tdi bronco 2

[twoll86]

so i had this idea and i hadnt been on here in months( i did se the TDI ranger build AWESOME) but i did some math and a B2 would be about 100lbs (3276lbs) lighter if this swap was accomplished with a100hp and 177ft.lbs torque(tdi) in stock form as apposed to 140 hp and 140 ft/lbs(2.9 according to google). but would get closer to 35-40 mpg if the 4runner guys are telling the truth.a fully loaded TDI bettle weighs 2712 and gets close to 50 mpg in stock form. HPA Motorsports CLAIMS a computer flash and their cam will yeild you 190 hp and 285 ft/lbs. so my ? is why are we doing more of these swaps ??????


I WILL BE AFTER TAXES :icon_welder:

 

[snoranger]

so my ? is why arent we doing more of these swaps ??????

^I assume this is what you meant to ask.^


Its a large initial investment as far as time and money. A lot of people dont have either.

 

[twoll86]

thanks for fixing my ?. i guess but people are doing 5.0 and 4.0 swaps this wouldnt be much more if any at all

 

[RangerSVT]

I can find 4.0's and 5.0's all day long at my local yard for less than $200 fully dressed with fead and all electronics. Show me where I can pick up the TDI and 4bt for that and I'll start two of them tomorrow :icon_thumby:


SVT

 

[snoranger]

I can do a 4.0l swap, start to finish, in a weekend. (I, know, I've done it.)
I've been working on a diesel conversion forever now. Its way more involved.

 

[jrpdash9]

I wanted to do that to my b2 before k traded it. I was gonna stick a om617 Mercedes in it.... did not get that far

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[bobbywalter]

cost effective tdi are rare around me. i have looked at jdm powertrains because i prefer a diesel but the 3.7 gasser is starting to look good to me over a small diesel due to costs.

 

[jrpdash9]

No old Mercedes diesel cars around ?

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[adsm08]

Its a large initial investment as far as time and money. A lot of people dont have either.

Motivation, you forgot motivation. I haven't changed my oil in 6 months because I don't have to motivation. I also haven't driven 1500 miles this year.

 

[snoranger]

Motivation, you forgot motivation. I haven't changed my oil in 6 months because I don't have to motivation. I also haven't driven 1500 miles this year.

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I do that every month.

 

[bobbywalter]

i got 2400 this week



thats not bragging....i am complaining

 

[adsm08]

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I do that every month.

Well I was only talking about my Ranger. Guess I should have been more specific.

If you count driving other people's cars for work I probably log 1500 every two weeks.

 

[snoranger]

Well I was only talking about my Ranger. Guess I should have been more specific.

If you count driving other people's cars for work I probably log 1500 every two weeks.

Your not paying for the fuel... it doesnt count.

 

[adsm08]

Your not paying for the fuel... it doesnt count.

OK.

I don't drive much anymore. I used to rack up 12 to 15,000 a year when I live near Harrisburg. Last year I drove my truck almost every day and barely put 5,000 on it.

 

[bobbywalter]

i buy and make my fuel.....

 

[jrpdash9]

OK.

I don't drive much anymore. I used to rack up 12 to 15,000 a year when I live near Harrisburg. Last year I drove my truck almost every day and barely put 5,000 on it.

I do 18k a year just for work. And u said u did live in Harrisburg where r u now ?

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[greengeeker]

Its a large initial investment as far as time and money. A lot of people dont have either.

It does take a bit of research to know what you are doing electronics-wise but for the most part these swaps aren't much different.

Your best bet for finding a cheap tdi is finding one that is in a wreck or has had the timing belt go on it. The first is your cheapest bet by far but the second is not that far behind it. Neither are going to approach the cost of a 4.0 or 5.0 swap but you do have the opportunity to recover some of the initial purchase price by selling off parts of the car. For instance, if you pull all the manual transmission parts out of your donor car (transmission, axles, clutch pedal, clutch master, clutch slave, clutch line, cruise control switches, etc) you can sell this kit for $1500 to somebody with a pooched vw automatic which is just about anyone with a vw auto after after 150k miles. That's exactly what I did with the Beetle I yanked my tdi out of and it paid for the majority of the car's purchase price.

Now the tdi with a bad timing belt is going to require about $1k in parts to get up and running again but the trans kit still applies so include that in your budget.

 

[jrpdash9]

I got $2500 ish in parts so far and. It even done but its fun

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