[Vwdiesel] to turbo or not to turbo- that is the question

[gary]

I would say, do it!

Since you say you have a "new" head, I would hazard to guess that the
head is already ready for turbo. You see, In the later years VW started
listing ONE head casting for both turbo and NA. They did the same for
the 'special' exhaust valve. One part number for both.

The pistons are definitely different.

But since you are NOT building a stump puller, I don't see a problem.

In the early days of the VW diesel, a few companies produced 'turbo
kits' (BAE comes to mind) to bolt onto NA diesels. I have never heard of
any problems with reliability with these kits.

If I had access to the pieces/parts, I wouldn't hesitate to install one
on my '80 PU.
-- 

-Gary
1980 P/U NA-IDI
1997 Passat TDI


On Thu, 2004-12-30 at 20:38 -0800, bmorse2 at attglobal.net wrote:
> Greetings
>   I have a really good just rebuilt 1.6 non-turbo motor with a new hydrulic head on it.
>   I also have a very good turbo kit that I would like to put with it.
>   Now I know that their are some differences between the turbo and the not turbo engine. 
>   My question to the list is this; What does it take to get this non-turbo motor set up for turbo use?
>   My understanding is that the pistons are oil cooled. Can run without the oil cooled pistons? Also I know that the pump and the head are different. If I am not interested in the extra power but rather economy can I run the non-turbo head with just using the turbo exhaust valves? Same question would be true with the non-turbo pump and injectors.
>   I might add that I am the most conservitive driver in the world so fuel economy is the main reason to put the turbo on. 
>   Many thanks in advance for any help that you can send my way.
>   Ben
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