[Vwdiesel] Overland parts?

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

> In the end it was just too expensive to justify for the rabbit, unless I
>  wanted to go all-the-way for restoration, show car.  I would rather take
>  that 4k and put a down payment on an A3 TDI golf and start tweaking that.
:)

  How about a 1.6 TD with an intercooler?  Up the fuel and boost a little,
put a big exhaust on it and you should be pushing around 100hp.  That's
plenty for a Rabbit to perform!  :)  I'll be running a 1.5 with all that and
a
little more when I finally do get around to it.  The 1.6 in Dad's pickup is
very respectable and we haven't gotten anywhere near to getting an
intercooler on it.  He thought about a 1.9 TD but the cost didn't seem
to balance with the little more power and probable less mileage.
>
>  What I would _really_ like is to import a UK Golf diesel.  They have a
>  150BHP/236torque(@1900RPM!!) TDI that still gets like 52mpg/av.  *druel*
> Out race and out gas-mileage perform everything out there. Plus the 6-speed
>  manual.

  Of course that's probably Imperial gallons.  Notice the SDI made about
70mpg!  I've been wondering, I think I saw somewhere that the 6 speed
has no more gearing than the 5 speed.  Just more steps between the
lowest and highest gears.  More overdrive is what would be nice.
     Loren