Racing an A4 TDi

[urS6Tom]

I'm looking to get into doing some beginners racing next year and thought the Classic Car Club "Tin Tops" series looked interesting and fairly cheap

http://www.classicsportscarclub.co.uk/Forms/2010%20TT%20REGULATIONS.pdf

My initial idea is to pick up an old A4 1.9 TDi like this

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1551326.htm

...get it stripped, caged, lowered and remapped and see what happens

Anyone know how much power you can get out of this engine with the stock turbo? Which is the best forum for people modding Audi diesels?

Cheers,
Tom

[GazzaG60]

vwsport. i posted a link to a 10 second tdi a while back.

also remember a guy called simon. not sur eon surname. he was a 1.9tdi man with a fast mk2.

you may be looking at fuel pumps and injectors too here. best check the racing rules.

[urS6Tom]

cheers. definitely need to check the rules. will probably go along to a few meets this year and see what's what.

[GazzaG60]

compound turbo systems are the way. absolutely crap loads of boost. 50 plus psi.

[urS6Tom]

yeah, i found that thread. for the Tin Tops series you have to keep the original turbo though. i think it's fairly friendly - if you win a race you get a 30s time penalty in the next one!

[terrybullwon]

On race car direct there are some A4 touring car suspension parts for sale these would make you quite competive

[als2]

Rember Topgear entering a fairly standard BMW 330d into 24hr race with good results! Also check out www.tdiclub.com for some serious tuning info.

[GazzaG60]

3l bmw is a far different engine. mine feels more petrol than derv. its revs cleanly with no drop off right to 5k.

[als2]

yeah father inlaw has one, its actually a nice car to drive. Pulls like a train in 3rd and 4th!
Before i bought the S2 i was thinking of the 123d 1series coupe. Thats a punchy lil package and great on the road!
twin turbo easy to take to 300bhp.
Sorry for the digress!

[istoo]

A dutch lad called Stuikie on audifans, actually clubtdi.nl member

http://audifans.net/ftopicp-203035-.html#203035

His B5 started as a high miler 110 currently at 218bhp and 330lbs/ft.

Would be interesting i know there was a chap doing the scottish sprint series in a fabia VRS frightening a few folk.

I know a few 110 with 130 injectors and a remap that makes them fairly punchy for not very much.
Also heard you can decat any TDi and not worry about emissions. Not part of the deisel test apparently! So a striaght through exhaust then!

Does it need to be road legal?

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edit, catching the tail end, I have a E61 530d msport as well, And it is pretty punchy and almost petrol like, lacks the revs, they all do. However my collegue in the office has a E39 530d with a remap and it really shifts. Cost him £1800... not an audi but that might be viable?

[GazzaG60]

i paid a bit more for my E39m sport. just short of 5k. you can get se 530d for 2k+ ish like you say. most are very high miles.

if you look towards a 30d then check the output first. there are about 6 variants ranging from 184 or so to 220. most hit the 220 mark with a chip.

[20vQC]

What about a C4 2.5 5cyl quattro or fwd? I don't remember now but a mate from the forum took the S6+ quattro body and tranny, dropped in a 2.5TDI with some powerful horses on it and... didn't see more post from him or that car anymore!

[bluequattro]

I had a 325 tdse last year, remapped only
drove like a petrol(revs free) but diesel torque, cheap too
Central VW Audi were into diesel tuning years back with a drag golf-dont know if they still about or try Rentech @ Ellesmere Port

[20Vcqdriver]

vwsport. i posted a link to a 10 second tdi a while back.

also remember a guy called simon. not sur eon surname. he was a 1.9tdi man with a fast mk2.

you may be looking at fuel pumps and injectors too here. best check the racing rules.

Could you mean Simon Cooper of Central VWAudi fame. Had a Mk2 Golf 90bhp TDi upto over 300bhp. HAs now swapped the engine for the later 2.0TDi and aiming for over 400bhp and huge torque.
See website : http://www.centralvwaudi.com/
Give him a ring, a real TDI Guru.

[maRS2]

make it rev to 6000 rpm with the good hardaware (turbo and nozzle, remap)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSuKV6OkgMk