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haven't read the whole thread yet, thought I would throw in my 2 cents.
I ran my 74 honda 400cc motorcycle on about 3 gallons diesel to half gallon petrol once. So long as I kept the engine hot (it was air cooled) and played with the throttle and choke it ran it--lacked power, but ran. (I was flat broke and could swipe diesel out of my uncle's tank for his skid loader) As soon as the engine cooled though, it wouldn't start.
I had to nearly choke it almost completely and blow a bit of smoke to get nearly to 65 mph. And high rpms? Forget about it, no chance in hades. But i did clock miles on it, and when it died, I added 2 gallons of petrol, cranked it forever from a jump from my car, and it sputtered back to life.
I've also ran diesel in my cars, but generally while being outnumbered by the gallons of petrol.
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Originally Posted by jamesqf
I think you missed the point I was trying to make, which is that it's not rational to do either speed or fuel economy mods for economic reasons. You do it as a form of recreation, for the fun and for the challenge.
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