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- Nov 8, 2002
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Fargo,
North_Dakota
I have been driving a diesel since my DSM was smashed some years ago, and it recently occurred to me that a great combination would be a VW 1.9L diesel in a DSM. Before I get too far into this effort, I figured it would be worth asking around.
After a brief mental inventory, it seems the two _major_ difficulties will be mating the engine to the transmission, and wiring. One guy I have lunch with runs a machine shop, so I can probably get his help with that bell housing. Now, I have no experience with wiring swaps, so I need the most direction there. Because the engine I would use comes from an OBD2 vehicle, is there any realistic way to incorporate the VW ECU into a 2g DSM harness?
Am I on the right track? I am open to whatever input you guys have.
After a brief mental inventory, it seems the two _major_ difficulties will be mating the engine to the transmission, and wiring. One guy I have lunch with runs a machine shop, so I can probably get his help with that bell housing. Now, I have no experience with wiring swaps, so I need the most direction there. Because the engine I would use comes from an OBD2 vehicle, is there any realistic way to incorporate the VW ECU into a 2g DSM harness?
Am I on the right track? I am open to whatever input you guys have.