what would you perfer 1.6 turbo or 1.9 non turbo??

beleive · Post by **beleive** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:15 pm

if you had your pick of the two,power-longtivity-fuel mileage.What would be your pick and why??

v8volvo · Post by **v8volvo** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:44 pm

1.6TD. No issues with the crank pulley, able to rev higher, easier to find parts, cheaper, and bolts in with no modifications. People have gotten 1.6TDs to make huge amounts of power. Both will last forever if taken care of, but the 1.9 has the crank pulley thing and if that isn't upgraded it can work loose and slip the belt, then the engine is pretty much toast.

82vdub · Post by **82vdub** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:56 pm

v8volvo wrote:1.6TD. No issues with the crank pulley, able to rev higher, easier to find parts, cheaper, and bolts in with no modifications. People have gotten 1.6TDs to make huge amounts of power. Both will last forever if taken care of, but the 1.9 has the crank pulley thing and if that isn't upgraded it can work loose and slip the belt, then the engine is pretty much toast.

I agree with this theory. Each should last the same time given the same maintenance and overall, the 1.6TD is cheaper to fix than the 1.9.

Post by **Fatmobile** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:00 pm

I'd go 1.6TD,..
I'm familiar with them,
they have plenty of power for me,
Parts are easier/cheaper to get.

They use less fuel.

kevin g · Post by **kevin g** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:24 pm

MPalm · Post by **MPalm** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:47 am

IÂ´d prefer the 1.9D

Great low end power and mileage and no waiting for the turbo to spool up.
Of course this depends on what car youÂ´ll be putting the engine in and what type of ride youÂ´re after.

libbybapa · Post by **libbybapa** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:08 am

I'd vastly prefer the 1.6TD. The only reason I'd have interest in the 1.9D is to hang a turbo on it. With a VNT turbo there's almost no wait for the turbo to spool.

Andrew

MPalm · Post by **MPalm** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:56 pm

libbybapa wrote:I'd vastly prefer the 1.6TD. The only reason I'd have interest in the 1.9D is to hang a turbo on it. With a VNT turbo there's almost no wait for the turbo to spool.

Andrew

I donÂ´t know if the OP was talking about modded engines or not, but a stock 1.6 with a T3 or a K24 does need quite a lot of revs before it spools up.

If itÂ´s a question of modded engines IÂ´d still take the 1.9 but with a turbo of course.
IMHO the greater low end torque makes all the difference for a daily driver.

Vincent Waldon · Post by **Vincent Waldon** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:05 pm

Yeah, comparing a 1.9 without a turbo to a 1.6 with a turbo is kinda tying one hand behind its back... diesels lend themselves so gracefully to turbos it's almost a crime not to.

My bro has the 2.4 5-cylinder NA engine (basically a 1.9 NA with an extra cylinder) and he'd definately take the 1.6 TD over a 2.4 NA.