Very very interested about the mechanical vacuum control on the vnt turbo when you get to that stage. Love this build! I’m very interested in doing a twin charge setup, g60 supercharger/turbo setup.
11:25 you won't lift the head (3bar maybe) The weakest points are the rods and high rpm (uneven cylinder wall wear) but at like over 4000 rpm range that you already lost your peak performance. If you notice the stock pistons they have that black soft rubber ish coating on their sides that rly shows the abuse it's been through. If its fully black without any wear , yeah you're a pretty lucky owner. but with the new pistons try to remove a bit the shininess off the cylinder walls with a 1500+ grit sandpaper and some lubricant (i use straight up diesel) If you can see the factory machining lines on them then don't even bother *
I have an rare 1992 EcoDiesel 1.6td in my 1988 Suzuki samurai. I changed the N/A pump to a true Turbo pump with the LDA on it and it run's like a top man pushes 12 PSI and I can run 55-65 mph with 31.10.50's on it I love it....
I’ve been watching these videos and I’m really happy to see the amount of information you are giving. Hoping to find an old rabbit in the next few years to mod out and I wanted to have a diesel in it so this is very informative.
i had a costumer (taxi) with 800k on with a stuck closed vanes vgt (always high pressure) and a leaky intake pressure pipe that obviously blown up from that excessive pressure. Same engine alh , pushing daily 2+bar , the car was spinning 3rd gear(octavia4) and that excessive horsepower was not coming from that turbo pressure but the turbo air intake measurements the maf was reading and opening the pump at its max throttle 😂. The car didn't smoke at all due to that pressure but couldn't go too high on the rpms from exhaust blockage. removed the turbo to clean it and in open position the vanes was touching the the turbine propeller from deformation. rip(also a lot of oxidation and missing spots on them like the engine was spitting water or smth) really robust engine but weak external parts like the turbocharger is super weak to high temperatures and or bad fuel (oxidation) soot also gets underneath the vanes and the sync ring and gets it stuck at whatever position they stay the longest. So if you planning to keep that turbo, program the arduino to fully open and close in sequence the vanes when the car remains idle (in traffic or whatever) with a clutch sensor to cancel it when youre ready to put it in gear. Also prefer a thin but bigger surface intercooler than a small thick one. (the size of your radiator style) Makes the car more responsive and more efficient in cooling air intake.(especially with a sensor to kick the fan every once in a while) Last but not least, oil cooling and pressure measurements. Idk how's the weather there but here with 43+c engines struggle to keep the oil temperature under 120c with water cooling oil coolers. (i use 10w60 oil in some cases) can't wait to see the alh in there.
Jeeez!! That's a wild ride your customer had. A great point though about the vanes sticking (another reason blowing oil out the exhaust is a bad thing - cokes up my vanes!). I think with the right tune & good fuel it shouldn't be too much of a problem on the ALH. I'm planning to use my front mount oil cooler with the new engine too, so I'll be upgrading from the oil to water. I'm a bit concerned about the radiator though, mk4's run much larger radiators than the mk1s and the mk1s def get hot
@@OliverFetteridk how much you'll push it but tdi engines with 1.6 or 1.9 mechanic pumps that I've seen ,running extremely lean and they struggle to reach temps at winter 😂. So any tdi swap ive done they never have any temp issues (that the 1.6 had with that weak head gasket) . But better go bigger if you can. maybe from an mk2 with dual fans (those that had ac they had bigger radiator and double fan with a belt to drive the second one) *id ditch the belt fan tbh its problematic from the getgo
I think it's not unreasonable to say you have already built one of the most powerful 1.6 vw idi engines ever. It's certain, actually. And, it may be THE most powerful. But, absolutes make me itchy. Also, wanted to say, I'm getting elbows deep into my rabbit build now. Your channel, information and enthusiasm have been HUGE for me. I'm following your recipe as much as parts availability and budget will allow. ARP studs, new seals, gaskets and bearings. Looking at an S-Tune 1.9 intercooler/ intake kit, very nice, very expensive. Strongly considering the maxspeeding h-beams. Also spendy. All this going into a factory 1.6TD. Got a rebuild kit for the pump. Maybe I'll find a steal on an 11mm head one day. I think stock is 10mm(?) I've got a pretty clean '81 rabbit to run it in. I spent as much on the car as I've already spent on studs, gaskets and the pump rebuild kit. Factory turbo feels tight, looks good. I'll run it till i am confident in a specific model as an upgrade. What do you recommend for an oil cooler? Is the stock water/oil good? Can you recommend the best guages/EGT brands for the money? Good Lort, this is getting expensive. Anyhow, kinda thinking out loud here. Thanks again for the excellent info and inspiration. Keep it up!!!
That sounds dope! I appreciate the stoke, thank you 🙏🙏 In terms of oil cooling I feel like I jumped the gun a bit at a younger age... I would consider running what's there (though it certainly doesn't have the biggest chops) and an oil temp gauge, then decide if you need to improve it from there 👍 I like using Bosch mechanical gauges (cheap & effective) for what I can, mainly pressures & temperatures, and I use Autometer for everything else. Autometer cost a bit more but they're reliable, which is what you need 💯
Love it, dude. Your idea to use the arduino to collect air density telemetry is awesome! I really appreciate the evolution of application. Genius. I am extremely curious about how well your gear box is going to tolerate 300 hp/ 550 ft/lbs (?) of torque.
Thanks!! Yeah I'm curious too 😂😅😅 but we'll find out. In the future I would definitely upgrade to the 02A/J but right now to keep it simple I'm going to stick with 020
Very very interested about the mechanical vacuum control on the vnt turbo when you get to that stage. Love this build! I’m very interested in doing a twin charge setup, g60 supercharger/turbo setup.
Thanks! Hell yeah that sounds like a cool project 💯 definitely check back in. Are you planning to blow the turbo into the g60?
11:25 you won't lift the head (3bar maybe)
The weakest points are the rods and high rpm (uneven cylinder wall wear) but at like over 4000 rpm range that you already lost your peak performance.
If you notice the stock pistons they have that black soft rubber ish coating on their sides that rly shows the abuse it's been through. If its fully black without any wear , yeah you're a pretty lucky owner. but with the new pistons try to remove a bit the shininess off the cylinder walls with a 1500+ grit sandpaper and some lubricant (i use straight up diesel) If you can see the factory machining lines on them then don't even bother *
Im also putting a 1.6td in my datsun 520
That's dope
I have an rare 1992 EcoDiesel 1.6td in my 1988 Suzuki samurai. I changed the N/A pump to a true Turbo pump with the LDA on it and it run's like a top man pushes 12 PSI and I can run 55-65 mph with 31.10.50's on it I love it....
That's dope!! I love hearing about 1.6's in non-vw cars it's so cool 😎
I’ve been watching these videos and I’m really happy to see the amount of information you are giving. Hoping to find an old rabbit in the next few years to mod out and I wanted to have a diesel in it so this is very informative.
That's dope! Good, I'm glad you find them informative 👍
love the channel !!!!
Thank you! 🙏
i had a costumer (taxi) with 800k on with a stuck closed vanes vgt (always high pressure) and a leaky intake pressure pipe that obviously blown up from that excessive pressure. Same engine alh , pushing daily 2+bar , the car was spinning 3rd gear(octavia4) and that excessive horsepower was not coming from that turbo pressure but the turbo air intake measurements the maf was reading and opening the pump at its max throttle 😂.
The car didn't smoke at all due to that pressure but couldn't go too high on the rpms from exhaust blockage.
removed the turbo to clean it and in open position the vanes was touching the the turbine propeller from deformation. rip(also a lot of oxidation and missing spots on them like the engine was spitting water or smth)
really robust engine but weak external parts like the turbocharger is super weak to high temperatures and or bad fuel (oxidation) soot also gets underneath the vanes and the sync ring and gets it stuck at whatever position they stay the longest.
So if you planning to keep that turbo, program the arduino to fully open and close in sequence the vanes when the car remains idle (in traffic or whatever) with a clutch sensor to cancel it when youre ready to put it in gear.
Also prefer a thin but bigger surface intercooler than a small thick one. (the size of your radiator style)
Makes the car more responsive and more efficient in cooling air intake.(especially with a sensor to kick the fan every once in a while)
Last but not least, oil cooling and pressure measurements. Idk how's the weather there but here with 43+c engines struggle to keep the oil temperature under 120c with water cooling oil coolers.
(i use 10w60 oil in some cases)
can't wait to see the alh in there.
Jeeez!! That's a wild ride your customer had. A great point though about the vanes sticking (another reason blowing oil out the exhaust is a bad thing - cokes up my vanes!). I think with the right tune & good fuel it shouldn't be too much of a problem on the ALH. I'm planning to use my front mount oil cooler with the new engine too, so I'll be upgrading from the oil to water. I'm a bit concerned about the radiator though, mk4's run much larger radiators than the mk1s and the mk1s def get hot
@@OliverFetteridk how much you'll push it but tdi engines with 1.6 or 1.9 mechanic pumps that I've seen ,running extremely lean and they struggle to reach temps at winter 😂. So any tdi swap ive done they never have any temp issues (that the 1.6 had with that weak head gasket) .
But better go bigger if you can. maybe from an mk2 with dual fans (those that had ac they had bigger radiator and double fan with a belt to drive the second one)
*id ditch the belt fan tbh its problematic from the getgo
@@ChrisGR93_TxS good calls 👌
I have a 1.9 ahu in my toyota pickup
Dank
I think it's not unreasonable to say you have already built one of the most powerful 1.6 vw idi engines ever. It's certain, actually. And, it may be THE most powerful. But, absolutes make me itchy.
Also, wanted to say, I'm getting elbows deep into my rabbit build now. Your channel, information and enthusiasm have been HUGE for me. I'm following your recipe as much as parts availability and budget will allow. ARP studs, new seals, gaskets and bearings. Looking at an S-Tune 1.9 intercooler/ intake kit, very nice, very expensive.
Strongly considering the maxspeeding h-beams. Also spendy.
All this going into a factory 1.6TD.
Got a rebuild kit for the pump. Maybe I'll find a steal on an 11mm head one day. I think stock is 10mm(?)
I've got a pretty clean '81 rabbit to run it in. I spent as much on the car as I've already spent on studs, gaskets and the pump rebuild kit.
Factory turbo feels tight, looks good. I'll run it till i am confident in a specific model as an upgrade.
What do you recommend for an oil cooler? Is the stock water/oil good?
Can you recommend the best guages/EGT brands for the money?
Good Lort, this is getting expensive.
Anyhow, kinda thinking out loud here. Thanks again for the excellent info and inspiration.
Keep it up!!!
That sounds dope! I appreciate the stoke, thank you 🙏🙏
In terms of oil cooling I feel like I jumped the gun a bit at a younger age... I would consider running what's there (though it certainly doesn't have the biggest chops) and an oil temp gauge, then decide if you need to improve it from there 👍
I like using Bosch mechanical gauges (cheap & effective) for what I can, mainly pressures & temperatures, and I use Autometer for everything else. Autometer cost a bit more but they're reliable, which is what you need 💯
alh is the best 1.9 tdi
in europe they push this little thing to 300 400hp with a good amount of mods
Hell yeah that's good to hear
Love it, dude.
Your idea to use the arduino to collect air density telemetry is awesome! I really appreciate the evolution of application. Genius.
I am extremely curious about how well your gear box is going to tolerate 300 hp/ 550 ft/lbs (?) of torque.
Thanks!! Yeah I'm curious too 😂😅😅 but we'll find out. In the future I would definitely upgrade to the 02A/J but right now to keep it simple I'm going to stick with 020