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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: trav1856 on July 28, 2011, 06:38:32 pm

Title: Towing
Post by: trav1856 on July 28, 2011, 06:38:32 pm

Do you think a 1.6 would pull one of those lil' teardrop campers? Just curious.

Title: Re: Towing
Post by: 8v-of-fury on July 28, 2011, 06:50:52 pm

1.6 N/A? No chance in hell. It barely has enough power to get out of its own way on even the slightest inclines.. it would be unsafe. the most i'd tow would be under 500lbs

Title: Re: Towing
Post by: burn_your_money on July 28, 2011, 06:53:43 pm

I towed a small 3.5X6 ish trailer with 2 complete 1.6TD engines in it.

Lots of smoke and lots of slowing down going up hills.

That was with just me in the car, anything more and you would really be asking for trouble.

Title: Re: Towing
Post by: trav1856 on July 28, 2011, 07:17:42 pm

Just thought I'd ask before I start getting wild ideas, thanks for the info. :-)

Title: Re: Towing
Post by: 8v-of-fury on July 28, 2011, 07:28:44 pm

Quote from: trav1856 on July 28, 2011, 07:17:42 pm

Just thought I'd ask before I start getting wild ideas, thanks for the info. :-)

Turbo the sumbish and then your haulin'! Literally ;)

Title: Re: Towing
Post by: catlin_cava on July 28, 2011, 07:40:27 pm

Quote from: 8v-of-fury on July 28, 2011, 07:28:44 pm

Quote from: trav1856 on July 28, 2011, 07:17:42 pm

Just thought I'd ask before I start getting wild ideas, thanks for the info. :-)

Turbo the sumbish and then your haulin'! Literally ;)

TDI Swap  ;)

Title: Re: Towing
Post by: dieselweasel on July 29, 2011, 06:03:35 am

I've hauled about 1300 lbs with my 1.9...it doesn't like it though.  Ran hot and slow.

Title: Re: Towing
Post by: vanbcguy on July 31, 2011, 12:40:09 pm

Turbo is the way to go... 

I've hauled quite a few loads with my 1.6TD, only once have I had anything that was too heavy for the car and that was a fully loaded box trailer with a small apartment worth of stuff in it.  Tried to do a hill start on one steep incline and kinda had to shave about a year off of my clutch to get her moving.  I have particularly steep gearing in mine though.

When I've got a load on there, getting the car moving below turbo-spool RPM is basically a joke.  She will barely accelerate until the boost starts coming on.

Title: Re: Towing
Post by: erice1984 on July 31, 2011, 03:09:16 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrpI01yegm8