You should listen to the voice of reason.......the camera operator!!!!!!
VW TDi into the Project Wrong Way FJ40
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I am enjoying the videos. The last one seems like a good commercial sponsorship opportunity for someone who sells protective eyewear
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That’s music to my ears! I’m honored to be able to give it a good home in my ‘72, where it will continue to do exactly what it was built for… Making memories in hard-to-reach places!
The 60 2F in a 72 is a great combo.
I like your videos , with the bloopers included , the true story 
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I’m all about showing my work when it comes to prepping for the FJ40 ALH TDi swap. I finally got the engine out, and it was about as simple as LASIK surgery on Michael J Fox. I ran into issues disconnecting stuff, but I found “ways” around it. Feel free to point out any mistakes. Essentially, this is a video of how easy it can be. And how hard I make it.
Fury needs some barrel bands to mark successful motor/tranny/transfer pulls and install
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Yes. That’s a solid idea.
War paint is knowing, and knowing is half the battle!
You would be very pleased with us as my wife sits and laughs while I yell helpful advice to you through my TV.
Like, "WAIT! That 's under pressure!"
Like, "WAIT! That 's under pressure!"
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I do, in fact, love to hear that.
You are our morning ritual.
Coffee...then will Ben lose a finger.
If this works out well, I fear you may be a trend setter...
The hot sawzall blade did make me LOL
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Engines out, now what? ALH VW Tdi Swap to FJ40 needed some motivation, so I developed an acronym to help me stay focused. In this episode we trim some of the fat and remove engine components I don’t need. Also some prep for paint, which is obviously an extremely important step. Advice is always welcomed, have a watch, subscribe and share…
Might want to check in with @Godfather90. He's got a pretty hot TDI in his.
Nice work! IMO head studs aren't necessary if you're only going with a stage 1.5 tune, I've been running a stage 4 or equivalent with 23psi boost on totally stock internals for the past 45k miles without issue. If you don't have a record of when the timing belt components were last changed you'll definitely want to do that, the factory interval was 80k miles, extended to 100k miles with later upgraded parts.
Any plans for a larger turbo or injectors? Mine is currently running a GT1749va out of a Passat and DLC1019 injectors, with a custom tune it performs quite nicely in my 4600lb LandCruiser. I had it on a dyno a few years back with a different tune and it put down 136hp and 269ft-lb at the rear wheels.
Any plans for a larger turbo or injectors? Mine is currently running a GT1749va out of a Passat and DLC1019 injectors, with a custom tune it performs quite nicely in my 4600lb LandCruiser. I had it on a dyno a few years back with a different tune and it put down 136hp and 269ft-lb at the rear wheels.
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Sounds like I’m going to do the timing belt for sure. The studs might get postponed, I’ll see how my pace is. The tune I’m shooting for is about 115hp and 230tq, give or take. I’m starting at a base to see how it goes and then I’ll go higher from there if needed. In all honesty, I’d be fine matching the power of a 2F, after dropping about 350lbs…
That seems like a good plan, I started out similarly with a Malone stage 1 tune. It had adequate power but I had planned to upgrade all along. My recent custom tune totally transformed the engine from the Malone stage 4 I had before. Given that my original engine put out 97hp and 177ft-lbs at the crank, the TDI has been a significant improvement.
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I get a lot of folks speaking about how underpowered the TDi is, but it’s an extremely capable engine. And doesn’t take much tuning to be on the level with a 2F, with better mileage and easier/cheaper parts, and more tune-ability.