dieselcrawler
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I am picking up an 85 jetta tomorrow I am going to rebuild the engine what can I do to get more power out of it without spending a lot on it since diesel.net is down i dont know where to look for advice
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Bucko
It wouldn't happen to be white, would it? I ask because I sold my '85 Jetta turbodiesel to someone in Wisconsin a few years back and it was white. That would be something if it were the same car! Mine had about 280,000 miles on it when I sold it.I am picking up an 85 jetta tomorrow I am going to rebuild the engine what can I do to get more power out of it without spending a lot on it since diesel.net is down i dont know where to look for advice
Thanks
Bucko
here is a pic if it helps lol do you rember the vin number? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180557921505&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AITIt wouldn't happen to be white, would it? I ask because I sold my '85 Jetta turbodiesel to someone in Wisconsin a few years back and it was white. That would be something if it were the same car! Mine had about 280,000 miles on it when I sold it.
My opinion is that you can't get much more power over stock and have the car stay reliable.
But if you can increase the boost pressure any (via a turbo upgrade) (and bump up the fueling) you can add an intercooler. These engines run about 10 psi of boost, max.
--Nate
No, I live in Northern Virginia. Your "new" '85 Jetta TD was not mine. There is a lot different about it, for one, I had different alloy wheels and the odometer on mine read 280,000. I have pictures of mine in my photo album on the TDI Club. Mine needed an engine overhaul (ran well, but burned a quart of oil every 350 miles), but other than that, it was very clean, no rust or dents, and everything worked on it, including the A/C. I got $1500 for it on e-Bay.here is a pic if it helps lol do you rember the vin number? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180557921505&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT
are you from ohio? thats where the previouse owner from the guy i got it from is from