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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.....

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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 :cheers:(

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GTaaargh

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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.

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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!!

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