caddy mods?

[chris.]

hey all
i dont know much about the diesels so sorry if these are stuiped question :bluesbro:

can you get coilovers & other handleing parts for a caddy

and are the only real engine mods you can do is exhaust, CAI & ecu flash
*are there any other mods?

cheers Chris.

[Preen59]

hey all
i dont know much about the diesels so sorry if these are stuiped question :bluesbro:

can you get coilovers & other handleing parts for a caddy

and are the only real engine mods you can do is exhaust, CAI & ecu flash
*are there any other mods?

cheers Chris.

You certainly can. :)

Here's mine..

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/

KW V1 adjustable suspension with adjustable rear rebound valves.. Improved the handling out of sight and still rides great. Some of the other guys here that have been in the caddy can vouch for that.

There's a few engine management upgrades available from Oettinger, GIAC etc. I've got a TDI (turbo diesel international) piggyback module on mine.

[chris.]

You certainly can. :)

Here's mine..



KW V1 adjustable suspension with adjustable rear rebound valves.. Improved the handling out of sight and still rides great. Some of the other guys here that have been in the caddy can vouch for that.

There's a few engine management upgrades available from Oettinger, GIAC etc. I've got a TDI (turbo diesel international) piggyback module on mine.


wow sweet as how much did they set you back and who is the best dealer for them?

[Mischa]

the other option would be to get a golf rear subframe setup and run regular golf coilovers. Preen's caddy is pretty sweet though, i've spent a few hours in it now.

[Preen59]

wow sweet as how much did they set you back and who is the best dealer for them?

Can't remember the exact price, but Dragan from inmotive is the importer for them and i dealed straight with him. :) Really nice down to earth no BS kinda guy (a true aussie).

Give him a call during office hours on (02) 88 125 299. I think he even gives a slight discount for VWW members too. :bigok:

[Preen59]

the other option would be to get a golf rear subframe setup and run regular golf coilovers.

Completely different rear end man. I don't think that would work. :)

-Edit- Ahh gees and i was really liking having the only KW'd Caddy in the country... :(

[chris.]

lol i want the ultamate sleeper tooooo
*exept i would like to keep the wheels standard lol for the extreme sleeper effect
and then BAM i beat a stuiped honda civic :D :D :D :D

well thats how im dreaming it to be :D j:

[chris.]

was also thinking about throwing on a FMI & BOV just for laughs :D

[Greg Roles]

Dude, don't go the blow off valve. As a diesel has no throttle, there's nothng to "blow off" against. It may seem a cool idea, but apart from not working as it was intended, anyone that knows diesels will figure you haven't a clue.

A larger intercooler would in fact be a good idea, as diesels run higher boost and thus have to deal with greater inlet temps, on average.

Otherwise standard turbo tricks work, free up the inlet, free up the exhaust, help it deal with the heat produced, and turn up the boost.

Just realise the turbo is the weak link, so don't go silly.

[GoLfMan]

i wonder as a Diesel flows much more gas than the equivalent sized petrol just how bigger turbo we can really go???

anyone have any idea?

[gldgti]

A larger intercooler would in fact be a good idea, as diesels run higher boost and thus have to deal with greater inlet temps, on average.



the caddy IC is already HUGE and its front mounted.

[chris.]

Dude, don't go the blow off valve. As a diesel has no throttle, there's nothng to "blow off" against. It may seem a cool idea, but apart from not working as it was intended, anyone that knows diesels will figure you haven't a clue.

A larger intercooler would in fact be a good idea, as diesels run higher boost and thus have to deal with greater inlet temps, on average.

Otherwise standard turbo tricks work, free up the inlet, free up the exhaust, help it deal with the heat produced, and turn up the boost.

Just realise the turbo is the weak link, so don't go silly.

lol can you tell i know nothing about diesels lmao :duh:

[Greg Roles]

Don't fret mate, before March this year, neither did I ! NEVER thought I'd get excited about one....

[GoLfMan]

hmmm big FMIC i want for the Polo :)

[gldgti]

i forgot to say that preeny's caddy on KW's drives very nicely indeed - i drove it in the wet a month back and really enjoyed myself. like driving a transporter again, but agile and nimble! LOTS of corner speed, nice amount of stick! even managed to get the fuel consump to read about 7.6l/100km which means i must have been up it!

[Preen59]

i forgot to say that preeny's caddy on KW's drives very nicely indeed - i drove it in the wet a month back and really enjoyed myself. like driving a transporter again, but agile and nimble! LOTS of corner speed, nice amount of stick! even managed to get the fuel consump to read about 7.6l/100km which means i must have been up it!

There you go.. Proof is in the postvan. :driver: :D Get onto Dragan and purrrrchase some KW's.

Then get a more free flowing exhaust and tell me what difference it makes.. :)

[swingn]

You certainly can. :)

Here's mine..

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/

KW V1 adjustable suspension with adjustable rear rebound valves.. Improved the handling out of sight and still rides great. Some of the other guys here that have been in the caddy can vouch for that.

There's a few engine management upgrades available from Oettinger, GIAC etc. I've got a TDI (turbo diesel international) piggyback module on mine.

You've given me inspiration mate! :D

So aside from suspension work (Which after driving mine for a week, I'm convinced it needs) is there much point to doing exhausts etc on the TDI? I know that there will be benefits in getting the gases to escape more efficiently, but won't it make the car too loud on the inside? TDI's don't exactly have the nicest engine / exhaust notes :P

I was also reading on this forum that doing things like ECU reflashes etc can drastically reduce the life of various components on the car (Clutches, flywheels etc)... Does this stand true with the Caddy, or is the Caddy a bit more robust as it is a commercial veihcle?

Very new to VW's & TDI's, so you'll have to excuse my ignorance.

Cheers
Matt

[Greg Roles]

the other option would be to get a golf rear subframe setup and run regular golf coilovers. Preen's caddy is pretty sweet though, i've spent a few hours in it now.

So you and Preen huh? :kiss:

[Preen59]

You've given me inspiration mate! :D

So aside from suspension work (Which after driving mine for a week, I'm convinced it needs) is there much point to doing exhausts etc on the TDI? I know that there will be benefits in getting the gases to escape more efficiently, but won't it make the car too loud on the inside? TDI's don't exactly have the nicest engine / exhaust notes :P

I was also reading on this forum that doing things like ECU reflashes etc can drastically reduce the life of various components on the car (Clutches, flywheels etc)... Does this stand true with the Caddy, or is the Caddy a bit more robust as it is a commercial veihcle?

Very new to VW's & TDI's, so you'll have to excuse my ignorance.

Cheers
Matt


The caddy runs basically the same core engine and gearbox as the Polo TDI. The only reason flashing/chipping a vehicle reduces component life in that respect is the way it is treated. If you beat the balls off it and give the clutch a really hard time, sure things will fail.. But that'll happen anyway if you don't treat it with some respect. People who damage things like that are leaning on them too hard and just have no mechanical sympathy.

I'm running a TDI piggyback chip in the caddy and haven't had ANY problems apart from a smoother engine, more grunt and better fuel economy..