and explain the plans :twisted:
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/dstarkey14/IMG_1004.jpg)
And here is the mess I am going to be dealing with...
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/dstarkey14/IMG_1005.jpg)
It looks much worse than it really is, I already have all the "crud" out of the bay and the motor should be out tomorrow so I can finish cleaning the bay and get it ready for the TD :D
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Don't you just love birds ? I'll bet you like the price reduction they offered you :-D Lot of snow there still ? Wow.
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Yeah the price was definitely worth it! There are brand new steelies and winter rubber on it that cost over $1200 :twisted:
I gotta sell my 87 coupe and then the Rado will hopefully get a Giles pump and a few other goodies this summer. 8)
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Yeah the price was definitely worth it! There are brand new steelies and winter rubber on it that cost over $1200 :twisted:
I gotta sell my 87 coupe and then the Rado will hopefully get a Giles pump and a few other goodies this summer. 8)
Man, I wish our boarder guards were looking for illegals and drugs and left our cars alone. Sure would like the option of driving what you can :-D
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Come on up here for a bit and get your citizenship, :lol:
What would you want from the north anyways? 1.9TD's, 15" Castlettes and syncro stuff right?
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Come on up here for a bit and get your citizenship, :lol:
What would you want from the north anyways? 1.9TD's, 15" Castlettes and syncro stuff right?
I would like to see the abandon ship on the North eastern shore of the island a bit north of you... Lie d'Anticosti I think it is called. You can see it on maps.google.ca m BIG BOAT !!
(http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee338/the_arb/boat.jpg)
Here's the over view:
(http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee338/the_arb/island.jpg)
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How did you find that? I wanna go see that.
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The dipstick is good!!
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Lowv that valve cover too!
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Lowv that valve cover too!
Valve cover is sold, the dipstick is a hot item but not yet sold, :lol:
Got the motor pulled yesterday and cleaned up a few things in the engine bay. Wiring and brakes today. Wish me luck :twisted:
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/dstarkey14/NewCanon002.jpg)
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/dstarkey14/NewCanon004.jpg)
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Wow seems like everybody in the maritimes is getting diesel crazy these days, good luck with your project. If you're coming to MVOC let me know, we can line up somewhere and have a bit of fun haha.
As for the ship it was known as the Wilcox, it was a supply ship and one of many that saw the end of its life around that island which is surrounded by reefs.
1SlowVW
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Wow seems like everybody in the maritimes is getting diesel crazy these days, good luck with your project. If you're coming to MVOC let me know, we can line up somewhere and have a bit of fun haha.
As for the ship it was known as the Wilcox, it was a supply ship and one of many that saw the end of its life around that island which is surrounded by reefs.
1SlowVW
That is cool man, I would love a good cruise. Saw your post on www.customobessions.com
Wilcox eh, what is the island called? Is it in Quebec?
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Did it have CIS? If so which one and is it available? :twisted:
I have an idea of putting CIS on a vehicle it was never intended for if I can do it cheap. BTW good find and good work.
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updates later tonight :twisted:
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Wow seems like everybody in the maritimes is getting diesel crazy these days, good luck with your project. If you're coming to MVOC let me know, we can line up somewhere and have a bit of fun haha.
As for the ship it was known as the Wilcox, it was a supply ship and one of many that saw the end of its life around that island which is surrounded by reefs.
1SlowVW
Are you far from Lie d'Anticosti ? It would be nice to see close up photos of the ghost ship.
Yeah, diesel power rocks !!
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No I live in N-B, but if you search the internet for Ile d'anticosty and Wilcox you can find a few pics.
1SlowVW
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Did it have CIS? If so which one and is it available? :twisted:
I have an idea of putting CIS on a vehicle it was never intended for if I can do it cheap. BTW good find and good work.
i put CIS on a toyota pickup with a stock 22r. it felt like it gave it 20 horsepower easy. and that was a completely stock engine.
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corrado would not have run CIS, it would have had Digi fuel injection, or whatever its called.
1SlowVW
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true, i totally forgot about that. they have digifant 1 with a boost sensor in the ecu. lots of 16v guys like putting these on there boosted engines.
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Well it has been a few months and a few thousand km in my diesel C so it is time for a little update.
Here is a few pictures from a local show and the ride home ;)
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/dstarkey14/enginebay.jpg)
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/dstarkey14/Smokey.jpg)
Test fitted the Gotti's
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/dstarkey14/IMG_1330.jpg)
And finally safely home with the mandatory log brake ;D
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/dstarkey14/IMG_1341.jpg)
Hope you diesel freaks like this thing, it is going TDI this winter if I have anything to do with it!!
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MikkiJayne converted her corrado to TDI by herself!
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Can you give some more info on that thing? Did you have to make custom engine mounts? What trans are you running? Stock turbo? Stock IP? What TDI are you putting in? Electronic or mech. controlled pump?
Great job by the way.
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yea everything just bolts right in apparently. the glow plug system requires moderate electrical skills, and that is probably the hardest thing to hook up.
Why would this be hard if you use a CE2 diesel engine harness? Everything should just plug right in.
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Can you give some more info on that thing? Did you have to make custom engine mounts? What trans are you running? Stock turbo? Stock IP? What TDI are you putting in? Electronic or mech. controlled pump?
Great job by the way.
Thanks! It was a very easy swap to be honest, I bypassed the fuel pump and threw a diesel sending unit in the gas tank. I used a mk2 CE2 wiring harness and all the engine mounts are the same. I made the mistake of running the 02A G60 tranny and my top speed was a whooping 160km/hr but damn would it ever get there fast ;D
I am running a Garrett T3 from my old 1.6TD, a Ford Ranger boost pin (very aggressive), a slightly modded IP and the set-up is mechanical for now but it is going TDi as we speak! I am rarely on the forums since I am busy becoming a pilot and working on my dubs but I will try to keep this thread going over the winter as I get things working. Cheers :D
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which ford motor? the 2.3?
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Diesel Corrados FTW! Mine is out on jackstands right now, getting all the basic mods to the 1.6 GTD done after driving it for a little while after the swap. If only I had more time and money...
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Diesel Corrados FTW! Mine is out on jackstands right now, getting all the basic mods to the 1.6 GTD done after driving it for a little while after the swap. If only I had more time and money...
time and money go out the door when you buy a corrado ;D j/k they aren't that bad especially when it is diesel!
as for the boost pin i am not too sure what motor the ranger had but the boost pin is great!
i will soon have to switch this thread to the TDi section ;)
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Yeah, my TD was originally in a rough 1985 Jetta, then I found out a friend of mine had a Rado 2.0t project sitting in his yard. Empty engine bay, but Bilstein PSS coilovers, Wilwood brakes, etc; somebody's 70hp racecar-to-be... ;D
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85gti that is one sweet ass diesel! I have been thinking of doing a TDI swap into my Scirocco once the motor goes. A girl I work with is trying to track down an old friend for me. I guess he has an '03 TDI Golf sitting in his yard, had a bad accident but she is pretty sure the motor and tranny are intact.