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• NVC - Anyone with neuer Euro Etka?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 10:06:46 -0700
  ...It came with the TDI engine I bought to do my Vanagon TDI conversion. I'd like to know what it is for sure...
• Re: VW Toureg TDI in Baja 500
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 5 Jun 2007 00:26:06 +0000
  ...VW Doka <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> > Anyone else notice that the VW Dakar Toureg TDI got 11th overall in the Baja > 500 this weekend...
• WTB: good, inexpensive, used, late-model, steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 11:22:03 -0500
  ...Sullivan 1986 Syncro Doublecab "Claude" 1987 Sycnro Westfalia TDI "Sunny" http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon/TDI
• Diesel performance
  Historical mailing list - paul cooper
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 21:14:52 +0100
  Some of you may have heard of TDIRS on the www.tdiclub.com Hes my bro' he runs 13.2 in the 1/4...
• Diesel conversion and SMOG
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 8 Dec 2005 14:00:19 -0800
  ...Those dreaded 9 words... > > >> So I'm thinking maybe start with the TDI >> conversion >> > > > I initially considered putting in a TDI after my factory...
• Re: anyone know how the 1.8 TDI compares to past VW diesels?
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 21:28:05 -0700
  ...http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon/TDI/ Not sure about the 4cyl but anything is doable. Depending on year, I believe the 4cyl TDI...
• Re: Aust.Transporter TDI
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Mon, 17 May 1999 21:36:49 -0700
  ...Australian Transporter TDI! > >I have been in touch with Australia about the possible purchase of a >Transporter later this year. They (VW Dealer and...
• Re: VW's Diesel vs. Gas
  Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 14:25:12 -0500
  ...I highly recommend heading on over to http://www.tdiclub.com and reading the FAQ. _________________________________________________________ Bob O'Shaughnessy, Columbus, OH vanagon@columbus.rr.com...
• Re: I want a bigger diesel turbo in it ...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 26 Jan 2017 19:02:19 -0400
  ...Easiest to swap using > the pump from the 2.8L 4-cyl TDI in the LT, also available in Germany. > You'll double the...
• Re: New motor selections for vanagons.
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Tue, 19 May 1998 01:19:17 EDT
  ...dave >> Ya but, those motors that they are sticking in now( the 1.9 TDI) are only 90 Hp and have around 145 of...
• Re: More Conversion motor rap.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:35:31 -0700
  ...have you checked TDI resale values? Did you know that VW dealers don't discount new TDI models because they don't have to...
• NEW hi-power starter for your engine conversions, automatic and manual!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:07:23 -0400
  For those of you that have done or are planning to do an automatic or manual diesel, TDI, or Subaru conversion, you'll probably...
• Re: You see the neatest things on German auction sites...
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:21:51 -0400
  It's 'just' a 2.5 TDI. This has been done numerous times by several folks in the US, one of which built at...
• WTB: Wasserboxer engine mount
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:32:29 -0500
  Dear Listees, Anyone have a wasserboxer engine carrier for sale? I don't need it to support my TDI engine (it's already working...
• Order an new Passat TDI from Canada and import to USA?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 21:55:45 -0500
  Dear Volks, I was rather upset that VW of America has apparently decided not to import the Passat TDI Wagon. It seems however, that...
• TDI fuel savings
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 19:24:26 -0800
  If all of us would convert our vanagons to VW 1.9L TDI engines we would have the same power and more torque and...
• Re: 82westie 1.6 diesel upgrade
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:57:17 -0600
  ...there are lots of TD and TDI vanagon engine conversions already done, and under way, and planned... a lot of 'em. Scott www.turbovans...
• Re: TD/TDI noise?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:50:06 -0500
  Amen, brother! Preach on! If the TDI is geared correctly, it wil rev lower than the WBX, and be very acceptable. On 12/19...
• Re: 1.8T was (Subaru vs. VW Swap)
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Mon, 22 May 2000 14:56:04 -0700
  David Marshall wrote: > > The 1.8T is simpler than the TDI for a few reasons: > > - The Passat / A4 1.8T has a throttle cable...
• Re: Fast Forward's "undercover" TDI project for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 09:00:32 -0600
  ...No more bump in the bed! The "ALH" TDI is what is found in the >1999.5 to 2003 Golf and Jetta as well...
• Re: Why I am installing a TDI engine...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 13:01:06 +0100
  ...That helps more! > Yes, the TDI does beat the > VR6 on bottom end torque, Not the 90 hp! 202 Nm vs 235 NM in...
• TDI bad camshaft
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 23 May 2011 10:33:00 EDT
  hey guys have a 05 TDI engine that has eatten up one of the lobes on the camshaft. Is this a common problem and...
• Re: vw 1.9 ltr TDI bolted to Audi 5000 quattro transmission
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 23:00:54 EST
  ...So when my 5 cyl motor quits, I'm installing the 1.9 ltr TDI. With a 21.5 gallon tank in the Audi...
• reverse power steering
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 11:13:29 -0400
  ...Any favorite brands that won't compromise the quality of my van? Myron Lind 81 Westy 82 Diesel getting mechanical TDI
• 1.4 rockers and Aussie Chip FS
  Historical mailing list - b.t.allen
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 10:18:52 -0500
  ...Decided to go for the whole enchilada and stuff a TDI in there and need parts money. $700 plus freight to where ever. I...
• Re: [TDI-conversion] Flywheel depth specs
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:12:14 -0500
  ...which flywheel? Waterboxer, AEL-TDI? Tom Sinclair wrote: > Anyone have specs (either factory or hard and fast) > for the depth of a stepped flywheel...
• Australian Transporter TDI!
  Historical mailing list - Donald Woolard
  Mon, 17 May 1999 13:58:39 -0700
  ...They (VW Dealer and Trakka Camper conversions) say that they have a TDI version of the Transporter becoming available in July. It will be...
• Re: FOR SALE: '82 Vanagon w/'98 Jetta TDI Engine
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:35:48 -0700
  ...Is this engine/pump/turbo combination still considered a TDI? I wouldn't consder it so. Gary You are absolutely correct, Gary. It is...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: [TDI-conversion] Catastrophic failure, a week-long saga, not-so-happy ending
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:19:03 -0500
  ...I've had the 2.5 AEL TDI sitting here, waiting for me to find time. But I would love to find an LT...
• Re: From 2.0L ABA to TDI
  Historical mailing list - Jason Brand
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:25:35 -0400
  ...The project is not completed and I'm > wondering if I could swap the gas engine for a TDI and still keep the 50...
• TDI update News
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 03 Jun 1996 14:03:26 -0700
  ...With that in mind, consider this quote is from a person who tested the TDI sedans in Germany. "Passing in the 90 HP TDI...
• Re: 10 1.9l TDi's available!
  Historical mailing list - mike barker
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 09:17:44 -0500
  ...10 1.9l TDi's available! > > Dear List, > > > I just located a 1997 TDI Jetta here in Massachusetts last weekend. They > wanted $2000 for...
• Re: "Sunny" in the shop for a TDi transplant!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 17 Jan 2000 18:30:58 -0800
  ...Re: "Sunny" in the shop for a TDi transplant! Dear List, Does anyone have the dimensions of the stock Vanagon rear heater core? You...
• Re: Corvair and Porsche 914 Engines (Was: Towing!!!)
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 16 May 2001 13:30:06 -0700
  ...If I am ever gonna bother putting in a > water cooled, I can't imagine a reason not to go with at TDI. > > John...
• Re: FS: '90 wolfsburg Syncro TDI
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:33:35 -0800
  Justin/Greaseworks is one of the FEW who do a good solid professional TDi conversion..He struggled several years ago to make a profit...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 11 Dec 2015 19:05:22 -0800
  ...they don't warrant it when used with an engine conversion), assuming the a TDI gear reduction starter fits the GW mounting flange, why...
• Re: the 2005 westy website , was: 2005 Westfalia Airstream on ebay $64K
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 26 May 2005 21:33:07 -0400
  ...to enlarge. > the syncro version comes either with the 140hp TDI or 190hp TDI and > costs 49000/53000euro list price in the top of...
• Re: diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:05:44 -0700
  ...Besides the 1Z/AHU TDI, most need 15 degree mounting which translates to taller rear deck. 15 mounts require non-factory hardware. Required tranny...
• Re: TDI fuel savings
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 23:20:28 EST
  ...all of us would convert our vanagons to VW 1.9L TDI engines we would have the same power and more torque and longevity...
• Engines FS!
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:30:58 -0400
  Complete '97 TDI and parts package, 25K miles. Everything is there for a TDI conversion . $3500 firm. Complete 2.1 waterboxer engine, with clutch...
• Re: Cool dash mod
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 00:59:09 -0500
  ...Al Brase 69 doublecab Bob Stevens wrote: >http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon/TDI/big_images/dash_1024.jpg > >just came across this spiffy...
• Re: TDIs and Automatic -- Custom Gears?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 11:45:29 -0700
  ...TDIs and Automatic -- Custom Gears? Given the increasing interest in TDI conversions for Vanagons, and the demonstrated superiority of the automatic transmission :-) and the...
• TWO TDI motors in stock!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 21:39:16 -0700
  ...I now have two TDI motors in stock. Both are in great shape with no accident damage. 1997 Passat TDI motor - will work with...
• Re: VW is #1 - NVC
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:36:15 -0400
  ...The H2 will burn more fuel per mile than the TDI but except for CO2 emissions, the H2 exhaust will be much cleaner even...
• Re: Engine Swap - what about TDI?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 22:53:13 -0400
  Several of us have already or are in the process of converting with the TDI. IMHO it is the best engine for the Vanagon...
• Re: Engine Swap - what about TDI?
  Historical mailing list - STEPHANIE WOLZ
  Fri, 11 Jun 1999 12:31:36 -0700
  OK, I've been reading these posts for a few months now, hoping someone else would ask "What the heck is a TDI?" No...
• TDI engine conversion kit availability
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 00:46:53 -0500
  ...This kit uses a brand new 1.9 TDI with mechanical pump control (similar to the older TD engines), and includes all mounts, hoses...
• TDI or TDD? (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 19:35:14 -0800
  ...Vanagon-EngConv@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Vanagon-EngConv] TDI or TDD? OK everyone, i'm hearing two stories out there, that you can install a...
• Re: engine swaps
  Historical mailing list - Veverka Family
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 22:07:36 +0000
  ...2.2 (I believe) TDI. That's the big >TDI engine (you know the Passats, Audis and Golfs with the red "I" >in the...
• Re: Low end torque, was: 4 Cyl VR-6: Maybe TDI
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 21:32:22 -0800
  ...Anyone who is considering low end torque needs to thinks Diesel, either TD or TDI. David Marshall's homepage at http://www.volkswagen.org...
• Re: VW is #1 - NVC
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:53:16 -0400
  07 Toureg TDI gm/mile NOx 0.6 CO 6.4 NMOG 0.28 PM 0.08 07 H2 6.0L gas gm/mile...
• Re: cheap EV camper
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Aug 2012 15:23:33 -0700
  Justin of Greaseworks already does Eurovan TDI conversions of course. I think he is familiar with both the 1.9 and the 2.5...
• Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9???
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 19:22:45 -0700
  The TDI redlines at something like 4400 or 4500 RPM - really it doesn't make much power past 3900 RPM. 70 MPH is the...
• Beetle TDI test drive (almost no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:02:01 -0500
  Folks, So my wife and i took a 2004 TDI beetle for a test drive yesterday. There's a big move looming for us...
• Re: List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock engine lid...
  Historical mailing list - William B
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:11:19 -0500
  ...Bernd J�ger is THE guy in Europe: > http://www.syncro-bernd-jaeger.de/ENGLISH/TDI-Umbau/tdi-umbau.html Sorry, > he does not...
• Re: Australian Transporter TDI!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
  Tue, 18 May 1999 08:35:32 -0700
  ...VW is SO screwed up > these days!) TDI Syncro vans......TDI Syncro Golf wagons.....3-cyl. TDI USA is the most difficult country to...
• TDI:Bolt this onto your van!
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Sat, 1 Apr 1995 08:58:56 -0700 (MST)
  Here's the TDI stats, for all diesel-freaks (& the merely curious). From "Volkswagen Audi CAR" a British mag. The article is on the...
• Re: 82 vanagon tdi?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 13:18:54 -0500
  If you can't keep the inline gas motor working what makes you think the 1.9 TDI will be any easier to keep...
• NEW 1.9 TDI and TD engines for sale COMPLETE!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 14:27:26 EDT
  I just got word that we have some factory NEW 1.9l Turbo Diesel engines and 1.9l TDI engines COMPLETE offered for sale...
• Re: TDI six anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 26 Oct 2001 16:49:26 -0400
  homepage (http://www.schubert-fahrzeugtechnik.de/sites-bus-t3-tdi6-preis.html) says that the T3 is ony allowed to have max. 145 hp...