I'm familiar with the builder from the TDI forums.
He is running a 1.9L ALH with a Cummins inline pump, and an 82mm turbo. Somewhere around 70psi of boost.
He works in a shop that builds supped up American diesel pickups... 1,ooo hp pull trucks.
His biggest trick is a custom made cast iron head and a block girdle that sandwiches the block between the head and re-enforced oil pan using external
bolts.(stock ALH engines will lift the heads and blow the gaskets at 30 psi or so)
quote:Originally posted by The Shootist
I'm familiar with the builder from the TDI forums.
He is running a 1.9L ALH with a Cummins inline pump, and an 82mm turbo. Somewhere around 70psi of boost.
He works in a shop that builds supped up American diesel pickups... 1,ooo hp pull trucks.
His biggest trick is a custom made cast iron head and a block girdle that sandwiches the block between the head and re-enforced oil pan using external
bolts.(stock ALH engines will lift the heads and blow the gaskets at 30 psi or so)
Biggest weak point....transmissions
Good to get some inside info on it.
Partly I like it because it's something different to see.
As you say FWD transmissions aren't generally built for monster BHP, let alone the torque it must be generating!
