Author Topic: Hey I am new!!! help me please (Read 2913 times)

brandonfast · « **on:** February 08, 2009, 05:44:48 pm »

My name is Brandon, I have a 81 diesel rabbit, and it has a MF engine code but a non turbo injection pump. i got it running good and am planning on getting a egt sensor and cranking up the boost and fuel enrichment, just wondering if i can run it like that without the non turbo pump on a turbo motor and also can I swap the turbo diaphram style top half of the injection pump on a non turbo pump. thanks for your replies in advance!!!

rallydiesel · « **Reply #1 on:** February 08, 2009, 05:50:09 pm »

Sure you can drive it without the LDA. You just won't get the fuel as the boost climbs. You can tune the injection pump to give you power on boost but you will have a lot of black smoke off boost. Or you can tune it to be smokeless off boost but it won't make a lot more power than a n/a when it's on boost.

As for getting an LDA pump top, I would just try to get a TD pump and use the whole thing.

Smokey Eddy · « **Reply #2 on:** February 08, 2009, 06:40:21 pm »

brandonfast · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2009, 07:22:25 pm »

cool thanks, i dont mind black smoke, i think for now im going to maybe do a boost guage, egt sensor and just crank up the mixture and see how far i can take it without melting stuff. im not a huge diesel guy. my pan was get a diesel bunny and not have to smog a turbo 16v but the td stuff is pretty free for tuning and fun.

jtanguay · « **Reply #4 on:** February 08, 2009, 07:30:29 pm »

you could always turn up the fuel and use your foot... you'll need a boost gauge though...

Smokey Eddy · « **Reply #5 on:** February 08, 2009, 08:36:16 pm »

your mileage will drop obviously.

8v-of-fury · « **Reply #6 on:** February 08, 2009, 08:55:07 pm »

but his name is brandonfast.. Brandon wanna go fast. he prob doesn't worry about mileage to much.. lol

Turn up that screw and dump the fuel in MAD-core. just don't melt your pistons! lol

Smokey Eddy · « **Reply #7 on:** February 08, 2009, 08:58:23 pm »

Quote from: "8v-of-fury"

but his name is brandonfast.. Brandon wanna go fast. he prob doesn't worry about mileage to much.. lol

Turn up that screw and dump the fuel in MAD-core. just don't melt your pistons! lol

or valves

or turbo
...

hit up *COUGHprotheCOUGH* and get your self an EGT gauge/set up
http://www.dieselvw.com/EGTGauge.htm

jtanguay · « **Reply #8 on:** February 08, 2009, 09:09:42 pm »

Quote from: "Smokey Eddy"

Quote from: "8v-of-fury"
but his name is brandonfast.. Brandon wanna go fast. he prob doesn't worry about mileage to much.. lol

Turn up that screw and dump the fuel in MAD-core. just don't melt your pistons! lol

or valves

or turbo
...

hit up *COUGHprotheCOUGH* and get your self an EGT gauge/set up
http://www.dieselvw.com/EGTGauge.htm

sad but true... i don't think anyone can compete with that price for an EGT setup.

dillenger1 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 09, 2009, 05:26:20 am »

You can graft a top from a turbo pump on.I used a peugoet td lda on my na pump.works great ,i also nabbed the 10mm plunger.I would get a core td pump and work through all the linkages(in the lda) to make sure they ran true.

Smokey Eddy · « **Reply #10 on:** February 09, 2009, 12:06:48 pm »

I'd just like to add that i am very pleased with my EGT from prothe. It's plenty responsive for street use.

edit: and my nicest looking gauge.
The rpm gauge that cost almost as much leaks condensation into it and this egt one is still bone dry and super bright.