Hey Guys,
Has anyone got any info on Diesel engine conversions into a Superbug?

Cheers,
Ash

My advice is to not do it, it's pointless. The price of diesel in Australia is silly and counteracts the efficiency advantage. But that doesn't really answer your question

If you're making bio-diesel the price doesnt matter too much

So any help would be appreciated

Cheers,
Ash

i know the MK 5 escort 1.8 diesels fit as there was a few done while i was still in the uk, i know i have a review some where containing one,i'll try and dig it out for u. The pug diesels fit to,they are quite small and affective.

steff.................

subaru has released a diesel in the outback model in europe this year. no mention of an oz release of the engine tho. similar dimensions to the petrol motor.

your dad still making that stuff ?

the golf motor is the go , get a crashed one ash ( I have placed an order for subaru diesel in Japan who knows when my man there will find one )

i have seen a photo of a bug running a golf diesel

Any pics or info would be great!

Just about to put a Isuzu c223T diesel into a Kombi. Conversion plates are available, but the engines are over 200kg, so not good for a bug. You can also get conversion plates for the toyota van turbo diesel engines that come in as jap imports, but $2000+. If you look hard you'll find old nissan sd23 diesels for a couple of hundred dollars and volks conversions do a plate for these for a cheap, but not overly powerful conversion. Must agree about the bio diesel, but I'm heading in that direction so I can tow a rather heavy boat and I'm about to get rid of my newish Merc van. The engine was free and these things have cult following in the US and Canada in the Chev Pup, they claim up to 800 000km out of a rebuild, at my 10k a year I should be set for a while.

1.9 Golf (Rabbit) TDi in a baja here if it's of interest

http://vwkd.co.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1382 

I'd love to head in the vw tdi direction, but have you seen the price of those engines in Aus!!! You can pick up the pug engines cheap here, but the guy in the UK that does the conversion plates refused to send downunder.I'll give it another few years and then look at the tdi again, i.e. when i've finished this damn Architecture degree!!! The isuzu won't be the quickest thing in the world, but it will be a bit of fun to play around with. Other option is the ej20 I've got in the shed, but no ecu,air flow metre, or loom. I should make my mind up and sell one of them before the wife starts looking through the shed

is that a ej20 quad cam motor you have 72kombi ?

Single cam from a '03 bugeye Impreza, about 55k on the clock had it for about two years

Seagull, I might be interested in that Toyota superchager tho, but not for a couple of weeks if you still have it? A nice solid 1776 with an electronic 009 in the bus ATM, the charger might help me get over the low end torquel probs I have in the Adel Hills! Then again it might just be my shity driving habbits

72 , I can not help you with the harness & ecu mate
& the charger has been sold

yeah i'm also looking at a 1600 tubo deisel for my mk1.

basically rebuild a 1.6 diesel and throw a turbo on.

i think it's worth it, but that's me.

i'm not sure if it is the best option but looking into it

aaron

Hey Aaron,

Have a look around on vwdiesel.net, you might rethink the idea of putting a turbo on one of our old mk1 diesel engines. Just remember the cost of intake manifold from overseas, a turbo that is from a similar sized diesel so it spools on early enough, and I'm not %100 sure if the Aussie injector pumps are up to a turbo, but have a look around on vwdiesel. The other problems our engines have is a lack of oil injectors to keep the pistons cool and the heads like cracking. When I took all of this into consideration it was going to be cheaper to inport a motor from the UK. But in saying that I've been given the old isuzu, so that will do for a bit of playing around until I can afford to go for a Tdi.

thanks 72kombi. i'll start my own golf engine thread, don't want to hi-jack this one.

was one on ebay that went for a starting bid of $100, complete 1.6ltr MK1 golf engine...
was bout 2 weeks ago...

didn't think anyone bought it either.

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Originally posted by MISS VDUB If you're making bio-diesel the price doesnt matter too much So any help would be appreciated Cheers, Ash

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Originally posted by pod Quote: Originally posted by MISS VDUB If you're making bio-diesel the price doesnt matter too much So any help would be appreciated Cheers, Ash servo down my way is now selling bio-diesel ,similar in price to pulp petrol

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Originally posted by ian.mezz Quote: Originally posted by pod Quote: Originally posted by MISS VDUB If you're making bio-diesel the price doesnt matter too much So any help would be appreciated Cheers, Ash servo down my way is now selling bio-diesel ,similar in price to pulp petrol I havent heard one good thing about bio-diesel Ino that it grows algae in the fuel tank in the ground who cares what it cost

True Mick, Bio diesel smells like a yummy BBQ. The seagulls (not you Neil) smell you coming for miles!

Thanks for the input guys, keep it coming...

what no vote for World Peace in here todate

Ash did your dad modify the truck at all or just ado a 20% mix ?