Older VW diesels can be pretty nasty, there is a bunch of guys who use them in lawn tractor size pulling tractors, they get them to make good power.
Motor swap, need ideas
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My brother has a Nissan 4x4 truck with the 2.2 diesel. Damn reliable motor. Cheap the work on too. His is a manual btw. I will ask him if he knows anywhere to get a motor
yup, id be more afraid of the trans and t-case being too long. boy my wheels are turnin. diesel may have to go aside to do this instead. i love the way the 5cyl sounds with flowmaster 40 series on them
ill have to get some overall length specs from brians rig as i cant find nothin online in the 5 min i looked lol
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I remember on Xtreme 4x4 on Powerblock TV used a VW TDi engine for their samurai project, they said they liked it better because of the torque output and the 5 speed standard trans they used
Did the ride in the colorado on saturday get you thinkin because it can break the tires loose? Lol
when you transmission shifting gives you more g-force at WOT than the actual motor, you know you need a turbo :roflmao:
:rofl: Lol it definitely throws you back into the seat.. Not to mention the left tire squealer.
you cant get a 1.9 or 1.6 around here even blown up for less than 1500. i could have a fully rebuilt 1.6 16v and turbo it for that.
:roflmao::roflmao: oh man that was good shit
So im narrowed down to three options. either a MB 2.4L diesel out of a mid 80s 190D or other models that carried that motor (they are all over craigslist of 1000 or less with good drivetrain but bad interiors/exteriors), a i5 or ecotech, or the fall back plan to a 1.6 16v.
ever check this out? might not be to bad of a deal depending on the condition,
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/pts/3034408092.html
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/pts/3034408092.html
too long and too much work lol. not to metion id have to swap t-case, driveshafts, and axles to something much more heavy duty
that thing is so fricken gay!! good god, id never get caught drivin that thing
Well unless i can find a different rwd trans that will bolt to the MB diesel, it wont work. the diesel its self will but the trans doesnt have an overdrive (4th is 1:1). without it id be bounching off the 5k rev limiter and only goin 60mph and thats with a stock sami t-case swapped in.
Did GM every make a rwd trans smaller than a 4l60e that had an overdrive and is fairly abundant?
Did GM every make a rwd trans smaller than a 4l60e that had an overdrive and is fairly abundant?
I have a samurai with a 92 1.6 vw turbo diesel an it is awesome. It is alot of fun I use it for my daily driver. I run it on wvo all the time an get 34 mpg. I paid 650 for it running. cant go wrong with the vw an its a easy swap
You could use a 200-4R transmission. They are the same length as a TH350, overdrive, and were used in several different applications for about 10 years.