Hi-
Though I really like my 1978 240D, I'm concerned about how low the power is when traveling in town, especially during merges. I looked around on this forum to see if there are any practical power modifications, and it looks like there are three things that have been talked about.

I saw that turbo-ing can be pretty successful, but it seems like this is venturing on a huge amount work, and to be honest, I don't think I have the skills to do that.

Another thing is the ALDA. It seems that you can "turn up" the ALDA to give the engine more fuel to work with, but it seems that in most cases that there isn't much adjustment that can be made. If I understand correctly, the ALDA is really just an altitude compensating device, and isn't really intended to be adjusted.

I've heard that you can replace the standard injectors with Monark injectors with higher flowing nozzles. Is this really a reasonable option, or is this just a good way to make your car double as a smokey crop duster?

Should I perhaps check things such as linkage to make sure that I'm getting full travel out of the linkage? The car has had a recent oil change, but the fuel filters have only been replaced once since I've had it (which has been about 12,000 miles).

Any suggestions? I know that it isn't a Formula One racer, but I was hoping that there's a reasonable way to get some more power out of it. I was thinking that if the car had about 15 more horsepower then it would be quite drivable (not that it isn't drivable now, it's just slower than I'd like).

Thanks!