Diesel in a 4mo?

[trickysimon]

Why, are you afraid of torque?

I'd LOVE a 4mo diesel transplant project......go for it!!

Don't get me wrong, they can tear your balls off with the amount of torque they have. I just can't stand the sound they make. Especially compared to one of the best sounding engine's; the VR6

[Greg Roles]

Guess you haven't heard a V6 TDI with a decent euro exhaust, not petrol good, but bloody decent for a tractor. Amazingly there is a lot you can do for a diesel exhaust wise, especially the modern ones. Heard a GTD yet? Not half bad stock!

[trickysimon]

Also, not a fan of their small power band. Foreverchanginggears

[kai_h]

There was a MkIV 2.0TDI 4Motion Golf - I saw one personally while on holidays in NZ.

Putting a MkIV 2.0TDI in a Bora will be easier than transplanting the 4Motion bits into a TDI as you won't need to modify the floor pan or anything like that.

I'm not sure about the transmission in the MkIV, but in the MkV there's a 2.0TDI with a 6-speed.

[grtuned]

Yep you can get em overseas but you need to check if our gear box bell hosing will match.


Factory idASZ
Engine locationfront across
Fueldiesel
Fuel supply systemHigh Pressure Injection
Max power96 kW (131 HP) at 4000 rpm
Max torque310 N·m at 1900 rpm

Engine design, number of cylslinear 4
Displacement1896 cc
Bore79.5 mm
Stroke95.5 mm
Cam designSOHC
Valves per cyl2
Total number of valves8
Compression ratio19 : 1
AspirationT

Also new ecu and possible wiring harness adaptions this will need a lot of looking into good luck!!!



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[Dyldo]

well gang, having the keys to both my mk5 BKD 2.0L TDI Golf, and my 2.8L Bora 4Mo, I can tell you that I LOOOOOVVE the VR6 sound (its why i bought the Borry and why i keep throwing cash at her) but the torque of the stock-as-a-rock Golf oiler always tears my balls off and leaves them at the lights with the guy i left behind in my soot-trail. 320Nm torqueys stock, and over 400Nm with barely a mod to be seen and a good map. thats stupid numbers, so in a 4Mo and a small car it'd be a sweet combo.

I wasn't too keen on it at post #1, but i say now go for it champ. Find the cash and find a way.

[kaneda]

[Back Door Shenanigans.]

I'm going to satisfy every forums useless fact poster.

If its any consolation the 24v vr6 was originally designed to be a diesel.

[kai_h]

And I'm going to chime in with the anal-retentive "It was the 12V VR6 that was originally designed as a diesel power plant" with the 24V being a direct descendant of the 12V. Hence forged internals, cast iron block, timing chains instead of belts etc...

[PranK]

Wow, thanks guys.

You need to remember that my VR6 is still going strong, with no signs of death yet so this is merely a 'what if ... ' scenario at the moment.

There are a few MKIV 4Motion variants in EU, some with oilers, so if my baby goes boom, I'll look into those options.

Hmmm, might even have an excuse to buy a Mk2 if that happens - cause I'll need to be mobile while the Bora is sleeping.