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Fancy a new T6.1 but dont have the funds? Don't worry, we have you covered!Darkside Paint & Body have put together several packages to facelift your dated VW Transporter T5 / T5.1 to the latest T6.1.To keep things as simple as possible we have divided these into two main options, Startline & Highline. StartLine The Startline is classed as the based model of the Transporters, designed as a 'work' van without the luxurys of body coloured bumpers, aircon and alloy wheels.As the front bumper …

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 …

T5.1 2.0 Common RailVW Transporters make up a high percentage of the vehicles we deal with. We tune many 2.0 TDI CR 84 / 102 / 140 bhp models. All of these models have pretty much the same hardware and are capable of similar results, however the limiting factor on the 84 / 102 variants is the 5 speed gearbox.From prior testing we have found the 02Z 5 speed gearbox is not much use over 200bhp / 330lb/ft on these vehicles. This is providing you can find a clutch and flywheel to handle the power.Th …