How to get more power reliably from a diesal?

[180bfj20det]

I have a diesal NON turbo in France and need more power/torque, whatever can make the car accelerate faster and have a better top speed than 100kmph in on a slight incline!. Its so dam slow is could be considered dangerous! It is a 1.8L ford escort, FWD.

Can it be turbocharged and what other mods need to be done such as diesal delivery increase etc, compression ratio?

I know nothing about diesals.....

Cheers

[B-Man]

I doubt that anyone here will be able to help you mate. As far as I know, adding a turbo to a diesel mean increasing fuel rail pressure (bigger fuel pump) - Along with bigger injectors or re jetted carby - Also chages in ECU if a DiD....

I'd say it would be easier to swap your engine with a more pwerful stock one

OR just sell the car and get a more powerful one...

OR buy a SKYLINE - they are the shit (

[GTaaargh]

Hi.

I had a Diesel truck and had the option of turboing it. I chose to ditch the old engine and put in one that came with a turbo. There wasn't a huge difference in price (new turbo vs old engine plus old turbo). The result was like having an extra 2 gears. Amazing. Also, there was no difference in fuel economy (but still worse than my R32 GTR) The downside? Engineer's certicates, rego/insurance issues, grief and the cubic dollars spent.

My advice? Don't turbo the escort engine or do a transplant Sell the escort and buy the car with the engine you really want.

[B-Man]

Actually - I don't think Diesels have carby's do they - they are mechanically or electronically fuel injected eh

[boostn32]

no Diesels dont have carbys, they either are run by the pump off the side of the engine on smaller engines or on larger engines they use either mechanical injection or electronic injection.

[INASNT]

I have a 2.4 litre turbo diesel hilux surf 4x4.

Diesel without a turbo would be damn slow as the turbo gives it all its low down torque.

The fuel pump on my 4x4 is mechanical and runs off engine rpm and is a big sucker. To rebuilt a diesel fuel pump is aound $1500 and to buy a new one is around $3500, so they are very different to a petrol fuel pump.

I say ditch ur current engine and get 1 that already turbo charged!!

[grigor]

Sounds like she's stuffed. Change your fuel filters and trade her in. Those modern small capacity turbo diesels in the Vauxhall? are brilliant. My niece has one in the UK, cruising speed is 100(MPH that is)