That's great to hear,I've almost got all the components i need to start working on the TDI wagoneer. As soon as I get my shop built the build will begin,you would not believe the amount of flack I get every time I bring up this project the more I get the more determined i am to do it.....I guess what they say is true " the pioneers take the arrows" thanks for giving me another example of a similar sized vehicle that performs as planed/hoped.
Well done and enjoy the fruits of your labor!
and believe me i probably got the same or more flack from people about this swap, but i was determined to get it done. I wanted an amarok but couldn't get one in the us without hassle so i had to build a similar one. now its funny to see all the peoples faces that i proved wrong when i take them for a ride and show them the performance of the tdi. The tdi is an awesome motor with the custom kermatdi tune i have. The best part is all you hear is the turbo its a really quiet motor.
I'm trying for 200hp, I'm at 150hp now, but I really just want to do away with the computer is all.Its already way quicker than my f250 lol but i know there 2000lbs difference.
I'm trying for 200hp, I'm at 150hp now, but I really just want to do away with the computer is all.Its already way quicker than my f250 lol but i know there 2000lbs difference.
If you already had it running and tuned as an etdi, why the heck are you going to mechanical? You will make more power with more driveability as as Etdi. You can also run a vnt turbo with the mk3 ecu. Just tell your tuner you want vnt control and swap on a mk4 N75. Done. The MAF can be easily tuned out so you don't have to deal with it in the loop if you didn't already do that.
A vnt 1756vk will get you 210-215whp with ~400lbft peak tq at 2100rpms with 1350F egt's and a light haze with an 11mm pump and race 520 nozzles. That hx25 is going to be laggy compared to the stock ahu/1z turbo.
Compounds using the stock ahu/1z turbo with an hx30 or he221w would be the most responsive setup if you insist on mechanical and no vnt for ~200-210whp.
If you already had it running and tuned as an etdi, why the heck are you going to mechanical? You will make more power with more driveability as as Etdi. You can also run a vnt turbo with the mk3 ecu. Just tell your tuner you want vnt control and swap on a mk4 N75. Done. The MAF can be easily tuned out so you don't have to deal with it in the loop if you didn't already do that.
A vnt 1756vk will get you 210-215whp with ~400lbft peak tq at 2100rpms with 1350F egt's and a light haze with an 11mm pump and race 520 nozzles. That hx25 is going to be laggy compared to the stock ahu/1z turbo.
Compounds using the stock ahu/1z turbo with an hx30 or he221w would be the most responsive setup if you insist on mechanical and no vnt for ~200-210whp.
I've heard that from so many people, I'm running a vnt turbo already. There's so many reasons I chose to got mtdi. I'm just not going to get into the etdi vs mtdi. I know i have been driving it for over 5000 miles with the etdi, but its going mtdi. I'm happy with the 150hp i have now so if I'm close or any where over that ill be happy. I'm not going to mtdi for more power just wouldn't mind if i get more.
I don't mean to come off harsh, but if you've heard that from so many people, wouldn't you think that maybe there's a reason? I own both Etdi's and Mtdi's and for the life of me can't figure out why you'd pull a working and tuned E system off of a running and driving on road type vehicle that isn't a zombie apocalypse-mobile. IMO it's in the same category as putting a VE pump on a 24V cummins. Yes, it can be done; Yes, it will work; but so much better performance can be had other ways.
Like I said, with electronics running a 1756vk, R520's, and an 11mm get you a dyno proven 210whp at 4700rpm and 400wtq peak at 2100rpm with basically zero smoke. Making lots of power with mechanical is easy, but having the area under the curve without blacking out the road is where the electronics shine.
Tq was limited here substantially in order to preserve stock rods. Customer re-dyno'ed later with rods installed and put 392lb/ft at the tires with the same top end fueling.
yeah I know why people like the etdi, but after having the mtdi id never go back it gave me the low end torque and quick throttle response I was after. I dont care to have all the power at 4700rpm i rarely ever get that high. also smoke is the exact same as it was with the electronics, actually a little less smoke with the mtdi.
yeah I know why people like the etdi, but after having the mtdi id never go back it gave me the low end torque and quick throttle response I was after. I dont care to have all the power at 4700rpm i rarely ever get that high. also smoke is the exact same as it was with the electronics, actually a little less smoke with the mtdi.
To get more low end torque all you had to do was ask for tuner for more low end fuel. The throttle response can be just as sharp as mechanical by changing the TPS smoothing tables also. Just like an anti-slosh module for a fuel level gauge, the tps signal is conditioned to be more gentle for smoother driver feel.
so now its all mtdi, i did decide to keep the vnt turbo though liked it better lol, but now its an awesome truck way more power and almost everything works on the truck now.
a pic out 4 wheeling, and now with the mtdi pump its like a 4bt that revs to 4800 rpms its great and it gets 25mpg in town and 32 mpg on the freeway
also its smoke free, i really have to try to even get a puff of black smoke, unlike the etdi I could leave the whole intersection filled with smoke.
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