Internal Combustion Engine? Take a gander at an old hot rod magazine from the early 80's by Henry (Smokey) Yunick from Daytona FL. Had an interesting "Expander Cycle" engine he worked up. 200 hp, 60mpg, on a 2.2 liter Iron Duke 4 cylinder.
>From: "David Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com >To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> >Subject: Re: [biofuel] back to basics >Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 19:29:49 +1200 > >Hi Tim, > Sorry I cant help and must plead ignorance. What is an ICE? >Also >re seals I am sure there is someone far more knowledgeable than me who has >had hands on experience with the Cummins. >If you are trying to get more mpg I suggest you research some of the >patents >that have been filed over the last 50 years in relation to high mileage etc >especially those that have been bought up or are held by oil companies. >When >I was a child there was heaps of information, some somewhat limited, other >stuff that was far more explicit in popular American and other magazines >such as Popular Mecanics, Scientific American, and even the good old >Readers >Digest. >Somewhere I have a list of Patents held by people such as the oil >companies. >I am sure if a number of people did searches they would be amazed with what >they come up with. One things for sure there is not that many things out >there that have not been done before in some alternative fashion. > > > My real question is have you or anyone else here on the list, seen or >heard > > of a water injection system used on an ICE?(I have an 1999 dodge ram >that > > gets about 12-14 MPG(16 on a REALLY good tank on the hiway with the >cruise > > control on! ;) I was considering trying to get a bit more 'go' from the > > 'magic potion of motion' --considering it's a daily driver, and I don't >see > > being able to afford the Cummins powered version anytime soon. > > If/when I DO get hands on the Cummins version, do you think there'll be >any > > problems switching right to the bioD? or would I have to refit any seals >or > > lines to withstand the fuel?<~~anyone? > >Cant comment on generators in the States either. Am aware that there is a >brand called Onan which a lot of people use there but know nothing about >size or any other details. Have a search for them on the net using a >multiple search engine and you should have some luck. Also have a look on >Steve Spences webpages as I am sure he has got some info on electricity >there as well. >B.r., David > > > > In the meantime, I am looking for 1) a generator(8 to 65 KW) that would > > eventually power my home, and be run by 2) either a bioD from a small > > truck/car, or ethanol either of which I plan to brew here at home in >Sunny > > Florida(Tampa--HIYA Jerry D:) <~~ Anybody gets any leads on these lil > > toys--I'd SUUURE appreciate knowing where to look! > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
