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Old 10-14-2016, 05:57 PM   #9 (permalink)
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If I had the chance to get a barn-door Suburban, I'd probably not want to change its body. But anyway, with an old-school IDI Diesel you might be able to try vegetable oils as an alternate fuel.


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Originally Posted by aardvarcus View Post
Will use the new engine naturally aspirated not turbocharged. (After analyzing BSFC maps at comparative partial load throttle positions between turbocharged and naturally aspirated 6.5L engines I do not think I would see a significant efficiency gain turbocharging. WOT is another story, but this is not a WOT project.)
Turbochargers have been used in Diesels not just for performance and efficiency, but more recently also for emissions compliance.
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