LT 2.4 Petrol engine to 2.5 TDI conversion |
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GT500
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Why didn't you try the fly by wire throttle above the LTs pedal? It fits perfect and gets the stupid long cable away.
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Rob... The only LT on 18" wheels.
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mechano
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Hi, I wanted to keep the original LT pedal. I have shortened the cable 44cm, as it was too long for the location I have chosen for potentiometer. First I tried not to shorten it and made a loop but the pedal was too heavy, but now it is light and precise. Did yo make a drive by wire conversion also?
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mechano
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Thank you very much! I think for the 1,9 there will be issues with the oil pan, I am not sure If you can follow the route I did as the bolt pattern of the 4cyl oil pan may differ from 5-6 cyl. If you use a LT tranny, an adapter plate would be necessary for sure, with a quattro tranny you wont need it, but how will you cancel the front wheel drive? Some automatic quattro trannies have a front drive shaft outside the tranny, this may be easier to cancel-remove but all quattro tranies have torsen middle differential, this has to be removed also. If you simply lock the front shaft this will probably kill the torsen diff easily. Some very early quattro tranies have an open middle diff with a locker but I guess these are hard to come by and these are for 5cyl engines. I really wonder what sort of solution you thought about this ? (may be: why cancel front wheel drive, make a 4wd LT with independent fron suspension ) For the m-tdi, I personally don't recommend it. I worked on some here before and we were never able to get the performance of the stock electronic TDI engine. I know there are pump specialist who can even get beyond the stock HP and torque figures but again I bet it will never be as smooth and silent like the original electronic engine. All that wiring and electronics are there for a good reason. Any chance you find a V6 TDI engine from a later A6, that will be an option and much more fun Edited by mechano - 21 Jun 11 at 20:05 |
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If there is a V6 TDI it will be from a new Tourag and that will cost a mint. I've got the 1.9 so I will try to make it work. We haven't looked at the tranny options seriously yet as I am still sourcing one at a wrecker and I dont want to put a mortgage on the family dog to get it.
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Canada LT28
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I had thought about doing a 4 wheel drive but i will have to look how to do the front end. Very tempting but I also want to make the plug in hybrid and the front (or rear) outlet might drive a generator.
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94 LT28 Doka 2.4D
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mat_the_cat
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Without a locking centre diff though, the output will just take the easiest path - i.e. if it takes less effort to drive the generator then you'll just sit there spinning the generator and not moving forwards...
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Mid engined, 6 cylinder, turbocharged 2 seater - it can only be a VW LT!
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Canada LT28
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I guess I will have to look for one with a locking diff. Any idea which years that would be and i suppose it could be from a gasser as I was told the ratio are similar or the same. If it wern't for the current gear ratios, which are suitable for city driving, I would stick with the stock tranny, put a generator on the alternator belt and be done with it.
I bought the engine without the wiring and I've shipped over a landy 200tdi pump so the Mtdi, with all its faults will have to do. |
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94 LT28 Doka 2.4D
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Rocky332
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Hello,
My LT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5CRkvxUyt0 Gruß Bernd aus Germany Edited by Rocky332 - 06 Jul 11 at 14:20 |
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mechano
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wow, you are the first one I've seen who made the same conversion, great!
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Rocky332
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Yes i can not so good speak English, better Gernan. I planned the project in November 2010 and it was started 8 weeks. But I have found this site 6 weeks already, thank you for your tips. 2 things I have done differently, I've installed the gas pedal completely. And the alternator has remained at the original location. I used a Volvo 2.5 TDI exhaust manifold. Since the turbo sits in the back. I send you, or you some pictures. Excuse my bad English, I work with the Google translator. With kind regards Bernd |
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Hallo LT-Freund .
Pictures please! (Bilder bitte!) Stefan |
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Rocky332
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Hello, Once I have more time I set the pictures. greeting Bernd |
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mechano
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Hi All,
I worked on the tachometer here are the details. This LT didn't have a tachometer (rev-counter) before. The owner purchased a tacho from a Diesel LT, the diesel tacho uses the signal from the W terminal of the alternator, however in a TDI car the tacho receives a signal from the ECU. To have the tacho working accurately I decided to use the signal from the ECU. I knew that connecting the tacho simply directly to this signal won't work as there are filters inside the tacho to eliminate the spikes of the signal from the alternator (or distributor). ECU provides a 12V square signal which is well within the limits of the SAK 215 chip used in the tacho. The filters lower the signal so the chip wont sense it so I removed the filters which is a capacitor and a resistor to ground and a series resistor to signal. (the blue circles I draw on the tacho circuit) Here are the pictures of the capacitor and the resistor removed and a jumper is made. I have tested the tacho, it was working but reading very low like 1/6 th. After examining the circuit, I noticed the capacitor (red circle in diagram) is 0.047 microfarad which is very lower than the one given in SAK 215 data sheet. Asking an electronics engineer friend, he advised to change it, I tried a 0,47 and saw that it reads high enough. the ECU provides the signal at 41,6Hz @ 1000 rpm so I have adjusted the tacho using the trim-pot in it with the help of the signal generator . It now reads accurate. |
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mechano
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Testing the tacho:
one of the lifters is noisy, which disappeared later
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mat_the_cat
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Is there no end to your talents? Mechanics, electronics, what next?!
Tachos are pretty rare over here, out of all the LTs I've seen I've never seen one with a tacho fitted. Mine has one now but I had to buy it new from VW as I couldn't find a second hand one! |
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Mid engined, 6 cylinder, turbocharged 2 seater - it can only be a VW LT!
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There are lots of aftermarket tachs out there but I guess most people want it to look as original as possible.
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94 LT28 Doka 2.4D
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What did they charge for it? |
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94 LT28 Doka 2.4D
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mat_the_cat
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Too much! I think it was about £250... Edited by mat_the_cat - 14 Jul 11 at 10:13 |
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Mid engined, 6 cylinder, turbocharged 2 seater - it can only be a VW LT!
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Canada LT28
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Ouch and that probably wasn't the whole cluster.
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94 LT28 Doka 2.4D
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mat_the_cat
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Sadly no, this is all I got:
I had some unexpected money, so I casually enquired about availability. Once I found they were still available I just couldn't stop myself! |
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Mid engined, 6 cylinder, turbocharged 2 seater - it can only be a VW LT!
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