heathrobinson
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Bosch VP to VE swap?heathrobinson
@heathrobinson
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I've got an older Ford Ranger, with the 2.5TD in it, which runs on the stupid Bosch VP pump. I recently had a knobhead moment and lost the key, which got me thinking - how hard it would be to swap in a VE pump in its place? They look pretty identical, apart from the wart of electric nonsense on the top of the VP, and no ability to turn it up whatsoever.
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Try someone like dieselbob, they should be able to tell you
Edit-theres loads of types of ve pumps
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slater
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Bosch VP to VE swap?slater
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May 27, 2021 10:42:53 GMT
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Shouldnt be too hard. VE comes in many flavours so i guess you need to right one to suit the engine (and a full mechanical one ofcourse.) Not sure if it's an exact bolt on swap tho!
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May 27, 2021 18:16:45 GMT
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just get an unlocked ecu, the coding isnt in the pump, whilst you're at it get it chipped.
gone from 143 to 180 ish on my E34 tds which runs a vp44
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Last Edit: May 27, 2021 18:18:05 GMT by welshpug
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heathrobinson
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Club RR Member Number: 111
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Bosch VP to VE swap?heathrobinson
@heathrobinson
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May 27, 2021 22:15:31 GMT
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Thanks guys DieselBob's a good shout comfortablynumb , I'd forgotten them - they sorted me out a new VE for our Cummins 6BT fairly recently, fully rebuilt and delivered for a fair bit less than a lot of crusty 2nd-hand ones go for on ebay. I've had a cursory measure up against a 200tdi version, and if they're not the same size then they're bloody close!
welshpug, it's going on an old beater, and I can get an old VE for peanuts - Getting a worked-over and chipped ECU would probably cost more than the truck! To be honest, with a slightly turned-up pump, and a boost controller, it'll probably either pop the engine or tear the chassis in half on the first rip |
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