There are several issues that could be a problem. The valves and seats may
not withstand the higher combustion temps, the pistons really should be
cooled by oil sprayers below them, and then there should be a microfueler
added to keep the A/F mixture within reason. A better idea might be a newer
1.8T engine swap, or the 1.8 G60 engine, but ditch the unreliable blower and
add the turbo system. I believe the engine management of this engine will
compensate well.

Karl Mullendore
Westy Ventures
1987 Syncro Westfalia 1.9TD

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Subject: [Syncro] Has anyone put a turbodiesel system in a gas inline-4?

> I'm sure someone out there must have done this. In the late 80's Hot VW's
> published an article on how to install the turbo system from the 1.6TD
along
> with most of the plumbing into a gas 1.8 8-valve engine. The engine
> configuration is very similar, right?
>
> I would be interested to hear from anyone who may have done this or has an
> opinion as to why it shouldn't be done in a Vanagon. Like putting it into
a
> Tiico type conversion?
>
> Thanks,
> BenT