20v turbo engine conversion

[choppey]

hi lads

great site

I am thinking of getting a caddy just got rid of my 200 bhp Astra van sportive i was just wondering if it is possible to get this conversion done and how much you think it should cost if it can be done


cheers DAVE

[lee fowler]

Were you on AON?

Lee

[dubvan]

Man - what a can of worms! Anything can be done if you have deep enough pockets. There will of course be all the usual problems of immobilisers, engine mounting etc I know of a geezer from when I was on clublupo who spent donkeys having his converted - perhaps more problems with engine bay....but still!

To be honest, if your looking for 200bhp why not get a 140 TDi Caddy - with a few tweeks this can easily get towards the magic 200bhp mark - with even evil torque

You pays yer money etc....

Jonesy

By the way, if you haven't posted in new members yet, welcome mate!

[choppey]

cheers Jonesy


thanks for the quick reply

i see what u mean could easy run into thousands

ok so i 140 tdi caddy with a remap should see me good

i fancy a DSG do they do a 140 bhp DSG that would be nice and if so what is the top speed i need to cruz at about 90 mph but need a bit more if needs be, don't wont the engine to be screaming at 90 had the astravan with the 1.9 16v and it was a storming engine great van but could not get much in it so thats why i am looking at the caddys

a few questions if you don't mind lads

1= do they do a 140 bhp caddy
2= what is the top speed of a DSG caddy
3= can i upgrade the steering wheel and have paddle shift

cheers DAVE

hello LEE yes i was AON small world ha ha

[lee fowler]

Get an SDi with a knackered engine and transplant a 170 Diesel in, or just go for a Caddy Sportline comes with 140 BHP and a DSG if you spec it.

Lee

[lee fowler]

cheers Jonesy


thanks for the quick reply

i see what u mean could easy run into thousands

ok so i 140 tdi caddy with a remap should see me good

i fancy a DSG do they do a 140 bhp DSG that would be nice and if so what is the top speed i need to cruz at about 90 mph but need a bit more if needs be, don't wont the engine to be screaming at 90 had the astravan with the 1.9 16v and it was a storming engine great van but could not get much in it so thats why i am looking at the caddys

a few questions if you don't mind lads

1= do they do a 140 bhp caddy
2= what is the top speed of a DSG caddy
3= can i upgrade the steering wheel and have paddle shift

cheers DAVE

hello LEE yes i was AON small world ha ha

1 - Yes
2 - Around 120
3 - Yes

Lee

[choppey]

cheers LEE


thanks for the info

so have you defected from vauxhalls as well lol

sorry lee what the score with the 170 engine that sound like a good idea see loads of sdi with high miles of fooked engines that might be a cheaper option

[dubvan]

cheers LEE


thanks for the info

so have you defected from vauxhalls as well lol

sorry lee what the score with the 170 engine that sound like a good idea see loads of sdi with high miles of fooked engines that might be a cheaper option

I imagine would be way cheaper than specing up a sportline to 17K or so....

SDI for 4K - can't see you spending more than 5 or 6K all in making it super cool and totally unique - question of whether you have the time to do it, though matey!

Jonesy

[hedge]

170 is just a 140 tdi 2.0 with a bigger turbo and the stupid dpf (can be removed)

you swap a few engines into the caddy, i.e if its in a mk5 golf then it should go!
150tdi 1.9 mk4 engine (remap to 200 hybrid to 270!!)
I petty sure the 2.0tsi from the mk5 would go in much better engine then the 1.8t

oh and welcome!

[choppey]

cheers lads

for the quick reply


al have to have a good think about what route to go down but you have give me a few good ideas


cheers DAVE

[choppey]

sorry but will the 170 2.0tdi engine just drop in or will it need alot of modification

cheers DAVE

[hedge]

same as the 140 just different turbo and exhaust with Diesel Particulate Filters (dpf) so yes just remove the dpf and its the same

[choppey]

cheers hedge

so lets get this right

i buy a SDI { high milage fooked engine ect}
drop a 2.0 tdi 170 bhp engine in
change a few bits
do a few mods to my new 2.0 tdi engine
and away i go flying machine for half the price

is that right or have i have i got my wires crossed


cheers DAVE

[hedge]

yeah pretty much!

looking at up to 240bhp + 340lbf! with a remap and exhaust + removing the dpf

check out http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=211142

Personally I would use a custom exhaust and maybe dpf bypass (you might have to with the caddy exhaust not being the same as the golf) to keep costs down

[dubvan]

cheers hedge

so lets get this right

i buy a SDI { high milage fooked engine ect}
drop a 2.0 tdi 170 bhp engine in
change a few bits
do a few mods to my new 2.0 tdi engine
and away i go flying machine for half the price

is that right or have i have i got my wires crossed


cheers DAVE

This sounds VERY interesting! Rapid Caddy!