A Guide To Diesel Tuning
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- Опубликовано: 13 янв 2016
- In this video I go over options you have when it comes to diesel tuning and what order you might want to choose to do things in.
The video is in reference to my Audi A3 110 TDI which has a AHF engine (which is similar to the other non PD 110 engines), however the guide will hold parallels to many other turbo diesels when it comes to tuning.
I have gone for a brief overview rather then an in depth look at each individual area, however there are many great resources out there should you want to dive deeper!
I will be following up in the future looking at some specific area's of tuning on the A3, so hit subscribe to follow the upgrade journey!
The tracks in the video are from the RUclips Audio Library, these are:
Crispy by Silent Partner
Hey now by Mk2 
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Don't forget to upgrade your headstuds. When you go past 150hp on the 1.9 the head starts to separate from the block.
Arl head studs do well. £50 a set from euro car parts.
@@andrewwright. You don't happen to know if the ARL head bolts fit the older 1.9 IDI TD engines? Thanks
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Liam Weaver I live in the US the TDI ALH came stock with 90hp is there a way to get up to the 110hp that was in Europe
Desperados Vlad Guess I was misinformed, was there an diesel engine that came stock with 110 hp that was offered in EU but not in the US or something? (For the MK 4 generation) i thought I herd something somewhere about 110 hp in Europe for some reason
Step 1: Raise boost and adjust the fuel pump to max capacity on a 30 year old engine.
Step 2: Overheat, warp or crack the head.
Step 3: Buy new engine. Repeat.
That's heat and a bad tuner.
First step is broken clutch if you wants to follow next steps change it and go further to crack the head 😁
Good recipe for damaged dual mass fly wheel and clutch pressure plate.
Egt gauge a must
Step 1 buy a more powerful car
Very good vídeo with clear info! Congrats mate!
you are 100% right, haven't come across anyone yet with that knowledge of cars and having adequate toughs regarding the car as a whole 1 unit. grate vid, )))
My mate said that cylinder boring can increase heat, great upload
Sigit Prabowo Boring + added air/fuel makes more heat anyways, stock would see the same but with fractionally less heat dissapation. Providing the bore doesn't compromise the wall's ability to resist being crushed by all the extra power.
If I did all that to my Skoda Octavia, it would leave the back half behind LOL. Great video, thank you for sharing.
great video very interesting,lots of facts and information..thank you for sharing
Great video! That's how it should be done! Thank you!
For me the easiest way to get good results without illegal exhaust and dpf stuff was remap and adding throttle response unit you may lough but testing many times after remap my diesel will accelerate to 60 in 7.2 after adding throttle unit in sport mode it was 6.8 I was sceptical but it's thru
this is a really nice video!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
Dude this video is exactly what I have been looking for, thanks so much.
Thank you I will be using these ideas:3
Thanks very much for your video. So far you helped me properly remove door cards and install speakers and remove the instrument cluster. I also have an Audi A3 TDi and recently bought a standard intercooler unfortunately before I saw your video. Can you tell me the exact make or where I might find the one you mentioned which fits in replacement of the standard one but is double the capacity? I might still change it. Thanks for all your video's. Thumbs up from me. Best, Richard
No worries Richard, they are pretty much a TDI SMIC on eBay and they are around £80.
It's worth checking the size of the MAP sensor as sometimes the aftermarket ones have bigger/smaller fittings as there are two versions.
This intercooler on forums is known as a tacotaco type, also darkside sell them for £90
Hello i have a bmw e39 525tds 1998 , m51 engine , 143hp ,
Is it ok to remap stage 1 to 173 hp?
You mentioned Peugeot. I have a 308 1.6 bluehdi, 120hp
What parts can i fit? Acutal turbo number, incjetors ecc
Great video mate 👍🏽
great vid and info buddy
300hp in diesel is alot, because of low-rev torque you can have 1000nm and only 400 hp
Will see how next year goes - I'd like to go full build and aim for 300 but I need a car inbetween.
Gedas alekveravičius in Portugal 300hp is very normal in diesel
were talking normal cars, not v12 tdi's or similar.
Portugal they are mad...320 340ect ect 300 is normal out there.
I drive a truck, it's only 360bhp but enough torque to rip a hole in space time
Ha....My VW LT 35 SDI has no turbo and weighs 2.5 tonnes unloaded....couldn’t pull the skin of a rice(r) pudding but I love it. Bought a non turbo to negate any turbo issues and get around 30 mpg which is pretty decent for a ‘brick’. 2.5 litre five cylinder engine too. The only ‘performance mod’ it has had is that the previous owner removed the viscous fan...the van never overheats even in the hottest weather. It is a fairly common ‘upgrade’ for Sprinter owners etc but I will be fitting an electric fan and thermostat into the space left after the viscous fan removal...funnily enough, I didn’t even notice this when I bought the van..despite a good root around....just goes to show...
Funny the fan mod has been on my list for ages with my 2.5 V6 TDI I can see the inherant benefit but every other Audi I've looked at/owned at electric fans and I'd rather use a fan on a thermoswitch (with an option to override it)
Is there anything you recommend upgrading on a Mk6 gtd? Have it mapped to 205bhp/312lbs and upgraded panel filter so far
Excellent video mate any recommendations for parts for a vw caddy 1.9tdi van with a stage 1 map I want to bring it too a comfortable 200bhp any help would be great mate
Hey chief! What you think about BMW e46 320Cd (stock is with turbo as you know) 02.2002 Facelift 110kw, 150 hp, what's the steps for more power/hp? chipping, turbo boost, exhaust etc.? Thanks!!!👋🏻
with the turbo from the pd150 you need the whole set up that includes the 4 bar boost sensor and the intercooler they use for the best setup on them
Intercooler not needed, better cooler air but not needed
No need for 4 bar, only 3 bar. You shouldn't push a 1749vb over 2 bar :) and a front mount intercooler is always a good choice :)
compounds are the best upgrade for diesels with proper fueling ive found.
What have you typically put compounds into?
Excellent video
Any idea how to get turbo flutter sound on stock 1.9 tdi engine without air filter mods.Will increasing turbo boost result in turbo flutter sound ?
You know what your talking about, very interesting video 😎
Could you tell me if it is possible to fit to fit a turbo kit to my Mercedes 309D Number Vin WDB60241710785745 it has a
horse box body mounted on 3.5t chasssis cab first registered 9/12/85
although 85 annee it only traveled 65000kms
The reason i wish to do do this is it loses power on the hills
i am also considering changing the injector pump
if you could suggest any thing it would be most welcome
could you give me a price for anything that you suggest
cordialement
Geoff
Hi what do you think about the 1.9 tdi atj (in a 2000 passat) i have about 270k km do you suggest a tune or not? I heard bad things about this engine :(
Hello, i have a seat leon 1.9 TDI asv with 1749v turbo which cleaned just 1 month ago, i have a straight pipe from the turbo, and i dont hear the turbo spools up or whistle, or even "owl"-ing after shifts, only sounds like some air escape but it cant. No boost leaks no exhaust leaks and im goin crazy noone know whats the problem. Can you help me? Thanks for reply
Hey mate I have a turbo diesel Musso SsangYong 2007 Mercedes-Benz based motor I wanted to install a bigger turbo,what should I do or modify I just need more 60-100 hp as my car is just 120hp and weights 2400kg
i hope you can show to to modified powerjet apply to intake for ddi engine....
great video :)
I’ve got a mk1 fabia VRS with a front mount, made 185bhp and 310ftlb on a stage one map, everything sock but gearbox is starting to wine in second...
does any1 knows can a turbo form pd 115 (ajm 115 hp) fit on 1z ?
i got a all stock golf 5 2.0 tdi, with 140hp. I want a lil more power. Maybe 200hp.
What should i do?
This man kows whats he talkig about , top man.😊
great video, may I add that from 2009 tdi's with common rail have all uprated components so you can run 200bhp and 300 torques with standard clutch and fly wheel
thats a very broad statement , barely true about half of small diesels
James Bates really isn't, all mk6 golfs with the 2.0 tdi 140bhp can make that power easily with no modifications, actually the engine alone can be tuned to about 230 bhp and 350 ft/lb but then the clutch may start slipping
you just cherry picked the golf as being capable of more power , congratulations. how about any Peugeot , most can only manage about a 20% increase in power , vauxhalls? renaults ? citroen? nissan? toyota? theres a lot more diesel manufacturers than just audi and Volkswagen , actually do some homework before screaming about how fast the latest VW golf might be able to go if the clutch holds out. You have made an incredibly broad statement that only applies to a very small quantity of cars that are truely capable of more power without major conversions. How about a Peugeot 1.6 120hp standard , only gets 140hp tuned?! wowow! and thats all from just putting in more fuel at WOT ?! holy shit isnt that amazing - NO , congrats more fuel = more power
do you actually know anything about other cars? your still bleeting about how amazing VW diesels are , dieselgate ?! no? try looking beyond what VW are doing and stop saying that ALL diesels are capable of high BHP when clearly they arent , just because VW can doesnt mean that toyotas can or any other manufacturer can
James Bates wow who put sand in your vagina 😂😂I actually do this for a living, I design new injection systems for Bosch and you dare say I have no knowledge? I only mentioned 2.0 tdi because that was my most recent job, Peugeot 1.6 tdi is useless for tuning, common rail system will run out of fuel at about 150 bhp so you can't put "more fuel" in. Maybe you should study engineering at a degree level then you would understand, at the moment you just made a video and you think you are the best diesel expert on the planet, far from it lad so don't attack people who give you good pointers
mines just got a Malone tune stage 1 or 1.5 can't remember but it's all stock clutch can handle.it woke the car right up of course I wish it was faster but I just don't want to dump money into it. even if it was stage 5 I would still want more power haha.
Yeah I've read that thread, purely read it for the smoke limter map.. I'm stuck on increasing the values.. I'm just thinking of finding my highest iq in the torque limt map and edit it into the smoker limter map through out the rev range :/ I'll have to do some more digging
Very nice video
Nice explanation! One question how far can you go with ecu tuning. I'm talking stage 1, 2, 3. On a jetta 2.0 tdi ? What are the limits that the engine, transmission, can take?
Stage 1 is fine if you aren't improving other aspects of the motor
Suggestions on best straight through/sports exhaust you suggest for this A3 8l TDi? Bearing in mine I guess emmission standards still need to be adhered to somewhat?
Will the car be tuned? The best thing performance wise is a straight through but it'll be noisey so potentially a decat (or knocked through test pile for dyno purposes...).
There are places that will do the cat back for £200ish and can tune the sound, so a down turned exhaust for example is less droney.
the most comprehensive set of mods for a turbo diesel, I have seen on youtube!
My first car is going to be a 1.9td that I can insure btw it’s in my budget. And overtime I can squeeze about 250bhp and god knows how much torque from it. That will take a long time though as insurance companies will do my arse if I try that straight away
I gatta pegueot 208 hdi 132bhp 320nm torque.. cat bk exhurst. its done 70 tho miles never missed services .. and never done over a 100 mph as it hasent been thrashed ... i wanna take cat out .. is it a instant mot failure.. .. i soo wanna take this cat out and would it be worth it ..
VW Touran 2,0tdi with ECU-upgrade and EGR-delete. 190hp and 320ft-lb. Been going like this the past 3years on standard clutch and so far the only thing I’ve had to change is tires a couple of timesXD
Hi did you fit a downpipe and decat also or is it all standard with a remap only
@@colingovindasamy8708 just the remap
amazing, thanks. I have a merc cls 2007 cdi, 3 liter, any advise?
Good car
got an golf 7 2.0l tdi with upgrade turbo and removed DPF / EGR / Cat and i got 270hp now with low boost .. next will be pistons and all these stuff (dont know the english names of them im from austria) and then i try go up to 300+ whp its not that hard and if you can make it on your own its not that expensive + it makes more fun than an gti or R
Can a fuel remap be done to a Sdi engine? Golf mk4?
Unless you want better mpg then no point as the engine is NA you won't have much if any room to burn extra fuel due to lack of air and will just roll coal - better off here chopping in for a GT TDI
A 6,000 lb truck with 400hp and almost 1000 ft/lbs of torque stock is normal where I live 😂. It's crazy you can get over 300hp out of a 1.9 liter engine though.
Well...theres a vw golf with a 1.9l engine that made 1233hp😬
Cheers, quality!
I've got a 2015 bmw f32 420d. Any idea how I can bump it up by approximately 100 bhp and 150 torque without risking any engine damage? Want it to survive as my daily. Thanks
What's the stock horsepower? Short answer is spend ££$$ basically most TDI's tune 20-30% with a stage one tune. If its 180 bhp stock I see a tune gets it to 238bhp, add a good exhaust setup and maybe 250 is on the cards.
After that I suspect it's bigger turbo, maybe clutch and injectors - that first tuning hit is cheap but what comes next costs. Also depending on the bottom end you might need rods.
Because you car is new my usual answer goes out the window (I.e. in the UK 330D's are cheap on the second hand market and I'd suggest getting that and tuning it, I'm an Audi guy but I know the 330D has more power easily available).
The other thing is to get the tune and see how the power feels, it they pick up a ton of power in the middle of the power range it transforms the car.
Awesome cheers for the advice. 200bhp and 400nm stock. Yeah I would have gotten a bigger engine but insurance sucks :/
Will look into a remap and maybe an intercooler & turbo. Think that'll get me 100 more bhp?
Cheers for your help!
50% increase is a lot to ask from a remap and I wonder what the clutch can hold.
I'd take a look at what other people have done to get to 300 bhp.
It's not a comparison as such but to get my 180 bhp V6 tdi to 300 BHP I need bigger injectors, a bigger turbo, a beefier clutch and a remap - I actually have the turbo, injectors and remap ready but need to do the clutch and that's going to cost me £700 before labour (I plan to do this myself). I won't need an FMIC as the car has twin SMIC's but I think that an FMIC would help.
I'd say to chat to a known tuner about "stages" and cost, and the further you go the more stress you will place on the engine so in a way a stage 1 tune with supporting mods is a nice happy medium, it's also cheaper and if you can do it with the stock turbo you get power over the range (for me going to the bigger turbo I probably loose 500rpm of lower end).
Catback exhaust with dpf delete and a stage 1 will be enough. Stage 2 is rarely worth it for diesels
@@manbiteslife3110 I straight piped from the turbo and remapped stage 2 plus. 250bhp and 510nm now
what's the song ? great video man i really apreciate it keep up the good workk
Hey man thanks, the music is Crispy by Silent Partner,Hey now by Mk2 both from the RUclips music archive.
thx man
I have a pd130 golf gttdi im looking at a remap
Daniel Jackson do it but get a custom remap
I'm in a tricky situation trying to figure which turbo to buy. I have decided to get a gtb 1756vk but my issue lies as far as where I want to get it from I can possibly get a brand new from xq Motorsports (they have some of the fastest diesels) for 1110 USD or a gtb 1756vk from gottuned for 960 USD. Benefits from the xq Motorsports it should be of amazing quality . Con is that I have to get it thru a representative of xq Motorsports, so a middle man. Benefits of gottuned it's official website more secure and cheaper. Both will have a 6+6 billet wheel
I couldn't say tbh - you'd have to go with the best reputation and confidence of getting your money back should anything go wrong.
I am only looking at the logical side. because by the time you spend all that money trying to get some more power. it would have made more sense just to have gotten a more powerful car in ur case S3. plus you would get more street credits in a S3. Looks better and more enjoyable to be in and drive. but if you enjoy tinkering with your car and seeing how far you can take it. then just remember it's just for fun. I use to do all this back in my days. now I just get a more powerful car and the most I would do is a remap and a little cosmetic stuff. I wish you all the best with your car.
Thanks - I actually recently got a 1.8T which I'm using to donor part various bits for the TDI. I intend to get a weekend car (or two) but the cost of a daily petrol would cripple me taking my annual fuel bill from £2400 to £5500 plus that's assuming 20-30 mpg on a performance petrol. My spend on this TDI is way under that.
At some point I will build a fast car - like Ferrari beating fast (Audi A6/S4 with the 2.7TT engine has a ton of potential) but atm I'm enjoying the tinkering/learning and affording to make mistakes before I apply that to something crazy.
Thanks for the comment though because I can see this is where I'm eventually going - but I think the tinkering side of me would still buy something cheap to play with as a side toy....I can't help myself.
I find my self intentionally buying weaker cars specifically because i wan't to upgrade it myself. It's a hobby for me
PØKATELLO depends on local laws. Where im from as long as emissions meet the standard anything goes, you could cram a 1000hp+ engine into a lotus Elise and as long as the emissions are low enough and lights are in the right spot you're fine.
wow, and here i am, not even legal to do brake upgrades/aftermarket exhaust/ ecu tune,...
Great video, whats this background music called?
+darkenboy2010 hey, thanks, not sure which track but they are in the description and from the RUclips music library. Hope that helps.
Lol okay, I jus picked up a PD TDi Jetta (BEW Engine code) for about $500, it was a buddies car he jus dumped over 3k into, southbend stage 3 clutch, new turbo, and some other bits and pieces, injectors, etc... The car was running good, then suddenly (as he explained to me) the car lost all power, he could hear air rushing behind the engine, and the day I went to look at and buy it, it started right up no prob, and Idled fine.. TIL he hit the accel. and it would not at ALL rev, but was bellowing white smoke... I handed him the money, trailered the car home, and upon close inspection, the lower charge pipe had blown off (Intercooler side) so I replaced that hose completely, bought the KermaTDi Doggie collar for the top one, and I replaced all the Vacuum lines, jus to be safe.The car, besides injectors and Clutch, is otherwise stock. Which leads me here... I would RLY like to tune this little car myself, as I have next to nothing into it, its Diesel, and basically running stock turbo with big injectors... I understand the basic differences between a Diesel and Gas engine, IK Diesel is not Bound to the Stoich in the way the gas engines would be.. But this video was a huge help in understanding where I can start to tackle this on my own, so ty for that. There isnt alot of info out here on this topic.
I have a "stage 2" map on my mk6 2.0 Tdi golf with dpf removed. Not completely sure of the power but I feel like I could get more, it's a nice clean map with little to no smoke coming out the exhaust, I did ask him to push it more but he wanted to keep it on the safe side. I want more power but don't want to fork out over a grand for a bigger turbo and a FMIC. What do you think I should do?
Bigger turbo has the biggest gains but is more expensive. An intercooler won't add as much power, and will weigh a fair amount more, but is comparatively inexpensive. You don't need both a big turbo and intercooler. AFAIK there's no other way to gain more power on diesel.
@@gram. What about increasing the capasity? More Liter more Power?
Do you mean boring the block and bigger pistons or larger capacity intercooler?
@@CarAndMechanical b
Block + Pistons 😉
Lot of cost in that, where you could just go bigger/newer turbo , injector's, rods if needed, clutch and a remap. Also could add supporting mods like water meth etc.
I would love to know more about that A4 b5 110hp TDI, cause I have one(ProfilePicture) and so I want to upgrade it
I bolted on .215 nozzles and got a chip remap - tbh 155 was to aggressive with a VNT15 so it was smokey but fun (I have a dyno print out somewhere). You can go just nozzles and IQ adjustments from VCDS or the hammer mod.
Depends on power goals and budget - nozzles can be done DIY cheaply for the .215's but beyond that it starts to cost a lot more.
CarAndMechanical Thank you dude :D
I should of also said it's worth heading to tdiclub - is your car ODB2? Mine needed a chip tune because in the EU we were not fully ODB2 for a while (also see my EVRY mod video but read up on it)
Yes it is OBD2, I live in Slovakia, I checked out the videos, and read on it. I did it and now its smoking like crazy :D
Might need to hammer mod the IP to control iq a bit.
Thanks!
HOW ABOUT TURBOCHARGING A NON TURBO DIESEL. ON AN INLINE INJECTION PUMP(P-PUMP) TYPE OF FUEL SYSTEM DIESEL ENGINE? PLSS I NEED YOUR ANSWER.
Which car are we talking here. Typically you are better off with a full engine swap as you need to change fuel management as well as VNT systems.
I mean. Is it okay to turbocharged a non turbo engine? and what should I do to turbocharged a non turbo diesel engine?
Seach for PORTUGAL tdi Projects..
Do vw tdi have a intercooler?
Broadly yes
Great info. My Toyota Avensis 2.2 d4d 150bhp, 2010 plate. Remap with egr and dpf delete will take it to 190 Bhp 440 lb ft torque. Would it be recommended to remap the engine as it has covered 156k? Thanks mo
Make sure everything is clean and ready. Your motor must be healthy, injectors very clean, turbo healthy, clean fuel tank. I wouldn't delete the egr, it's very easy to remove and clean in 10 minutes and you can do it annually. Buy a new exhaust custom made and just keep the muffler and the cat. Also buy a kn performance air filter, it's also reusable so don't worry about the money. Dpf delete and stage 1 after will get you to 200+
@@manbiteslife3110 hi mate. I got a diesel and want it to sound better but also pass MOT. How can I do it apart from dpf delete or buying a shitty speaker system they do.
Search for ibizas and a3 tdis in Portugal and be amazed with what they do with tdis here
My car has about $12,000 into it with the price of buying the car and I’m making around 400 hp it’s at 390 on last dyno
In case of OM60X:throw in a huge turbo(HX40 for example),7.5mm pump elements,and boom you are at 450bhp
I wish the Audi 2.5 V6 unit was as easy...VP44 is a special beast
CarAndMechanical ohh,be careful with the 2.5V6 TDI,it is one the worst engines made by vw.
Though the old 2.5 TDI,the inline 5 is fairly good for tuning.I have heard people getting 250-300bhp out of them :)
It's maybe not the ideal but I find it's very smooth Vs 1.9's I've had. Out of interest what elements do you think make it the worst engine?
Well I'm not an expert in TDI engines,but it's considered one of the "not too good" engines when looking longevity.
It was overenginered,with too complicated solutions.as I know,there are problems with overheating,head gasket,undersized chain,etc.If maintained and looked after really properly,and repaired regularly,it should not cause too big surprise but still not the best engine to go with.okay it's powerful and smooth when it's working,but can cause serious headaches.my friend had one of these,he didn't say too much nice things about it either..
No worries, basically I've had my share of issues with mine but so far they've mostly been typical TDI issues - boost leaks, fuel filter, return lines etc...
The one I have that's very much an AKE known issue is noisy tappets - when I got the car I got one with the cams changed, but perhaps not all lifters etc sorted.
In my question I was also interested in what you had heard/were aware of as I'm always open to getting new info. I've not had or heard of head Gasket issues or had any heat issues....then again the UK isn't known for it's amazing weather.
With the chain it's just a belt on the timing but I have heard of issues with the tensioners letting go...funnily enough when not renewed.
One thing I do think with these engines is they've been overlooked often for tuning which is a shame as I think they can make more power then most give credit, but the exact formula's are a bit all over.
Good vid your talking sense
Do you need to remove the dpf if you are getting ecu remaped
Depends on the laws where you live - in the UK if your car comes with an DPF and you remove it then it'll fail the MOT. Performance wise they sap some flow - but I also understand they can be mapped to be less of a restriction by playing with regen cycles.
@@CarAndMechanical my dad said that takes no point gating ecu remap or chip and not remove the did
So thanks for helping settle that argument XD
Hi What pipes do i need to add the side intercooler because stock ones dont work/fit
Hey man, for which car?
@@CarAndMechanical 1.9 TDI a3 2001 130cv
help please !!!
Sorry I've been tied up with projects and work recently. So at the moment you have a stock SMIC or are upgrading?
I think a generic kit should sort you with enough couplings/90's to plumb an FMIC - can you let me know what you've got stock and what you need to ad?
I'm gonna get nozzles, a bigger turbo, and a 3 bar MAP sensor, and a tune. My 104hp Caddy will get some gains from that.
3.41 made in romania (y)
Great video. I have 2005 Audi A4 B7 Avant 2.0 TDI 140hp. Is there something that i could do on the budget to get just 10 - 20hp more without compromising fuel economy and reliability? Thanks.
The best thing if not already done is to get a dyno run in - know what and where the car is making power. There's probably no 1 easy mod and depending where you are some might not fly with local laws....so that being said the following depends on what you can/can't do.
Basically easy/cheap - EGR Delete - DPF Delete - I think you have a really good intake on the 140bhp A4 (see post on TDI club made recently), so I think otherwise you are looking at a tune.
A tune will ultimately use more fuel if you use the extra power on tap, but it can save fuel if under normal conditions you learn to use the torque to be efficient - if you can get a tune with a before and after print out.
I've been on dyno days where they upgraded to a tune for £200 from a straight run.
Thanks for your reply. EGR is deleted (according to my mechanic from wich i also bought the car). He suggested chiptuning (ecu remapping ) but i am sceptical about it cause i have seen bad results (engine failure). It can be done for as cheap as 100 euros here in Serbia. I am not mechanical expert so i am trying to inform myself best possible. Thans again.
Many "stage 1" tunes are boxed tunes with tweaks and stuff - if you explore forums like ECU CONNECTIONS there are maps you can download for free (I can't promise or deny quality). But basically and I'm talking high level here, a few add fuel, increase boost and maybe tweak timing.
If you can find someone that knows their stuff it should work out well - big caveat - get them to download and give you your original tune!
There can be a silly amount of reasons for engine failure but tune wise you'd really need to go outside safe parameters to do so - too much boost, fuel, bad timing etc... A boxed conservative tune should give what you've asked for above as I think the 140's remap to 170 (check what your clutch can hold).
As we speak, my car is getting new clutch set and dual mass flywheel. It failed so I had a lack of power with increased vibrations and noise. Will check specs for new one installed. If it can hold 170 then i know what to do, thanks to you. 👍
Basically you want the cleanest tune possible really if you want to keep economy. The more smoke you see the worse you can expect MPG to be.
On my 2.5 TDI dyno vid you see it hardly smokes at all - I'm more flexible on MPG and wish I had more fuelling to use the boost!
No brake upgrade?
This video is talking about the power side of things, brakes, suspension, strengthening etc... are all different things. Brake leads onto tyres and so on, 100% should be a consideration for your car but out of the scope of what I was talking about here.
I found a guy named Jeff Stevens from Canada who can tune your TDI cheap! And he's good!
I injected propane on my tdi it lasted about a week. it burnt up the rings and pistons. it was fun for a little while.
Metered or just on tap? I think they are usually on solenoid setups.
CarAndMechanical I had a low pressure regulator on the tank and a ball valve to control the injection into the intake. it gave it alot of power but it didn't last long.
Interesting, couple of questions I have as I'd love to do this to one of my cars for fun...maybe not my V6. What did it set you back, what car/engine did you do it too, how long did it last and any idea on power boost?
CarAndMechanical my car is a 2004 vw jetta with a bew pd engine. I have a few videos on my profile. I had like $20 in the setup. just get a regulator like you use on a bbq grill. run a hose through the car to a ball valve and from the ball valve to the intake. it takes like an hr to hook it up. it gave it alot of power. I was racing a dodge challenger when I blew my pistons. but I must say the time I blew my engine I used a high pressure regulator on the tank I think I was running to much pressure honestly I believe if you stick with the low pressure youll be just fine with now problem. ive rebuilt my engine since then.
Heh that's kinda awesome for a few reasons - in the UK PD engines are cheap but I know stateside TDI's have traditionally held a premium, not sure how dieselgate has impacted that.
I'd love to give this a shot but maybe not in my daily so might be something to try out down the line as I might potentially get a Peugeot 306 to try various mods out that I don't mind blowing the engine or maybe even another 1.9 TDI.
My 2.5 engine parts have a massive mark up on the 1.9.
or just get a focus st diesel 185hp with 400nm torque stock :) mine runing 230hp with 480nm stage one and on stock clutch with no problems at all
Look up Mercedes om606 diesels absolute monsters and forged from stock 👍
Diesel 8290 the best diesel engines ever made.606 can do 600bhp on stock,605 can do 500bhp
Bro i have an om606 in my benz. Is a 3 liter diesel but i got the transmission automatic. I wish to start some mods on it, but im not sure how i should start
@@Addic73dGod all were autos
i have an audi a4 b5 1.9 tdi 116hp i want about 170hp what do i all need
Is that PD or VE? Assuming VE I'll say Nozzles .230;s or bigger, VNT17, clutch and remap. You can get 150-160 from the stock turbo but I don't recommend it. My B5 A4 made 155 with .215 nozzles and a tune but she was smokey.
thank you so much you helped me a lot :) if i need something i will ask you
what is your fuel consumation now on 155hp
+Dino Huđ with that A4 probably 45-50 mpg but back then I wasn't as great in driving for ecconomy, if you check out the £1 diesel tune video that added 20bhp I only lost a few MPG, maybe 5 if I nailed it all the time
tnx :D
Did you seriously suggest an LSD on a front wheel drive audi?
Being FWD absolutely, if sticking more power/torque and want to prevent understeer and single tire fire. There's a reason the performance models from Honda and others have them.
iwant more videos
I was thinking of buying Audi A3 black edition as my second car. Can't afford petrol cars due to insurance. Any good to fit a stainless exhaust to that?
Depends what you want the exhaust for - to sound good or improve performance?
To sound good any larger free flowing exhaust will sound better but don't go too aggressive as you don't want motorway/highway drone which is what some straight pipe guys get.
For performance you want the most freely flowing exhaust from the cat back as possible.
Last point I'm not a big fan of exhaust brands unless certain cars are involved and they are specially tuned for sound. A lot of exhaust shops can knock up full systems to meet what you are looking for and it's often cheaper then ordering and fitting the system yourself.
CarAnd Mechanical mixture of both to be honest. Mainly wanted to get away from the diesel sounding noise
You'll always have that to an extent but it does change it from the typical noise. I got a V6 TDI recently and that doesen't sound as diesel like when going as you hear the V6 more but it's still there. I'm hoping to add a 3" system in the future but in not too distant future I'll be gutting the cat and putting a straight through on the backbox.
Did you do your remap yourself?
Not yet... weird set of answers to this. I have power mods that don't need a remap but I also have a Socketed ECU with a remap and bigger injectors waiting to go in.
I'm catching up videos atm and hopefully can start getting the power videos out soon (some recorded, some to do still).
Also mine isn't yet some crazy 300bhp beast, but I am aiming for over 300 ft-lb of torque.
CarAnd Mechanical Nice to hear! I love how straight to the point your videos are and i think there are a lot of people who would enjoy ECU remapping guides as no one really makes them :D
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No mention of performance air filters????
Nope, for a number of reasons. First is the OEMs are pretty good, on VW TDI the stock airbox and filter flow well enough and people who swap often run into issues.
The second part is VW tdis use a MAF for fueling and oiled performance panel/induction kits can mess with the MAF which will create performance issues as fueling is linked to MAF readings.
There might be some performance potential in a uprated filter but maybe a few horse power at best, I think you'd get more from removing bottlenecks and smoothing airflow of which I'll be covering down the line.
Interesting, I do know that if you used oiled filters such as K & N then they can play havoc with the MAF sensors. However I recently fitted a Pipercross panel filter to my Audi 184 TDI and it certainly made a positive impact and well worth the £32 investment.
Funnily enough my A3 had a Piper cross when I got it, I switched to paper filters I didn't notice any difference. It might be a case of total flow coming into play, I'm going to be doing some experiments when I get the chance on my 2.5 TDI using MAF readings to determine some things like smoothing the airbox baffles, velocity stacks etc...
BIGGER BRAKES!
Good recipe for damaged dual mass fly wheel and clutch pressure plate.
If untouched - I mention SMF just before the 2 min mark - some big power builds will just destroy a stock clutch.
@@CarAndMechanical This is what exhaust and map tuning my 2L diesel made me do it, fitting SMF clutch set. Raise from 140 to about 200 bhp, clutch works fine but on high cetane fuel, SMF is not comfortable to drive. I use normal diesel fuel instead.
VAG car? not heard that sort of drivability issue before - I know the V6's don't like the SMF as it throws out harmonics, or so I've heard.
230hp 340 pounds of torque, stock clutch lol 😂 holds alright as long as you don’t ride or slip it ha
Whats your set up with that man?
Mine ARL is mapped to 190/200 and doesn't last long. 6 months at best but I don't drive nicely.
Running rich in diesel will increaae egt temps .. that is what u have to worry bout
TDI power...
Next time get a PD first VP gets good numbers but PD get more torque than a VP
but good guide anyway
PD's do make good numbers but they also have a higher barrier to entry on cost. When I got this 3 years ago for £600 the PD's were around £1500-2000.
When I can get around to filming there is also stuff I've done to this and not covered in the video which means I make 130bhp with just a simple mod but I want it on the rollers to confirm as I want to fit my bigger nozzles and new ECU.
They are geting cheaper
Yea they are now, tbh my next buy will be counter intuitive but I haven't fully made my mind up. I'll keep this TDI due to the work put in and it's weight etc...
But next buy will either be a 2.7 T petrol (so cheap atm) or a 2.5 TDI with 300bhp aim.
I've actually realised 300bhp isn't as expensive as I once thought on a 1.9, but the V6's sound better and come with quattro.
and for what youve spent to get to stage 2 youve bought a higher performance car.
"Chewning" 😂 it was a hard watch, listening to that.
Straightpipe isnt always the best option
Volvo v70 tdi kööl is life
"with a remap you ight destroy your gearbox"...... my stock vectra c 1.9 cdti blew its gearbox on stock map :P
Depends on what the stock boxes can take, the 5 speed in the example video in this one had seen 235k before someone rear ended me and wrote the car off and had seen it's last 30K+ with things tuned up (see my evry mod video).
These were the weaker boxes but could handle 150-200bhp but you'd want to get the 6 speed which people have put 300+ through and darkside have put silly amounts through.
My current Audi A4 has a 01E with a 2.5 TDI engine that's anywhere between 180-220hp (dyno pending but should be at least the stock 180) and there are guys running 350+bhp through these boxes on Diesels, I understand on Petrols they can go higher.
But 350 BHP + is nearing 500 ft lb of torque.
That said I just got a 1.4 Honda Jazz for my wife....the bearings in the box have gone...all boxes are different.
Dit you had automatic or hand shifter I drive saab 2,2 tid with automatic 120hp I want 200hp but don't know if the gearbox can Handel
its manual mate.. 6 speed manual.. but its the famous m32 gearbox... terrible for reliability.
Auto's are usually trickier depending on how they are set up as some just shift on torque, some are ecu controlled etc....
Ouch did you replace or move on?
Remove TDI cram in 4BT Cummins. 😂
LOL 4BT's weigh nearly 800lbs - the A3 I had was 2565 lbs with half tank of diesel fairly sure the motor was in the 100kg range....unlike my 2.5 V6 tdi now that's 230kg/508lb.
CarAndMechanical yes I was mostly joking. 😂😂😂
In one of my newer vids just for the hell of it I looked to see if a 2.5 V6 TDI would fit in an A3...always fun having ideas - also today just learned Audi have a V12 Diesel
CarAndMechanical yes some USA VW touaregs had v12 diesels.
0:50 why the fuck would the exhaust gas go through a "exhaust gas cooler" into the engine???
The joys of EGR systems to reduce emissions and coke up intakes - lots of people block them off or remove them.
Step 1: ket a kuus (6) sylinter diissel enkine (Mersedes bens, bmw, volvo, i dont kare)
Step 2 : Get a pik turbo (i prefer holset) and a boskh injektion pumppu
Step 3 add a vunterpaum into your kaar and bar poost kauke meter
Step 4 ket rid of te stok pump and install the new pumppu.
Step 5: make your own ekshaust header and ekshaust putk.. pipe.
Step 6 : install the new turpo into te kustom header and install te houl ting into your enkine.
Step 7 ruuv the injektion pumppu and add bar poost to preferraply 2-2,5 bar
Step 8 get a lsd and install it
Step 9 u have kuud kaar enjoi!
Also i am from Suomi
It would be cheaper to buy a used pd170 engine and map that thing to 220bhp, job done.
Is you wanted just 220bhp then sure but some guys run over 300bhp so depends where on the axis you are.
The great thing about the 170 is it doesn’t stop at 220, that’s stage 1.
It would be a much better platform as I imagine tuning the 1.9 from 110 to 300 would be hilariously expensive.
If your tuning for the love of it then go nuts, but in regards to power and potential future power increases, it pays to have the right platform.
Some people prefer the old 1.9's as they are simpler and cheaper it is a pick your platform and go thing, this vid was done from the POV of the car I had but true more or less on most tdis. The 3.0 V6's seem like absolute monsters looking at what darkside do
Agreed, the premise of the video is applicable to most diesel cars, I guess with any dream of tuning runs up a bill regardless, that’s what passion does to us guys and girls.
The 3.0tdi is a superb engine, I don’t know if you’ve come across the videos on here of them with a straight through and map, R35 GTR comes to mind.
This video was some time ago now, have you finished the project or moved on now?.