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Offline UKjarvis

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1.9 tdi mk2 2
« on: 16 December 2010, 14:10 »
Is it possible to put a 1.9 tdi engine in a mk2 and if so whats the performance like, basically is it worth doing.

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Re: 1.9 tdi mk2 2
« Reply #1 on: 16 December 2010, 14:14 »
Ask A2 UFO I think he was the first to get this done in the UK, iirc.
Passat B5.5 2.3 V5 170, with all the extras.

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But for the purest engine experience, displacement has no replacement. All other methods are simply attempts to artificially recreate the benefits of displacement.

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Re: 1.9 tdi mk2 2
« Reply #2 on: 16 December 2010, 14:20 »
Cheers Jay

Offline A7 UFO

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Re: 1.9 tdi mk2 2
« Reply #3 on: 16 December 2010, 15:41 »
my old car is currently for sale on Edition38 at the mo - http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?s=06753161efc9dd835cd94c59ba0b4354&showtopic=346920&st=0

Having completed the project and sold it on earlier this year, I would not recommend the conversion to anyone as it is a nightmare.  The car is properly fast (200bhp+/300lbs+ in a light chassis) but there is very little sensation of speed.  Given the option, I wish I'd kept the car as a 175bhp/150lbs 2.0 16v and kept the £10k in my pocket or at fitted bodies and properly tuned it.


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Re: 1.9 tdi mk2 2
« Reply #4 on: 16 December 2010, 15:49 »
my old car is currently for sale on Edition38 at the mo - http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?s=06753161efc9dd835cd94c59ba0b4354&showtopic=346920&st=0

Having completed the project and sold it on earlier this year, I would not recommend the conversion to anyone as it is a nightmare.  The car is properly fast (200bhp+/300lbs+ in a light chassis) but there is very little sensation of speed.  Given the option, I wish I'd kept the car as a 175bhp/150lbs 2.0 16v and kept the £10k in my pocket or at fitted bodies and properly tuned it.


Would be a lot of hassel but I bet you can get some great mileage out of it!

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Re: 1.9 tdi mk2 2
« Reply #5 on: 16 December 2010, 16:13 »
Was actually looking at that car earlier today!
But on  a different forum
http://uber-retro.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=182

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Re: 1.9 tdi mk2 2
« Reply #6 on: 16 December 2010, 16:35 »
Would be a lot of hassel but I bet you can get some great mileage out of it!
the furthest I drove it was to Ed38...about a 170 mile round trip.  It took so long to complete that, by the time it was finished, I'd moved on and wanted something different.

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Re: 1.9 tdi mk2 2
« Reply #7 on: 16 December 2010, 16:45 »
Its a shame it didn't work out, your build thread was quality!

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Re: 1.9 tdi mk2 2
« Reply #8 on: 17 December 2010, 00:07 »
Looked an awesome project.

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Re: 1.9 tdi mk2 2
« Reply #9 on: 17 December 2010, 00:09 »
Would be a lot of hassel but I bet you can get some great mileage out of it!
the furthest I drove it was to Ed38...about a 170 mile round trip.  It took so long to complete that, by the time it was finished, I'd moved on and wanted something different.

 :grin: I was thinking mpg... ah well, if you can afford to chop and change then fair play.... you did a cracking job on it while you had it.