The mk3 1.9L TD power-quest

[mollins]

I would have looked at buying that one in (QLD?) that was for sale, except, I already have 3 cars. bugger.

The one in qld is TDI (has a 1Z). Nice car, but they want a lot for it.

Cheers

Mike

[evorobin]

My favourate mk3 without doubt. Nice subtle mods with a cracking power plant!

[jayjay]

My favourate mk3 without doubt. Nice subtle mods with a cracking power plant!

i think you mean torque plant?

definitely one of my favourite mk3s on here too.

[Preen59]

i think you mean torque plant?

definitely one of my favourite mk3s on here too.

I've driven it... TWICE!

[gldgti]

ahh shux its nice of you guys to compliment her so....

it does drive really nicely, but its no powerhouse.... well maybe i'm just feeling annoyed because the turbo's letting me down AGAIN!

i just want to put the t3 in... but uni.... uni.. uni...

[jayjay]

lol. it must be the fastest pre 95 diesel car kicking around aus.

jealous preen

what are the specs for the t3 turbo compared to the current one?

[gldgti]

the t3 is a genuine vw-variant turbo made for hte early 1.6TD's -

i just measured it up and did some calcs:

The compressor side works out at 36 Trim, and the exhaust at 68 trim. the exhaust A/R is .36 . by rough calc, the compressor A/R is about 1.00

Using a T3-40 trim compressor map as a guide (40 trim pretty close to 36) it should be very good for my application. small exhaust a/r will help it spool nice and fast and even though the compressor is only small, tha large a/r should make it efficient through the midrange - i hardly ever rev it past 4000rpm anyway, so it should be great.

if i find that its not playing nice at high rpm, i might be able to swap a larger trim compressor side onto it, but keep the small a/r exhaust side.

for people that are interested in learning:

http://www.junkyardturbos.com/101_1.html - some turbocharger basics

http://www.motorgeek.com/index.php?page=6 - a nifty tool to plot you're running conditions on a few turbine maps

[gldgti]

and another article for those of you interested in learning about and improving your diesel...

http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q/t...m#turboexhaust

[mollins]

lol. it must be the fastest pre 95 diesel car kicking around aus.

not for long.. muahahaha..

[Preen59]

not for long.. muahahaha..

Hahaha nice one! I hope to do something similar to what you're doing one day...