mkv 1.9 tdi golf mods help?

[adrian13]

Hey guys, just wanted as much input as i can get from my fellow diesel drivers as to what performance/body mods i should/can get done for my 08 vw golf V 1.9 tdi. Thanks guys!

[Darks RS]

Search is your friend!

ECU reflash
Coilovers/ springs,shocks
front lip / side skirts
DPF (spelling) mod
Air intake?
Wheels
tints
RNS510 (if don't have it)

Seriously, its all here man just search!

Hey guys, just wanted as much input as i can get from my fellow diesel drivers as to what performance/body mods i should/can get done for my 08 vw golf V 1.9 tdi. Thanks guys!

[getjet]

Ecu reflash is the first thing.

[GoLfMan]

DPF (spelling) mod

Seriously, its all here man just search!

the 1.9 never came with a DPF, which is good! Less problems.

indeed. Search IS your friend, plenty of info on here, quite a few of us have modded them!

[getjet]

Wouldn't an 08 be a 2.0l 16v?

[adrian13]

Wouldn't an 08 be a 2.0l 16v?

well according to the dealership i bought my car from and the logbook, its a 2008 1.9 tdi

[getjet]

well according to the dealership i bought my car from and the logbook, its a 2008 1.9 tdi

In your service Manuel, there should be a sticker with a whole heap of random letters etc on it. What does it say next to engine / trans?

If it says BKD then it's the 2.0l 16v.

[jazd]

I think only the Pacific models were the 2.0L

edit. mm hang on this isn't true. I'm looking at some on Carsales now and there are Comfortlines that are 2.0L and also 1.9L.
The 2.0L ones have a badge that says so and the 1.9L just say "TDI"

[Greg Roles]

Comfort lines came in 1.9, Sportline and up had the option, but most are 2.0. The biggest killer for the 1.9 seems to be intake pipe restriction, EGR restriction, small side mount intercooler from the top of my head, but the 1.9 polo TDI guys will know way more than me.

Work on the same old hot rod principles, air in, exhaust out, cool the intake air, clean out the sludge from the blow by, run some fuel doctor through it, get a tune, even a basic overseas or local handheld tune will make considerable difference, the Viezu one on my TDI is astounding, but as I flog those now it sounds biased.

[kaanage]

WEDEL.1 reflashed his 1.9 PD TDi MkV Golf with Oettinger and says it transformed his car so that it performs almost identically to the 103kW 2.0 PD version. The big trailer he towed across SA and WA last year certainly would have tested the engine.

But as others have said, this engine was also used in the 9N3 Polo and the same tuning applied to these would also work well with your Golf

My 1.9 PD TDi runs a Viezu remap (1 have three + stock, actually) and it's great. Others have had good results with CustomCode, DNA Tuning and Giac so I would decide on which dealer can locally support you best as well as on pricing.