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Old 10-12-2012, 01:47 PM   #75 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
That's an interesting project to say the least. Any update? BTW an uncle of mine had a 4-door Suzuki Vitara (same as the 1st-gen Tracker) with a Volkswagen 1.6IDI and, even not able to go faster than 85MPH, was good. Using low-quality Diesel fuel it could easily get 42MPG inner-city and 48 on highway, not hypermiling.




Those V2203 used in Thermo King semi-trailer reefer units are a good option.
Do you have any means to import engines from your homeland to the US? I understand you guys end up with a lot of the "better" engine types (diesel stuff) than we get here, it'd be nice if you could import a crate of "parts", yano?

In any event, I rarely use road fuel in my engines. I've used everything from alcohol mixes to raw gas to motor oil/transfluid,etc and various blends thereof.
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