ya well, im not the biggest enthusiast of over-electronic. esp on/in a mechanical need. then again i ve been chided in the past some for my open-minded view.
i have interest in jet propulsion, and well realize the need for the electronics. and the performance aspect. i just never had a chance or really a reason, other than being very interested in such stuff, to really get into aspects like school or studying.
as far as a diesel its mainly mechanically based, one of my points the mechanical pumps pressure doesnt really benefit from having internal electronics and 'wires' entering the pump. and like you point out, and i know well, our car, industry electronics are not made to the highest reliable standards. then again if electronics go in a plane, it comes up as a disaster. certainly is 'tragic', and a loss, of life.
and from the onset of diesels oh early 1900s the only real electronic is the shut-off solenoid. thats a matter of reliability, and cost effective. the only other electronics needed, are like a secondary electric system. its idiot lights, and gauges. other than that is such as A/C sensors, not directly related.
and some mTDI information have power out put being quite good.
i think in the past i ve seen where mr.waldon states he has/had the last available of performance pumps, hopped up by giles i think.
its not that im looking for a lot of performance, but some pump performance, along with a balance of economy, some head work, this im not sure of all i can do on it, just yet. maybe some extra turbo, with a mechanical type of turbo, and some injector nozzles. even until i do something like this, perhaps sending an ecm to kermatune and seeing how some of these upgrades work. will be fun. already is, as long as i dont get stranded, havent yet, so lucks with me! or things just work out, in either case.