TDI engine for Golfs

**Golf Loon** · 07-02-2008, 09:15 PM

Just got offered a couple of 1.9 TDI 1Z engines from the UK.

Anyone know how hard these will be to wire up? My diesel knowledge is limited. Can you use an aftermarket ecu?

They are coming out with my next shipment of goodies and will cost around $1500 each, complete but without the turbos. If anyone cares.

**Jarred** · 07-02-2008, 09:47 PM

Imagine one of these in a mk 1! with a bit of work, lots of boost, this would make one damn quick mk 1! (actually, it would make one of my dream mk 1's!)

Surely, someone, somewhere in the world would had done this swap or some work with this eng. before?

**balkanac** · 08-02-2008, 09:14 AM

Jarred, why work on a diesel? Not very quick, noisy, smelly... Obviously you are not after fuel economy

**Jarred** · 08-02-2008, 09:17 AM

who else has a worked turbo diesel in a mk 1?? all the torque would make it a damn quick car...

**GoLfMan** · 08-02-2008, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by balkanac

Jarred, why work on a diesel? Not very quick, noisy, smelly... Obviously you are not after fuel economy

i dunno about that! obviously havent driven on recently!

**gldgti** · 08-02-2008, 09:56 PM

loon, i'll chat to you about htis tomorrow.

for the others - yes, its easy to swap in a a 1z tdi to any golf. theres basic wiring, thats all.

and a nicely tuned tdi in a mk1 will get 60mpg all day long, and still outrun a 16v in the same car...

Logzy · 09-02-2008, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by balkanac

Jarred, why work on a diesel? Not very quick, noisy, smelly... Obviously you are not after fuel economy

Where are you getting this information from because its not correct.!!!n:

**Jarred** · 09-02-2008, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by gldgti

loon, i'll chat to you about htis tomorrow.

for the others - yes, its easy to swap in a a 1z tdi to any golf. theres basic wiring, thats all.

and a nicely tuned tdi in a mk1 will get 60mpg all day long, and still outrun a 16v in the same car...

thats what i'm talking about. i'd think about it alot more seriously if i had a spare 5 k...

**smithy010** · 02-03-2008, 09:58 AM

I've just got my first paycheque for my first professional job.

Which means only one thing..

I got money!

One of those 1z's would fit nicely in my mk1 i reckon, and since i already got a diesel in it, there'd be nothing to do...

Plenty of other incidental expenses to carry out on my first paycheque, like buying lots of beer and subsequently drinking it, but that would be something to consider for the future.

Stay tuned loon!

Smithy

**Jarred** · 02-03-2008, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by smithy010

I've just got my first paycheque for my first professional job.

Which means only one thing..

I got money!

One of those 1z's would fit nicely in my mk1 i reckon, and since i already got a diesel in it, there'd be nothing to do...

Plenty of other incidental expenses to carry out on my first paycheque, like buying lots of beer and subsequently drinking it, but that would be something to consider for the future.

Stay tuned loon!

Smithy

DO IT DO IT!! it'd be sweet as. I'd love to do it, but I dont' have any pay checks from professional jobs.