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Subject:Re: 82westie 1.6 diesel upgrade
From:ralph meyermann
Date:Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:53:23 -0600

How is the injection system still mechanical and which years of jetta

On Mar 22, 2011 7:42 PM, "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

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 ...

> I need more power but what do i need to do for turbo
>
> On Mar 22, 2011 4:59 PM, "John C..." <jca...