pietch Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Is it possible to drop the 1.9 tdi lump into the 1.4 tdi.Do any UK companies offer this service?Whats the cost and has anyone done this?Thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man85 Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Has been done: See tuning section for the Lupo with a 1.9TDI engine in. Not cheap but can be done.Not seen any tuning companies offering this as not many have been converted and there's no known specific way to do it.Think before people said it'll cost around £6-7K depending on how much you can do yourself and what parts you use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt~black Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 the guy in the tunning section did it in 5 weeks for under a grand i think he had the engine already could be wrong just give it a go what's the worst that could happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeyesh Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 If you know what you are doing and have a couple of mates that can help out then it shouldn't really cost 6-7k.Engines shouldn't be that hard to get hold of. Most of the ones out of the Golf Mk4 era (same identical ones found in relevant Seat, Skoda models) with 130BHP came with a 6spd gearbox. This making it hard to fit and the guy who has done it had to do a lot of custom work to make it fit!Saying that, the 5spd earlier models may also hard swap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man85 Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Out of the £6-7K, a lot of the charge will be spent on labour and also if you want them to 'shop' for all the parts too.But as with the conversion that has been done, he did have a lot of the parts. But yes i agree it can be done cheapily, but 'custom' work will need doing which tends to be the biggest hurdle as with 1.9TDI engines there is no specific way to convert them as next to none have been done, so there's no rule bit with what parts can be used or to use.Oh and 'lupo pd 150' did state he was going to do a 1.8T converson, but ended up going for a 1.9TDI as he had a lot of the parts lying around from his stores. But following people undertaking 1.8T conversions, the basic parts needed for the larger conversions do add up from simple thing to larger brakes, lupo GTI rear beam for disk conversion, intercooler and piping etc...The engines are easily available and cheap to get hold of, its the smaller parts required to make it work.Its been asked a lot of times and as most people find its not for the faint hearted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo pd 150 Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 We need to see more of these conversions!Trust me, Its not that bad to do, any questions just ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man85 Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 (edited) We need to see more of these conversions!Trust me, Its not that bad to do, any questions just askAre you a mechanic per any chance as you make the engine conversion sound so much easier than others have said in the past? More people will be doing these if there was a definate shopping list so to speak, i know I would, but obviously i'd convert a SDI rather than a TDI as it'll be cheaper i'd suspect Edited June 2, 2008 by g-man85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fattasss Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 i own a lupo pd 150 and 6 speed box with big turbo and remap, its pushing 240 horses.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlees Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 i own a lupo pd 150 and 6 speed box with big turbo and remap, its pushing 240 horses..no it isnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fattasss Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 check my thread in members ride. i let the pics do the talk.also its in a GTI body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricracer Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 would really love to do this conversion, just bought my first lupo, 1.4tdi, and its quite quick . i have no problem doing the conversion just neeed the time and money (dont we all), so keeping half an eye out for damaged gti (well if your going to do it may as well do it properly!) and diesel engine and box, if one comes up at the right price i will start collecting the parts,240 bhp????? fancy some of that by the way whats the fuel consumption with the bigger engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fattasss Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 i'm getting 78mpg from my tdi. and loads of torque Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricracer Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 and loads of torqueim guessing thats a slight underestimation!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neno_Cupra Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 I'm the frist Lupo 1.9TDI off spain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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