Yeah, the stock 2.2 liter isuzu was rated at 62 horsepower, and the 1.6 liter VW was only 55 horsepower. You can boost the 1.6 a little by getting rid of the factory snorkel with a 4" system, and putting on a 2.5" straightpipe exhaust, but it's just not very powerful compared to even a stock TDI.
On 11/30/05, Mike Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bring it to "Mike's GTDI Shop"! > > My 2002 Golf TDI gets rubber in three gears and I've smoked more than a > few BMW's with it - running biodiesel. > > I have a RocketChip, redialed the boost w/ Vag-Com and installed a K&N > induction system. Right now my seat of the pants feel is easily 125 > -135 HP and well over 200 lbs of torque. I have bigger injectors for > the engine but am worried that it'll put out so much power the clutch > will slip. This model has the small clutch, and I'm not ready invest in > a bigger one. > > Which motor do you have? If it's the non-turbo, you may be able to pick > up some ponies with a K&N setup and bigger injectors. > > I have long wanted to do this swap but will probably wind up buying a > used Cummins P/U. > > -Mike > > Stanley baer wrote: > > >Mike Weaver wrote: > > > > > > > >>Did you use a kit? I looked into an adapter from the Suzuki Samurai kit > >>but never did it. Was it hard? > >> > >>Stanley baer wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >I didn't use a kit I made all the parts in my machine shop. It took a > >long time and the results were less than perfect, but it has been > >running for three years now. The main problem is that the engine is not > >powerful enough to tow anything. I need another 25 hp. > > > >stan > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Biofuel mailing list > >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): > >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
