Commonly done in the generator and industrial engine market. Wreaked a lot of havoc because there were two different pistons used for the same engine, depending on the type of fuel used.
You could go down, but not up... Dan Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2011, at 1:14 PM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > I believe if you take a gasoline engine and raise the compression ratio, you > can get better power than with gasoline (but range is still a problem with > compressed natural gas) > > 15-20 years back, Dick Guldstrand was showing drawings of a proposed ultra > high performance CNG fueled Corvette GS. > > This link mentions it in passing, and implies that CNG Corvettes actually > exist: > http://www.autotraderclassics.com/car-article/Jay+Leno%3A+The+Collector-75356.xhtml > > > G Mann wrote: >> I have some experience with that program. About 12 years ago our local >> transit system converted several buses to LNG [Liquified Natural Gas] to >> join the "clean is green" movement. The engines ran OK, delivery and fill >> systems worked fine, however, power and mileage lost the match. Total BTU >> of LNG vs Diesel equation vs costs to convert, store, fill, and deal with >> the whole mess only worked because it was done on a government paid "money >> is no object" program. As soon as the "special money" ran out.... back to >> diesel. > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
