[Vwdiesel] TDI in an Allroad Quattro

[Tad]

Hmmm I'd forgotten about the v6 in the Touareg, but finding a wrecked
specimen would be a tall order.  I see 2 listed in the whole country on
car-part.com (both halfway across the country).

The other issue with the V6 would be mating a newer engine with an older
chassis.  If Wikipedia is to be trusted, the C5 chassis (Audi A6) was never
available with the 3.0 TDI, only the 2.5.

Any hints on how one goes out about finding European wrecker that's not
going to screw you?

Pat - the only way I'd consider a 1.9 would be if I could rod the heck out
of it... I know you can get quite a lot of power out of an ALH if you try,
but then I guess reliability might be an issue.

Any further info on the TX swap you mention?

Thanks,


On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Vincent McBeigh <vrmcbeigh at gmail.com>wrote:

> I would check out a V6 TDI from A totalled Touareg, maybe? Or with a
> little tuning, you can push 160 HP and 230 TQ or so from a 1.9 without much
> effort. Those are easily within the limits of the clutch on a 2.7tt model!
> On Jul 25, 2013 5:50 PM, "Tad" <tadc at europa.com> wrote:
>
>>  Hey all - lately I've been seeing some nice specimens of the Audi Allroad
>> Quattro on the road (the older 99-05 one, not the new edition that just
>> came out) and it's rekindled a long-standing desire to own one... with a
>> diesel of course.
>>
>> Now they are getting older, it may be more affordable to do so.  I know
>> these cars were available with a diesel plant in Europe, but not in the
>> US,
>> so I assume I'd be looking at importing a engine/trans or front clip from
>> the continent, or trying to transplant a domestic 1.9 TDI, which might
>> leave the car a little underpowered since it's about 1000 lbs heavier than
>> my Golf.
>>
>> Does anybody else have any experience with such an undertaking?
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