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(Message started by: gase on Sep 18^th, 2010, 11:23pm)

Title: Turbo Diesel info
Post by gase on Sep 18^th, 2010, 11:23pm

Hi what is the Turbo used on the 2.5 TD. also has any one ever tried tuning this engine e.g bigger turbo, remap etc.
any advice would be much appriciated

Title: Re: Turbo Diesel info
Post by pinto on Sep 19^th, 2010, 8:45am

All things are possible :) although i think the old VM lump has a reputation for blowing headgaskets on standard boost levels so tuning might require outlay for machining or exotic gaskets (such as ferriday copper items)

Not sure on the size or manafacturer of the standard turbo either, but upgrades shouldn't be too difficult - as long as you can cut and weld then you could put a whole range of turbos on, including those from a petrol engine ( they're fine for diesel, just not the other way round lol) - i know of a guy running a cosworth garret T3 on a 2.5 Di transit !

Title: Re: Turbo Diesel info
Post by gase on Sep 19^th, 2010, 1:16pm

thanks for the advice, so what would you think about taking a TD engine out of a transit or a maverick and using them instad of the scorpio diesel.

Title: Re: Turbo Diesel info
Post by vmkrister on Sep 19^th, 2010, 10:21pm

There is a site dealing with VM diesel engines only. I am convinced that you can find someone there who has experience of upgrading the engines.
Send a question to the site and you might get an answer.
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VM-dieselengine-group/

Krister :)

PS. You can upgrade the engin to a 2.8.... DS.

Title: Re: Turbo Diesel info
Post by Highlander on Sep 20^th, 2010, 10:14am

on 09/19/10 at 13:16:51, gase wrote:

thanks for the advice, so what would you think about taking a TD engine out of a transit or a maverick and using them instad of the scorpio diesel.

I looked at a similar thing a while ago, I think the transit engines are too high, although it would depend which engine you were using

Title: Re: Turbo Diesel info
Post by pinto on Sep 20^th, 2010, 8:35pm

There's a 3.2 litre VM engine fitted to the modern range of Jeep 4x4's like the Cherokee - look the same as the scorp engine too - if you ignore the 2 extra cylinders lol.

Di engine is a bit too agricultural for a car IMO, even in TD form - only made 110 bhp in the biggest turbo form (but it would probably drive to alpha centari and back before it needed a service lol)

I did play with the idea of one TD engine which would be trick and enrage the "off rooooad !" brigade in once fell swoop :D

Rip the engine out of a TD5 landy, ranger or disco and fit it into a scorp; 150bhp, well tunable and they are RAPID. Probably a lot of issues to deal with tho.....