[Vwdiesel] Diesel engine in Karmin Ghia VW etc.

[The President]

I bet those 3 cylinder TDI's are 10x the cost of a 1.6TD. Folks on some 
sites claim 140+BHP from one of those. Others seek manual pumps for TDI's... 
Don't worry about xs overhang  over the back wheels ; just stick a tool kit/ 
chunk of something under the front hood. Take some 'moments' about the back 
wheels and see for yourself :o)
Used to do this in my first car a rear engined rwd Hillman IMP. Twin 
Strombergs and 12 mpg for a 998 Ralley version...  Ah even I had fun once 
(;op)
Mark
I may be President but I'm still a miser...

>From: James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net>
>To: Libbybapa at wmconnect.com
>CC: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
>Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Diesel engine in Karmin Ghia VW etc.
>Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 23:26:18 -0600
>
>
>
>Libbybapa at wmconnect.com wrote:
> >   In a message dated 4/8/06 8:29:13 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> > jhsg at sasktel.net writes:
> >
> >
> >> The reason I had mentioned the TDI was because a 3 cylinder TDI would 
>be
> >> much lighter than the 4 banger, the weight is further forward, and 
>makes
> >> the same power as a 4 cylinder.  The mileage would turn out to be 
>pretty
> >> good too I would think.
> >
> >
> > I thought that I would mention that the 3 cyl TDI engines do indeed
> > share the same engine to tranny bolt pattern as the inline-4. So that
> > makes that idea a little easier to accomplish.
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > Andrew
>Thanks Andrew, that's good to know.
>Now to shake the trees and see if a 3cylinder complete with wiring
>harness and ecu falls out.
>
>I have a couple nice bugs in the fleet that would do with a swap like
>this, and as was mentioned, a hardtop post 67 Ghia would do very nicely.
>I bet the deck lid would close on a beetle with a Lupo motor in it.
>
>The caddy I planted the 1.9td into would be a great candidate, except
>for the seating, or lack of it.
>
>I still haven't gotten over the wood for a Loremo. THAT would serve me
>well. Haven't heard back from the company about availability on this
>side of the pond however.
>-James
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