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So Cal Diesel project
my name is Jon-Paul,
i'm working on a few projects, i'm a mechanical engineer and own a small fab shop that builds race chassis for off road and road race trucks and cars. we have been playing with diesel projects for a while, and recently have been playing with wvo and bio fuels. So i thought it would be fun to put a diesel in my little S-10 truck. i thought id use a OM617 engine. well i figure i had better get one first so can learn about them and the nature of the beast.
So I bought 2 80's mercedes 300sd's one was a 84 in great shape but needing some tune up work. the other was a 81 and had a little rougher life. which will be the donor car for the S10. I have been playing with the 84 to see what kind of mileage and how it reacts to bio fuels.
Im looking for any suggestions anyone may have to get better mileage with out taking away too much from the mercedes class and charm. The S-10 diesel swap will start a ways down the road. I 'm also looking for information on wvo and bio fuels, maybe ideas about hho( i know the math on this but it seems that if done correctly on diesel and wvo it may provide a small gain in terms of more complete combustion. again not sure yet just looking into it .) this is a project and mostly for fun. Really Im doing this to get some real world info for my S-10 project. so again im here to listen, learn and help if i can, thanks.
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2004.0 7,360-lb DODGE Ram QC/LB 2500 2WD/6-speed Cummins 305/555 ISB. Stock, except LEER bed topper and twin muffler exhaust. 180,000 miles at 4,625-hrs @ 39 mph. 15-cpm solo, 25-cpm towing. (22-mpg avg past 37k)
