Locally there's some nice 16 inch Mercedes rims for sale off a 1995 C Class. Would those fit on my Vanagon without mods? I'm looking to increase the top end...
... Brett, You can pmail me if you need further info since this is not very TDI related. Just in a nutshell, the size of the wheel is not as important as the...
I asked the Yahoo VAG-COM group if there was a way to calibrate the accelerator pedal using VAG-COM. The consensus seems to be that no such thing exists for...
... where ... someone ... only ... of ... an ... I ... installing another in a syncro doka. Both on wvo. I have been running my ford powerstoke on WVO for over...
I would have to agree - there is no software way to calibrate the pedal. Mechanically yes. So as the Mythbusters would say - plausible David Marshall ...
Just trying to find anyone else out there that has converted their Vanagon/Westfalia to a TDI and is running an automatic with it? I have seen and know lots of...
I've done an automatic - can't remember the RPM with the stock tires, but it would be too high. When I did this conversion I had a 3.73:1 R+P installed and...
Shop here in town. I supplied the R+P which isn't available from VW Germany any longer much to the dismay of many. David Marshall http://www.hasenwerk.ca Box...
Hi Dave I am having a 2001 ALH TDI installed in my 1991 automatic vanagon. It should be ready in... a month? I guess. I don't want to rush it. So stay tuned...
Thanks for the note Pedro, I am looking forward to hearing how yours runs. So did you buy your R&P from Foreign Auto Supply, and/or did they do the work on the...
I am really excited about this project, since I've been dreaming of this for 12 years now. So you can imagine my smile everytime I think about it! I decided to...
Diesel head & gasket/conversionsolid to hydraulic ... txs everyone in advance I went to the parts house and got two basic configuration of head gaskets to look...
I just cleaning up around here and I have something of interest for someone on the TDI-conversion list. This is a PWR Performance 4x6 water-cooled intercooler...
I just took my TDI syncro to my bodyman in Tijuana yesterday, and on the way filled up the two tanks at the Pemex on ViaRapida east of the border crossing. ...
What does it work out to per liter in the USA now? Currently here in Quesnel Diesel is $1.299 per liter which is the same price as 91 octane gasoline. ...
Here in Idaho we're paying $4.19/gal 'mericun. That's about $1.138/liter Canuck. Here diesel is $.60/gal more than premium and a whopping $.90/gal more than ...
Here in northeast Florida, diesel is about $4.00 USD per gallon, which includes state and federal taxes. By my calculations that works out to $1.055 USD per...
My nephew works in the oil sands in Alberta - he tells me the cost of getting a barrel of oil to the refinery is about $28 to $32... so yeah - they like the...
I work for a company that is a pool for GM and Ford products. We build van bodies for installation onto their chassis. We would get Ford LCF (low cab forward)...
The incentive to convert to diesel is this: On a recent trip 2 vans, 1 TDI diesel vs. 1 regular gas, the gas van spent 36% more on fuel than did the diesel. We...
4 liters is a smidge over a gallon. And 4 X 1.30 ...sounds like $ 5.20 to me, So that makes your diesel around $ 4.90 or so per US gallon. Maybe 4.85 per US...
Gee, at that rate I'll have paid for my TDI conversion parts and trans re-gearing in "only" $120,000 miles... then I can start chipping away at my labor time....
Read this article below - - it claims that the in the refinery process it's easier to make more of a barrel of oil into gasoline than into diesel fuel. Also...
Re the pumps, or the pump nozzles I believe - ... Thinking about the vapor recovery rubber boots and vapor return hose on gaoline nozzles in California... Do...
The old--and I mean old--excuse blaming fuel prices on the lack of refineries is the oil companies' way to blame environmentalists for their gigantic profits. ...
Assuming regular maintenance is roughly equal between gas and diesel - Like for the TDI - timing belt, tensioner, water pump, glow plugs, oil shat seals, oil...
can i stuff an 05 tdi (no engine code yet) into a syncro with out modifying the deck lid?? and do i have to change out the gas fuel tank to one of the...
