Hasenwerk
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- Joined
- Nov 28, 2003
- Location
- Quesnel, BC
- TDI
- 1982 Cabriolet (BEW|VNT17|Stage4), 1989 VW TriStar Syncro soon-to-be CR TDI (CBEA), 2001 Ford Ranger Edge 4x4 (ALH|VNT17|R520|Stage4)
OK Volks a new project begins...
This winter when it is too cold to do anything outside, I want to start on my “other” Golf Country. I will be adding air conditioning to it, a gear box from a 1990 Rallye Golf and a TDI engine.
The big thing I want to concentrate on is the engine. The VNT-20 ALH in my Syncro Westfalia is a total riot to drive – no dyno tests yet, but when you can drive a 2800kg 4x4 camper up a long steep 8% hill hauling two ATVs on a trailer and still maintain the speed limit, you know there is something happening back there!
What I want to do for my Wife’s Golf (it's really her Country, not mine) is have what have what the Rolls Royce sales brochures list for engine output… simply “adequate” I want to have more than enough power in this car. If you push the skinny pedal down, I want it to go forward, if you push it down a lot, I want to go forward…. A lot! I want something better than my VNT-20 ALH. So, I am thinking 2.0L displacement and a large turbo with some high flow nozzles. This is what I am thinking of:
-[FONT="] [/FONT]1.9L AHU block bored out to accept 2.5L pistons for a displacement of 2.0L
-[FONT="] [/FONT]VNT-22 or similar turbo (MB Sprinter?)
-[FONT="] [/FONT]R520 nozzles
-[FONT="] [/FONT]ALH engine code ECU with custom software
-[FONT="] [/FONT]11mm injector pump
-[FONT="] [/FONT]Large front mounted intercooler
-[FONT="] [/FONT]Fuel and oil coolers
So, basically for all your gear heads out there… what sort of things would you do to ensure that this combo would work really well? Nothing is built at this moment. I don’t have any turbo sitting here for it yet nor do I have pistons. Just a Golf Country with a blown transmission and a few stock TDI engines to pick from.
What turbo out there is a size larger than the VNT-20 that is available in North America from a non-specialty dealer? I have heard that the MB / Dodge Sprinter uses a VNT-22 – is this true? Is this turbo from the Sprinter desirable for my configuration? Or the proven VNT-20 more than enough turbo for a setup like this?
Pistons… exactly which 2.5L pistons are compatible with AHU connecting rods? Does anyone have a part number they can share with the group? Has anyone out there actually made a 2.0L from a 1.9L?
Clutch… what 02A based clutch should I consider using? Even though there is a monster brewing, I don't want an OFF / ON and no where inbetween clutch.
Finally, is all of this work going to give me significantly better results than just building up a good 1.9L VNT-20?
This winter when it is too cold to do anything outside, I want to start on my “other” Golf Country. I will be adding air conditioning to it, a gear box from a 1990 Rallye Golf and a TDI engine.
The big thing I want to concentrate on is the engine. The VNT-20 ALH in my Syncro Westfalia is a total riot to drive – no dyno tests yet, but when you can drive a 2800kg 4x4 camper up a long steep 8% hill hauling two ATVs on a trailer and still maintain the speed limit, you know there is something happening back there!
What I want to do for my Wife’s Golf (it's really her Country, not mine) is have what have what the Rolls Royce sales brochures list for engine output… simply “adequate” I want to have more than enough power in this car. If you push the skinny pedal down, I want it to go forward, if you push it down a lot, I want to go forward…. A lot! I want something better than my VNT-20 ALH. So, I am thinking 2.0L displacement and a large turbo with some high flow nozzles. This is what I am thinking of:
-[FONT="] [/FONT]1.9L AHU block bored out to accept 2.5L pistons for a displacement of 2.0L
-[FONT="] [/FONT]VNT-22 or similar turbo (MB Sprinter?)
-[FONT="] [/FONT]R520 nozzles
-[FONT="] [/FONT]ALH engine code ECU with custom software
-[FONT="] [/FONT]11mm injector pump
-[FONT="] [/FONT]Large front mounted intercooler
-[FONT="] [/FONT]Fuel and oil coolers
So, basically for all your gear heads out there… what sort of things would you do to ensure that this combo would work really well? Nothing is built at this moment. I don’t have any turbo sitting here for it yet nor do I have pistons. Just a Golf Country with a blown transmission and a few stock TDI engines to pick from.
What turbo out there is a size larger than the VNT-20 that is available in North America from a non-specialty dealer? I have heard that the MB / Dodge Sprinter uses a VNT-22 – is this true? Is this turbo from the Sprinter desirable for my configuration? Or the proven VNT-20 more than enough turbo for a setup like this?
Pistons… exactly which 2.5L pistons are compatible with AHU connecting rods? Does anyone have a part number they can share with the group? Has anyone out there actually made a 2.0L from a 1.9L?
Clutch… what 02A based clutch should I consider using? Even though there is a monster brewing, I don't want an OFF / ON and no where inbetween clutch.
Finally, is all of this work going to give me significantly better results than just building up a good 1.9L VNT-20?