Bio-Diesel, the other alternative fuel

[Ryland]

The other thought about this topic of bio-diesel is that this forum is mostly about vehicle modifications... bio-diesel is a fuel choice, a good fuel choice but still it's the fuel not the vehicle.

[alohaspirit]

The first 2 things that comes to my mind everytime I see a diesel on the road:

1. Why isnt that thing running on waste veggie oil?
2. If not WVO, that thing better be running on BioDiesel!



They should stop producing Petrol Diesel and start producing Bio Diesel full time.
Just imagine the impact if ONLY trucks and ships used it! It would be mind-blowing!
Thousands of gallons of waste oil is currently being dumped into landfills everyday.
It could be used to better the environment because its not doing any good sitting there.
/mini rant


That being said I used to own a diesel that I ran off waste veggie oil.
When it wasnt being run on wvo, i filled it up with B99 at the pump.
It was a great experience. I felt good. (not smug)
And I would welcome the chance to do it again.


If you do a lot of driving, Veggie Oil Conversion is the Best (and Only) way to go!

[Irukandji83]

Huzzah! I love the enthusiasm! Thank you!

I think phasing out petroleum based diesel or at least cutting down the consumption will have a great positive effect on the environment AND the cost of a barrel of oil at the same time. Current estimates put diesel consumption for road use at 40 BILLION gallons a year in the U.S. so even just putting B5 as a standard for all diesel would save 2 BILLIONS gallons a year!!!! On top of that, if we put forth effort to use all the WVO for non-commercial use (your car and mine) it should cost significantly less than using diesel from the pump.

Lots of potential!

[UFO]

Originally Posted by Irukandji83

I suppose I'm shocked because diesel engines are inherently more fuel efficient than gasoline engines for starters. The fact that bio-diesel reduces emissions significantly, increases the longevity of the engine because of it's lubricant qualities, can be sourced from non-food crops, all contributing to maintaining our environment and helping clean our air MUCH more than simply using a bit less petroleum. I don't get electric vehicles right now, I think it's much too soon. They put a bigger strain on our power grid charging up, with electricity sourced from coal burning plants and using expensive Li-ion batteries that have a negative effect on the environment during manufacturing and disposal(not a great impact, but still worth mentioning). I see the world adjusting much more easily and effectively to focusing on veggie powered combustion engines.

That's why I recently joined too, to convert the unwashed masses.

[UFO]

Originally Posted by Ryland

The other thought about this topic of bio-diesel is that this forum is mostly about vehicle modifications... bio-diesel is a fuel choice, a good fuel choice but still it's the fuel not the vehicle.

Slight disagreement here. The biggest "mod" is the adjustment behind the wheel. Fuel savings is fuel savings, no matter the modificaction and my modifications are fairly extreme - every vehicle I drive has a diesel engine that returns 30% better economy than a gasser.

And I also plan to do some aero and other fuel-saving mods to my Beetle; a spoiler, an EGR defeat, belly pans and a diffuser.

[Ryland]

I've talked to the Department Of Natural Resources around here about using bio-diesel in their heavy equipment because they started out asking me about options for electric vehicles, as the heavy equipment tends to have people close to it breathing the exhaust.
I'm not sure when they are going to make the change but I'm pretty sure that a change will happen, at least around here.

[alohaspirit]

Originally Posted by UFO

Slight disagreement here. The biggest "mod" is the adjustment behind the wheel. Fuel savings is fuel savings, no matter the modificaction and my modifications are fairly extreme - every vehicle I drive has a diesel engine that returns 30% better economy than a gasser.

And I also plan to do some aero and other fuel-saving mods to my Beetle; a spoiler, an EGR defeat, belly pans and a diffuser.

adjusting the nut behind the wheel is the least we can do.
they can continue making hybrid after hybrid but it will still run on gas

i drive an echo and a hybrid. it makes me happy to save gas.
but still sad that im dependant on it.


the new Fiesta and CR-Z are the talk of the town (gassers)
but i will really be happy when someone can produce a wvo car
no need for expensive hydrogen as waste oil is literally everywhere
its almost considered pollution

so how cool would it be to have a car that runs on pollution

[UFO]

Running on WVO is convenient, biodiesel is what works best in today's diesels. As far as I'm concerned bioD is all that; renewable, carbon neutral and domestic.

[Ryland]

My understanding is that waste veggie oil is not dumped in the land fill but is used in things like pet food and makeup, that is why it is worth shipping it all over the place.

[alohaspirit]

Originally Posted by Ryland

My understanding is that waste veggie oil is not dumped in the land fill but is used in things like pet food and makeup, that is why it is worth shipping it all over the place.

only some of it is