ARTICLE: How to modify a diesel car for more performance

Akshay1234 · 21st February 2007, 21:04

most manufacturers recommend normal diesel over the ones with additives. i know toyota, skoda and tata recommend this.

ironager · 22nd February 2007, 00:48

speed diesel and turbojet by hp are definately better than normal diesel......to test this.....use turbojet for a month and after that fill up with normal diesel....u will see a strong performance decrease.
GM recommends premium diesel for the Tavera...so im sure other manufacturers like Skoda and Mahindra reccomend the same.

ironager · 22nd February 2007, 00:52

performance in a diesel vehicle can also be increased by adding diesel fuel injector cleaner by STP....especially in vehicles which have covered in excess of 20000 kilometers.

kama012411 · 22nd February 2007, 13:22

Thanks for all the update on Addictive Diesel.

Just wanted to know more about Power chips and boxes. Can be fixed to Scorpio?

Akshay1234 · 22nd February 2007, 17:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by ironager

speed diesel and turbojet by hp are definately better than normal diesel......to test this.....use turbojet for a month and after that fill up with normal diesel....u will see a strong performance decrease.
GM recommends premium diesel for the Tavera...so im sure other manufacturers like Skoda and Mahindra reccomend the same.

why dont you read on tbhp. skoda does recommend normal diesel and so does toyota. innovas have been known to smoke after premium diesel is added to them.

kama - petes box isnt available for the scorpio and i dont know of any other good tuning boxes available in india.

ironager · 3rd March 2007, 12:50

Checked with the manufacturers....GM...FORD....TATA....MAHINDRA reccomend premimum fuel for thier cars

Akshay1234 · 3rd March 2007, 14:48

ok fine.. how about some pics of your tavera?

sxxx · 12th March 2007, 14:34

hi everyone,

i own a 2000 ford ikon 1.8 diesel car and i already have a k&n filter, free flow exhaust system installed and i got the fuel pump altered to get more performance of the car. i would really appreciate if anyone could suggest me any more mods that i could do on the car.

thanks for ur time.

enzo10 · 30th March 2007, 15:14

Hi,

I own a TDI intercooled Indica, i was reading about the LPG.diesel dual combustion technology on some of the websites. could you tell me if this modification can be done in bangalore. If so what would be the approximate cost of this modification

Thankz

maxbhp · 6th April 2007, 16:05

I dont know where to post this .....so am posting it here as it seems a bit connected.

Recently on giving my car for its 125000 km service I noticed a drop in perfomance on my way back home from the MyTvs service centre, but I never took it seriously as I thought it was just a feeling. The next day on my way to Cochin I noticed the car wasnt pulling like it used to.So I pulled over to check if anything is wrong.

On opening the hood I found out the problem......Before giving it for service I had told them that there is a breakage in the air intake pipe from the filter, guess how they rectified that problem ?
All they did was stick insulation tape over it and that too atleast around 20-30 turns coz when I tried pulling it out it simply wont come out. Had to get a good knife and cut off the insulation that was partially sucked in. To temporarily fix it , I got some quick fix and tried, but it wont close comeletely neverthless its better than driving with a big crack. The point is this is a job done by a reputed firm in my place . Thank god I was able to sense it and take out the insulation or else I dont know what would have happened.

Now am on a mission to find the oe replacement to it or make a custom pipe and fix a conical.

westracer_hyd · 17th April 2007, 12:51

hey guys,
i have a esteem basically 1000 with sumthing called toyota turbo just drove it once it was good works like a charm old car basically just brought in from my village,i m a regular bike rider,but just started driving it ,,so can anyone tell me anything about its engine i dont know its displacement nor bhp but i know it has a turbo and it acclerates rather quickly,
thx in advance

headers · 17th April 2007, 13:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by BUSA

What exactlty is LPG Fumigation and how and where is it done. How much will it cost. Last when i inquired i heard LPG kits are not available for diesels

Hi BUSA,

LPG fumigation is adding LPG into the cylinder head in addition to Diesel to help diesel combust better.. This is similar to Nitrous kits for Petrol the difference being that this can be used for longer durations..

I got some detailed document from the net but am not sure how to send it to you..

will try PM..

Am looking out in Chennai so that I could try out on my JEEP!!

Cheers

nitrous · 17th April 2007, 13:51

@westracer:
What U have is the Toyota 1N-Turbo engine. Its 1.5L,8 valve,67bhp engine used in the Toyota Starlet and a couple of other cars in the late 80s/early ninetys.
Its a good engine with good FE. Let us know how many kms u're getting for a litre of diesel.

westracer_hyd · 17th April 2007, 16:19

hey nitrous ,
thx for the help wen i drove it i got 20 genuine kmpl on hyderabad with sc switched off

mobike008 · 17th April 2007, 16:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by westracer_hyd

hey nitrous ,
thx for the help wen i drove it i got 20 genuine kmpl on hyderabad with sc switched off

Thats pretty good FE extraction for an old engine

21st February 2007, 21:04	#46
Akshay1234 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 10,327 Thanked: 12,914 Times	most manufacturers recommend normal diesel over the ones with additives. i know toyota, skoda and tata recommend this.
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22nd February 2007, 00:48	#47
ironager BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 76 Thanked: 52 Times	speed diesel and turbojet by hp are definately better than normal diesel......to test this.....use turbojet for a month and after that fill up with normal diesel....u will see a strong performance decrease. GM recommends premium diesel for the Tavera...so im sure other manufacturers like Skoda and Mahindra reccomend the same.
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22nd February 2007, 00:52	#48
ironager BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 76 Thanked: 52 Times	performance in a diesel vehicle can also be increased by adding diesel fuel injector cleaner by STP....especially in vehicles which have covered in excess of 20000 kilometers.
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22nd February 2007, 13:22	#49
kama012411 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3 Thanked: 0 Times	Thanks for all the update on Addictive Diesel. Just wanted to know more about Power chips and boxes. Can be fixed to Scorpio?
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3rd March 2007, 12:50	#51
ironager BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 76 Thanked: 52 Times	Checked with the manufacturers....GM...FORD....TATA....MAHINDRA reccomend premimum fuel for thier cars
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3rd March 2007, 14:48	#52
Akshay1234 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 10,327 Thanked: 12,914 Times	ok fine.. how about some pics of your tavera?
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12th March 2007, 14:34	#53
sxxx Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: kerala Posts: 1 Thanked: 0 Times	hi everyone, i own a 2000 ford ikon 1.8 diesel car and i already have a k&n filter, free flow exhaust system installed and i got the fuel pump altered to get more performance of the car. i would really appreciate if anyone could suggest me any more mods that i could do on the car. thanks for ur time.
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30th March 2007, 15:14	#54
enzo10 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 61 Thanked: 24 Times	Hi, I own a TDI intercooled Indica, i was reading about the LPG.diesel dual combustion technology on some of the websites. could you tell me if this modification can be done in bangalore. If so what would be the approximate cost of this modification Thankz
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6th April 2007, 16:05	#55
maxbhp Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: C C K Posts: 1,383 Thanked: 92 Times View My Garage	I dont know where to post this .....so am posting it here as it seems a bit connected. Recently on giving my car for its 125000 km service I noticed a drop in perfomance on my way back home from the MyTvs service centre, but I never took it seriously as I thought it was just a feeling. The next day on my way to Cochin I noticed the car wasnt pulling like it used to.So I pulled over to check if anything is wrong. On opening the hood I found out the problem......Before giving it for service I had told them that there is a breakage in the air intake pipe from the filter, guess how they rectified that problem ? All they did was stick insulation tape over it and that too atleast around 20-30 turns coz when I tried pulling it out it simply wont come out. Had to get a good knife and cut off the insulation that was partially sucked in. To temporarily fix it , I got some quick fix and tried, but it wont close comeletely neverthless its better than driving with a big crack. The point is this is a job done by a reputed firm in my place . Thank god I was able to sense it and take out the insulation or else I dont know what would have happened. Now am on a mission to find the oe replacement to it or make a custom pipe and fix a conical. Last edited by maxbhp : 6th April 2007 at 16:06.
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17th April 2007, 12:51	#56
westracer_hyd Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: hyderabad Posts: 11 Thanked: 0 Times	hey guys, i have a esteem basically 1000 with sumthing called toyota turbo just drove it once it was good works like a charm old car basically just brought in from my village,i m a regular bike rider,but just started driving it ,,so can anyone tell me anything about its engine i dont know its displacement nor bhp but i know it has a turbo and it acclerates rather quickly, thx in advance
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17th April 2007, 13:51	#58
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 333 Times View My Garage	@westracer: What U have is the Toyota 1N-Turbo engine. Its 1.5L,8 valve,67bhp engine used in the Toyota Starlet and a couple of other cars in the late 80s/early ninetys. Its a good engine with good FE. Let us know how many kms u're getting for a litre of diesel.
	() Thanks

17th April 2007, 16:19	#59
westracer_hyd Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: hyderabad Posts: 11 Thanked: 0 Times	mileage hey nitrous , thx for the help wen i drove it i got 20 genuine kmpl on hyderabad with sc switched off
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