Ford focus 1.8 diesel more power??

[pedroballin]

Hey guys.

I have a 2001 Ford Focus 1.8 turbo diesel, which has about 90BHP, After driving cars with over double that i'm finding it a bit slow, just wondered if anyone has any ideas on how I can improve performance without spending 300-400 on remapping it, I guess I could buy a chip of ebay?

Cheers guys

 

[cjard]

Replace it with a car that has double the power; it's not, nor ever will be, a performance vehicle. Paying 5 quid for a resistor off ebay will not see you spinning the wheels away from the lights

 

[pedroballin]

Replace it with a car that has double the power; it's not, nor ever will be, a performance vehicle. Paying 5 quid for a resistor off ebay will not see you spinning the wheels away from the lights

Sadly i dont have the money for another car at the minute, so was just wondering if there was something simple i could do to help performance . Cheers

 

[mfarrow]

I'm assuming by the year that this might be a TDDI, is it? If so there are reports of piston slap with these engines and I'd avoid trying to bring it on by chipping it.

 

[pedroballin]

I'm assuming by the year that this might be a TDDI, is it? If so there are reports of piston slap with these engines and I'd avoid trying to bring it on by chipping it.

Thats right. Thanks for the advice.

 

[Belle427]

It was possible to wind up the pumps on the old endura engines but not something i would recommend a novice doing.

 

[Mursal]

Might I suggest a new fuel filter and air filter? Or if you wanted to try it without the air filter (testing only) and see?

And check under the pedal there's no restrictions

 

[Burnerman]

The Endura diesel? Forget about it, I'm afraid......its just not designed to be a revver. Imagine what it was like without a turbo!
John