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lathamescortmk2
16-03-2005, 19:27
anyone every seen one thats had a lump put in it? or pics, etc?
not that im thinking about it, but i wouldnt mind knowing how hard itd be to get a fester 1.8 in there if the price of petrol keeps going up/mpg keeps going down!
Diesel mk2 :dropmouth:
Please noooooooooooo... :2gunsfiring_v1:
not really any cheaper now to run a denzel , as the price of diesel is quite a bit more per litre than petrol , i know you get more mpg from the diesel but its costing more to fill it up
Frosticles
16-03-2005, 21:47
A VW PD150 engine would be nuts in a MK2. With a re-map, 200bhp and over 300 foot pounds of torque in a car that weighs nowt. All from an 8 valve diesel engine.......................................
lathamescortmk2
16-03-2005, 22:16
them new ford diesels are pretty good aswell, my ol mans tdci mondea has 130ps, with 330 foot pound of torque, i think its the duratorq ones?
Frosticles: All from an 8 valve diesel engine
I think the PD VW Diesel engines are actually 16v
Non-PD Diesel are still 8v
But your right A PD150 Diesel out of a Golf GTI with a chip would be fantastic (apart from the noise)
I used to work for a German Tuning Place that specialised in tuning up Diesels and turbo conversions. Once a Golf GTI PD150 Diesel had a chip in it (not that it wasnt quick without one), the thing was scary to drive, pinned you back in your seat.
I only said to Paul last night he should put a VW Golf GT TDi setup in his mk2 van.
Frosticles
17-03-2005, 19:17
Frosticles: All from an 8 valve diesel engine
I think the PD VW Diesel engines are actually 16v
Non-PD Diesel are still 8v
All VW PD engines that were fitted to the MK4 were 8 valve 1.9 units. I work with them so should know :cheers: The new MK5 PD Engines are indeed 16 valve so could be confused there. As for the PD150, I have one of these with a re-map to 200bhp. A snorter of a car that is truly terrifying in the wet without traction switched on. Good for sub 7 seconds 0-60 and sub 15 second 1/4 mile. :cheers: :cheers:
paul mex
17-03-2005, 20:00
Just done a cambelt on a A4 150BHP PD today, £100 for a gates cambelt kit :cyclopsani: Also the alternator belt tensioner/pully and damper were shot :cyclopsani: another £140 from Audi !!!!!!! Think I will be sticking to something cheap to repair like BDA or Cossies :geek:
if you are that tight my not run your mk2 on lpg save all the pi$$ing about :cat: :geek: :flower:
lathamescortmk2
22-03-2005, 10:42
ahh but where to put the tank? as the spare wheel well of a mk2 escort aint the safest place to put a 42litre tank full gas :clown:, nearly as safe as putting it where the petrol tank is :cheese:
right behind the back seat !!!!! where the rally boys put theres
Aaron P.
24-03-2005, 13:56
I was thinking of doing this conversion to mk2 van but ahve been told it would be very expensive. i was thinking of the new tdci 2lt ford engine... was quoted over 10k for a new engine with all the loom ecu etc etc.... How could you put a vw engine into the engine by of a mk2???? this id like to see.....
lathamescortmk2
24-03-2005, 15:51
any engine will go in with a little/lot of work tbh :cheers:
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