@dj_efk you'll be allright with a 90 ATL. An ATL s'got so much oomph in the lower region of the rpm scale that it will pull the whatever 6 speed box in 1st gear for sure.
I even wouldn't be surprised if you would get it rollin starting in second gear without too much hassle, although not recommended to do so very often......
Well, what can I say; I'm very surprised with my ATL in combination with a PTW 6 speed.
You know those cheerleader pom-pom girls, and the pompoms stay down cause there's nothing to cheerio about..... That's how I feel.
My first ATL was a king in pulling second gear from almost tick over. I almost made it a sport to shift to 2nd early and give it full berries. Maybe no good for the DMF, but I was encountering that one when it did need replacing.
Then it was totaled in an accident, a write off.
Another A2 was bought, this time an AMF. A Bluemotion gearbox was fitted and a remap, the drive was sweet although not as swift and punchy as the ATL.
Now, this new ATL I have. The one which doesn't get the cheerleaders to cheer.
It has a PTW gearbox, a SMF and new clutch including timing belt and all accompanied auxiliaries, a new oil pump chain and sprockets and uprated/stronger bearing cap bolts.
It's timed with VCDS, spot on, and also all parameters are correct when driving, as in fuel quantities, turbo load/pressure and so on.
It's not remapped, yet, and it struggles in 1st and 2nd until it reaches 2100rpm. As soon it's in third gear things come together and the ATL is behaving like it should, even a little before 2000rpm.
My wife took the car yesterday because her car required some maintenance.
She asked if I was happy with the ATL when she came back with it...... I almost broke down and cried..... ??.
The AMF tdi I still have is a lot more fun to drive.
So does anyone has something to say about it?
There's no fault codes present, it's not in limp mode or going in there.
I found an article about the vacuüm box which can mess up the VTG adjustment (without triggering a fault) on the turbo, so another box (used one) will be tested upcoming Saturday.
If anyone encountered this also and found some kind of solution, it would be very welcome.....