WBX and a turbo

Post by **PC52** » 17 Nov 2008, 00:27

syncrosimon wrote:Cause it has a lovely diesel engine that I am sure you would be very happy with, and they are not prone to blowing up like 18 to 26 year old waterboxers. The cabstar is about as far away from the T3 as you can get. Why, have you got one?

Come on, just what point are you trying to make, and to what purpose. Why is it that you (like?) drive a VW and slag off the flat four, that created, paid for, paved the way for your cherished Doka.

There was no imposter was there.

What slagging off of a flat four have I done?
Whoever has visited us can well recite that there is a prominent photo in our house showing our old 2l bay. (Oh and sold our bay back to Germany, when we realised the children were preventing us from using it)
I have never had a problem with them, actually never personally stated that. I have driven all over Europe fully loaded in my old bay and never had a problem.
Did I STATE there was a problem?

Yep cherished doka,

Imposter? Give it up, move on.

Post by **lloyd** » 17 Nov 2008, 06:34

Bay's were not WBX engines last I knew.

Post by **eatcustard** » 17 Nov 2008, 07:31

Pepperami wrote:Hastle finding all the bits??? Buy a legacy for £550 pick up the phone and ask RJES to send you all the parts. Not difficult is it?

£550 for engine ETC, then a rebuild another £1000 (if you are going to do, right.)

Then all the Bits £1500
Then getting it fitted £600? (I have never played with a flat 4 before only A series engines)

Thats £3650

Or £1700 for a rebuilt WBX engine + Turbo = less than £3650 without any major hassle (fingers crossed).

Website · Post by **syncrosimon** » 18 Nov 2008, 14:50

Here is the south african turbobus

[IMG:759:957]http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa28 ... spower.jpg[/img]

[IMG:759:957]http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa28 ... engine.jpg[/img]

It definately did blow up the engines more quickly, same as any engine except a chosen few, like the 1.8T which is good for 300bhp with no mods required. It looks like VW gave a 12months guarentee on it if converted when new.

Turbobus...
105kw and 272nm of torque.

Great fun for 10,000miles.

If you intercooled that, it would be something, and way cool.