if you have a stock 82 diesel westy , 1.6 NA ..
you can't really add a turbo to that engine ..
you 'could' if you got all the turbo parts ..
about a dozen of them .......but those engines are quite delicate .
At the minimum you should start with a 'real' 1.6 TD ..
at least then you have piston oil squirters and a head made a little better
.

your best bang for the buck though ..
is 1.9 NA ...very nearly a 100% 'bolt-in' ...good torque.

if you have the stock DZ very low geared DZ transaxle that's stock oin 82 D.
Westy's..you need to replace that with a better trans too.
scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "ralph meyermann" <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 4:23 PM
Subject: 82westie 1.6 diesel upgrade

>I need more power but what do i need to do for turbo
>
> On Mar 22, 2011 4:59 PM, "John C..." <jcarp1910@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> I'm assuming you have a manual?
> Also love to hear from folks
> who have them with their auto's!
>
> I believe GoWesty will install them free
> in their rebuilt Autos if you buy the
> Trans & LSD at the same time.
>
> best,
> JC...
>
> On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 3:17 PM, David Vickery <david_vickery@yahoo.com
>>wrote:
>
>
>> Hi Ben, thanks for your post, I got mine from Daryl too. As you might
>> imagine, I did read thro...