Thursday, February 23, 2012

How can I make my VW Jetta Diesel faster?

I have a VW Jetta Wagon that's a 1.8 liter turbo diesel (manual). However, it's quite sluggish off the line. I'd like to give it some kick, if possible. Any suggestions or advice?How can I make my VW Jetta Diesel faster?What year is it? The US never got a 1.8L diesel VW.



Assuming you're in the US, the Jetta wagon could be. . .



2003 - 90hp/155tq ALH 1.9L TDI



2004-2005 - 100hp/~175tq BEW/PD 1.9L TDI



or 2009-2010 - 140hp/236tq 2.0L CBEA/CJAA 2.0l TDI



The '03 is the easiest to make power with. New Injector nozzles and a chip tune will get you to around 140hp/250+tq and is the lightest of the three. But you may need a clutch at that point. This can all be done for less than $1,000 including the clutch. $1,500 if you have someone else install the clutch and nozzles for you.



The '04-'05 PD can make a lot of power, but it's more expensive to do so. A chip tune would be your best bet, putting you around 125-130hp for $500 or so, depending on which tuner you go with and how heavy of a tune you want. Nozzles are once again a good upgrade, but the PDs injector system is much more complex than the ALH's and therefore parts are a lot more expensive.



The 09-10s really don't have many performance parts out yet, there are some tuners out claiming they're seeing 180hp with just a tune, but dyno claims have shown 10-15hp jumps instead of the claimed 40hp boost. Again, $500-$600 depending on the tuner.How can I make my VW Jetta Diesel faster?the TDI clud is awesome group. i done have water/alcohol mist inj. and hydroxy gas inj. on the old 1.5, 1.6 d +1.6 td

Report Abuse

No comments:

Post a Comment