Please see:

http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/jag/vw/engine/turbo/turboswap.html

That should answer most of your questions.

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> From: Mark B. Magee <condor2@FLASH.NET>
> To: Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU
> Subject: Anyone Turbo'd Their Non-Turbo 1.6L Diesel Vanagon?
> Date: Friday, October 10, 1997 6:22 PM
>
> Turbo-Diesel Volks,
> Sorry for the bandwidth, but Diesels are Vanagons too! (Did I say that
> backwards?) Looking for anyone who has added on a turbocharger from a
> 1.6 TD to the non-turbo 1.6l diesel in our Diesel Vanagons? Anyone
> -know- anyone who has done it? I am contemplating this and have
> questions unanswered.
> Mark B. Magee
> 87 GL
> 82 Diesel Westy
> Kemah TX