I was reading about the VW TDI engine. The stock out of the Passat makes 115 Hp and 180 ft/Lb of torque. With bigger injectors and a chip, you can easily get about 150 hp and about 210 ft/lb of torque. And it will still get about 40-43 Mpg.
So I am wondering how it would be in my 4Runner? There have been other engine swaps, why not VW? More power and way more milage.
How dows that compare to the stock engine?
ANy thoughts?

 

And you could run bio-diesel too!

 

i don't know how you'd mate a transmission to it, since pretty much every volkswagen is a FWD piece of junk(i sit on a high horse with my rear wheel drive cars, much as i do with trucks that have solid axles)

 

I'd go drive one in a VW first... I almost bought a TDI Jetta a few years back as a commuter car. It's gutless at low RPMs, so you might find that you need to change your gearing to get decent performance. Now if you could squeeze a DuraMax in....

 

I have no way of knowing for sure, but I'd be willing to bet that mileage is from having the engine in the VW car itself. I doubt it would do that well in a 4Runner. For the trouble, I'd just as soon rather swap something else in.

 

i think the main problem would be that volkswagen makes no rear wheel drive cars that i know of, so there's no bellhousing that would fit a truck tranny. and you'd have to be insane to put a transaxle in a truck!

 

I have a 2001 TDi Jetta and am somewhat familiar with the engines in question. I know of a couple of people who have put TDI's in other vehicles (a Samurai, assorted small cars). You can mount a side mounted engine with a tranny behind it but these people fabricated their own engine mounts and bell housings. There is a 5 cylinder TDi available in the Vanagan in Europe that would meet our needs here in the States and it is also the same 5 cyl that got doubled up to make the v10 TDi in the new Toureg.

What we need to find is someone who bought a VW copy of the Toyota pickup. The 3rd gen body style (89-95) was licensed to VW from Toyota, used the Toyota diesel engine (4 cyl), but VW diesel technology was applied to it to increase mileage and performance. If there is a stockpile of those engines somewhere then perhaps they will be an easy swap. I don't think with our high profile and boxy styling that our mileage will be 40+ but I could see our trucks getting around 30 with an efficient diesel.

 

Why not just try and get the Yota 1KZ-TE engine. Approx. 135hp and 240lb/ft.

It's what I have in my Japanese Hilux Surf. And I get 28 - 32mpg

 

Dude - you are an idiot!

 

Ummm, Your an idiot for bringing up a thread from 6 years ago IMO.........

 

you'r probably right on that, but anyone who thinks that an engine from a FWD swapped to another vehicle... never mind - whatever - I'm an idiot

 

You could get a VW Taro, they came in diesel (Toyota Diesel) that is. then you'll have your VW 4Runner.

 

a link

It's been done before

 

no no, anything is possible, And im there with you on that, but no need to bring up a 6 year old thread, Since the start of this year, thats all its been, Bring up old thread year...(See Sigline)...