Hecklebone
Member
Hello Everyone,
This is my first post here @ TDIClub. Having looked around at other threads, this seemed to be the right place for this. By starting a new thread, I hope to document my project soup to nuts. I am excited, and I hope you are too. My project is a 1987 Styer Puch Pinzgauer 718 (P90). If you are curious about TD Pinzgauers look at http://pinzgauer-td.com/
This is one of a small group used by the Delta Force to take the Haditha dam in Desert Storm as part of Task Force 20. I have cut off numerous gun mounts and I occasionally find shell cases.
In Iraq:
UK version:
At auction:
New home:
Whazza?
Starboard:
10,000' drive:
YouTube vieo
Inside with the engine:
YouTube video
Day before it died:
YouTube Video
It has a VAG D24T (100% mechanical) diesel engine (no intercooler) with about 110bhp & 166 lb ft. A ZF 4HP22 is behind it, which vibrates tremendously in third gear.
Last week the camshaft stopped spinning while the crank did not. Oddly the timing belt is pristine. A deeper issue could be my timing it for altitude in Denver. Rather than rebuilt it, I have been looking for replacements.
I considered the EU VW 2.5L TDI -i5, and the BMW M/N57s - i6. It seems that a 2.0 - 4 cylinder US version is the best way to go when weighing all the considerations. I am frequently in the EU, but I don't feel like bringing back a engine bit by bit that isn't EPA certified, despite it being cleaner than the existing engine. The 2.0 i4 TDI gives me about 25% increase in HP and 42% increase in torque.
Yes, there are complexities:
• Computer controlled with all the usual sensors, throttle controller, etc etc
o Programable ECU
• Engine runs at 12V in a 24V system
o Figure out a 24v alternator, or
o Step up the voltage, halve the current.
• Oil pan & oil pickups too probably
• Change to electric fans for radiator
• Add liquid cooled intercooler with remote radiator
• Exhaust and intercooler piping.
So...questions:
1) 2.0 i4 TDI what you would choose given the very small space for the engine?
2) Where can I get a new or well remanufactured one?
3) Transmission is 4 speed auto, & I want to add a gear or two. Any reasonable, fittable trannys that might work? - or-
4) What if I rebuild the ZF 4HP22 tranny with stronger HP24 bits inside?
Let the games begin.
h.
This is my first post here @ TDIClub. Having looked around at other threads, this seemed to be the right place for this. By starting a new thread, I hope to document my project soup to nuts. I am excited, and I hope you are too. My project is a 1987 Styer Puch Pinzgauer 718 (P90). If you are curious about TD Pinzgauers look at http://pinzgauer-td.com/
This is one of a small group used by the Delta Force to take the Haditha dam in Desert Storm as part of Task Force 20. I have cut off numerous gun mounts and I occasionally find shell cases.
In Iraq:
UK version:
At auction:
New home:
Whazza?
Starboard:
10,000' drive:
YouTube vieo
Inside with the engine:
YouTube video
Day before it died:
YouTube Video
It has a VAG D24T (100% mechanical) diesel engine (no intercooler) with about 110bhp & 166 lb ft. A ZF 4HP22 is behind it, which vibrates tremendously in third gear.
Last week the camshaft stopped spinning while the crank did not. Oddly the timing belt is pristine. A deeper issue could be my timing it for altitude in Denver. Rather than rebuilt it, I have been looking for replacements.
I considered the EU VW 2.5L TDI -i5, and the BMW M/N57s - i6. It seems that a 2.0 - 4 cylinder US version is the best way to go when weighing all the considerations. I am frequently in the EU, but I don't feel like bringing back a engine bit by bit that isn't EPA certified, despite it being cleaner than the existing engine. The 2.0 i4 TDI gives me about 25% increase in HP and 42% increase in torque.
Yes, there are complexities:
• Computer controlled with all the usual sensors, throttle controller, etc etc
o Programable ECU
• Engine runs at 12V in a 24V system
o Figure out a 24v alternator, or
o Step up the voltage, halve the current.
• Oil pan & oil pickups too probably
• Change to electric fans for radiator
• Add liquid cooled intercooler with remote radiator
• Exhaust and intercooler piping.
So...questions:
1) 2.0 i4 TDI what you would choose given the very small space for the engine?
2) Where can I get a new or well remanufactured one?
3) Transmission is 4 speed auto, & I want to add a gear or two. Any reasonable, fittable trannys that might work? - or-
4) What if I rebuild the ZF 4HP22 tranny with stronger HP24 bits inside?
Let the games begin.
h.
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