Are VW TD Diesel guys alowed in here?
08-06-2009, 02:21 PM
#5
0.5 BAR
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 58
Wow, you really get 18hp just from a new pump? Crazy! You do need to remember that you out-torque pretty much any engine on this site, and most Honda engines of compatible size only put out ~100hp or so before turbo.
You should be able to get a great driver-friendly powerband out of that engine. Is it in a rabbit, by any chance? I used to have an n/a diesel rabbit, and it always felt great around town, then I had to merge onto the highway and I felt like I may as well be on a pedalbike.
You should be able to get a great driver-friendly powerband out of that engine. Is it in a rabbit, by any chance? I used to have an n/a diesel rabbit, and it always felt great around town, then I had to merge onto the highway and I felt like I may as well be on a pedalbike.
08-10-2009, 03:57 AM
#7
0.5 BAR
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 50
Yes I was able to get good hp increases from an injection pump upgrade only. The turbo is the next step, and I hope to get over 80 hp lol. I know it sounds small compared to what the Honda guys get on here. I can't speak for others VWs but mine has driven over 5,000 miles this summer without a problem, and I have averaged over 38mpg on diesel. It is almost 25 years old, and I have been replacing many rubber parts that wear out, but it has never stranded me.
