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[nathyolder]

Has anyone got any ideas how i can get more speed and performance out of my 1.8 Diesel ????

[Nick 2i]

wouldnt be worth spending money on it imho. You would get hardly any gain for your money.

would spend your money on styling mods and then go for a different engine when u can afford it.


Nick

[heeman10]

Yeah I wanna slap a turbo diesel in mine eventually I think, or praps just get a 2i engine Does anyone know if they use the same 'boxes?

[voorhas]

The boxes are from the same "family" and it will fit, but the ratios are very different. The D has taller gears.

Gonçalo D.

[heeman10]

The diesel box has taller gears?! I assume you mean shorter? There's no rev counter on the diesel, but I'd guess at 85mph or so it's doing close on 4000rpm, somewhere around there, perhaps a little more, and they don't like going much faster than that comfortably, and I don't think an extra 2,000rpm would make that box hit 110rpm, so if the gears were made even shorter for the 2i, I'd be surprised. Plus the 2i could hit 60 in second couldn't it? Mine might push 35?!!! Hmmm....

[Nick 2i]

heeman - my 16v 2i does about 85 at 400rpm, i know there both 1800 but i dont know if they would be the same .

and as for the 2i comment, the 16v 2i's hit 60 in 2nd where as the 8v ones hit 60 im 3rd (unless you rev the funlumps off it).

[Mark Si]

Diesel boxes more often than not have longer ratios than their petrol model equivalents, I assume is to do with the diesel having more torque and hence not needing short ratios to get going. Having said that a diesel isn't exactly quick anyway, it just has a lot of torque.

You often find Fiesta and Escort drivers fitting diesel gearboxes for the longer ratios, meaning higher top-end speed.

[jimbo xrv]

hey im gonna try and find a escort td lump for me xrv ,cos there mechanical were as the mondy is elec so in theory the esc one should bolt in with similar wiring bit different from the norm and still get good fuel economy