Picked up an escort finesse 1.8TDDI (turbo diesel) estate, the body and interior are in such superb condition I just can't resist having a go at making it a bit quicker. I'm used to a Gti estate with a few improvements ... and that's quicker

One of the things I plan to do to start me off (or probably ply my mechanic mate with beer so he'll do it) is fit a turbo boost gizmo

From what I've read the fuel pump needs tweaking for this to be properly effective so I'm aware of that, but what about the intercooler?

Would it also be a good idea to fit a better (bigger?) intercooler or would it not make much difference?

If yes, does anyone know of one that would be a good fit? On the Gti some parts can be swapped out for 2.0 mondeo parts, I've no idea if that's the case for the diesels as it is with the zetecs

If the 2.0 mondeo one fits easily enough and will improve things I should be able to pick one up quite easily

Don't know if I'm understanding this correctly or not, but if the turbo's boosted would it be heating the air up more as it's compressing it, and if that's true I'm guessing a bigger/better intercooler would do a better job of dealing with the increased heat, and that's gotta be more efficient right?

I've read that boosting a turbo too much too often can lead to overheating and I'm thinking that an intercooler upgrade might help guard against this, not that I'm planning on overdoing it