22RE to 1.9 TDI Swap

[Chkn]

Tdi just means turbo diesel intercooled no?

I thought they called them all tdi's, but you're probably right. Either way, they've had the tdi name for a while now.

Turbo Direct Injection.
The 1.6 were indirect injection where the fuel is sprayed into the precombustion chamber rather than directly into the cylinder.

 

[triple_fcked]

There were Canadian spec Jettas that had a 1.9 mechanical IDI. My dad has one in his Samurai, and it's a cool engine and better than a sami 1.3, but I would be hard pressed to say any of the IDI ones put out more than a 22RE

 

[Skinny]

I used to be a Toyota fan boy. Had a big crawler on 37s. The 22RE with 5.29s went decent. Probably not a great choice at altitude or in a mountainous area.

I did a 5VZ swap on a stock 4Runner...underwhelming for the cost and work.

I drive an S10 with a 5.7, fuck all of this high dollar sub par just good enough shit. You know what is nice? Costs practically nothing to make a 5.7 work in a TBI S10. It fits. It's a V8. It sounds good. It just works and practically nothing is custom. Literally could be done in a weekend.

Good luck with the holy grail search for power in a Japanese mini truck.

Although I will say the 16v in my Samurai ripped pretty good.

 

[YotaAtieToo]

Mentions underwhelming and tbi 350 in the same post

5vz is a good swap for a 3.0, almost bolt in. They make decent power if you Rev them.

But over all, I agree with you.

Toyotas aren't even cheap anymore.