Gti conversion devalue van

[T25_steveo]

I'm not looking to sell at all at the moment but one day I'm sure it will eventually come lol. I just don't like to throw money away so would not want to spend money knowing it was going to be worth less

[Sir Brixalot]

Wuuldn't have minded one myself as I was going up an 13% gradient hill in south london at 20mph to get a good view of the fireworks

[T25_steveo]

I can't wait to start TBH. I'm going to do a thread as I'm going along to so it may help some other people out in the future

[Simon Baxter]

Oi! Are you looking at my 3.3699289 pints?

Nowt wrong wirra DG!

Just confused by the quote, trying to work out what the starting point was that the claims were based on.

More power claim, agreed but different power, GTI are okay but everything is at the top end, lacking bottom end pulling power. Very noticeable if youre used to driving a TD.
More mpg, agreed against any factory T3 petrol engine but not the Diesels.

If he couldn't overtake before then he probably didn't have a 2.1.

If he converted to GTI then he probably didn't start with an aircold van, so, looking at this then he started with a DG.

[itchyfeet]

yep
http://forum.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=141627" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[T25_steveo]

I'm lost lol did I miss something

[itchyfeet]

I'm lost lol did I miss something

yes,

'it's great' depends on what engine you had before, compared with a JX it will have much less torque at low end, will need more revs.

[Titus A Duxass]

yes,

'it's great' depends on what engine you had before, compared with a JX it will have much less torque at low end, will need more revs.

But compared to the JX - it is easier to drive, the power delivery is quite progressive, you do need more revs but (a) you cannot hear it revving and (b) the engine is quite happy being revved.

I have never had an issue the the different torque levels and I used to drive a fully loaded camper with 5% larger wheels.

[itchyfeet]

Dare I ask was missing a gear with high revs responsible for the spin?

[Titus A Duxass]

Dare I ask was missing a gear with high revs responsible for the spin?

No it was driver error.

[badgerfax]

Sorry, have not been keeping an eye on this thread. I did not include my engine was a DG

I was lucky to get 23 MPG and at the time of doing the conversion petrol was £1.40 ish a litre

I could cruise at 60 to 65 no problem but often had to sit behind a lorry on a gradient.

Fancied a challenge having never attempted anything like removing an engine before.

So all in all I'm very pleased.

I am sure a standard diesel is fuel efficient but I have also heard they are painfully slow
Cant comment on a TD
From what I understand the 2.1 is so similar in power to the DG its not worth it.

The only thing I miss from the DG is the exhaust sound of the flat four, but ironically the snapped exhaust bolts are what prompted the removal in the first place.

[T25_steveo]

I think the head of my Jx is knackered. It's leaking water between the head and block and steaming from that area. So chances are the heads gone. I think I could do the gti conversion for pretty much free if I sell Parts off the donor and bits off the Jx. Do you think a change of cam might give it better torque lower down the revs.

[Titus A Duxass]

Honestly I really wouldn't be too concerned with torque figures.
The AGG/ADY is more driveable than the JX.

[MGP]

Have you thought about installing a 1y and running it on the jx fuel pump and turbo? The 1y is basically an aaz without the turbo, using the jx bits it's as near to a direct swap as you can get and there is no additional wiring or fuel pumps to worry about.

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[Titus A Duxass]

JX torque / BHP

http://busman.be/syncro-information/t3a ... ginetypes/

AGG torque / BHP

http://www.clubgti.com/showthread.php?2 ... dded/page2