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The all new Volkswagen Amarok (T1A, T1B) is built on the new Ford Ranger platform meaning that both vehicles are identical under the body. We have recently developed bolt-on upgrades to increase power to ~350bhp / 660 FtLbs (895Nm). Tuning: On the new Amaroks and Rangers with the 3.0 V6 diesel engines, we can now max out the stock turbos with a custom dyno tune and some bolt-on hardware upgrades. With all the stock hardware, we would expect to see around 280–290 BHP with a custom dyn …

The idea of a 2.0 BiTDI Transporter or Amarok sounds great, and with quoted figures from the factory round the 180bhp mark, it sounds like the perfect platform to start with, right...?  Whether you already own a vehicle with one of these engines or thinking of buying one, this blog is well worth a read. Factory Figures The first thing to note when it comes to these engines are the quoted power figures from factory. Since the first one we tuned to date, we have yet to see one of these e …

If you're subscribed to our YouTube channel, you may have already seen the series of videos we made on tuning the 3.0 V6 Amarok. If not, don't worry, this blog will cover all the bases! Or, you can still watch the videos here: From the beginning: This project all came about after a customer contacted us regarding tuning his pre-ordered brand new 258bhp VW Amarok. His brief was simple. 400bhp and 60mph in ~4.5s!   Suprisingly VW made things easy when it comes to the engines fitted in the …