Diesel engine swap

[Idratherbeflying]

Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr

Seems like a redneck-engineered version of the Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4

Thank you i just wish i could get paid to be a redneck engineer lol i guess i'll take my fuel savings as a paycheck. Wow i just reread my last reply and realised i need to double check my spelling and grammer!!!!

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

What's wrong with the redneck-engineering part? As long as a simple solution works effectively at a lower cost, it's nice

[Idratherbeflying]

Nothing wrong with it lol i was being serious when i said thank you. Sorry if it seemed like i took offense because i really didn't.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

OK. Anyway, the front wheels driven by the small Diesel with the rear ones driven by an electric motor can actually be a good idea. BTW you might eventually also consider turbocharging the Diesel...

[Idratherbeflying]

Yeah i was thinking turbo and possibly propane injection. Maybe just use the propane injection on hills to get some of the extra power that i would need. If i understand correctly propane does for a diesel what nitrous oxide does for a gas engine correct me if im wrong on that. I figure i can use electric to do short low speed driving. It could also work for 4 wheel drive when needed in snow.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by Idratherbeflying

Yeah i was thinking turbo and possibly propane injection. Maybe just use the propane injection on hills to get some of the extra power that i would need. If i understand correctly propane does for a diesel what nitrous oxide does for a gas engine correct me if im wrong on that. I figure i can use electric to do short low speed driving. It could also work for 4 wheel drive when needed in snow.

Propane has detonation issues, it's not so safe to be used in a Diesel as CNG or even ethanol, and it actually doesn't have the same effect as nitrous oxide since it's a fuel instead of a combustion enhancer. Would be better to just get a turbo instead of using propane. A water+methanol injection would be better than propane since it acts like a chemical intercooler while avoiding detonation issues, and it also decreases the risks associated to the glycerin polymerizing while using WVO.

[Idratherbeflying]

Cripple_rooster you sir are awesome thanks for all the helpful info. So looks like 3 cylinder diesel+turbo+water methanol injection is the way to go.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

I'm a die-hard dieselhead. Too bad I wouldn't be able to do legally a project like yours in my country, since Diesel engines can't be fitted into vehicles with a payload lower than one metric ton (unless they're either hi-lo 4WD or have a seating capacity higher than 9). They were banned from the local market in '79 but some folks managed to get compact pick-up trucks and wagons converted and legally registered until '93. But some few folks are registering direct-injection Diesel engines as ethanol-powered to be able to use them into light-duty vehicles...

[Idratherbeflying]

Im currently a learning diesel-head thats part of the reason for this project its educational that sucks about the laws there. Can you have diesel motorcycles?

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by Idratherbeflying

Can you have diesel motorcycles?

No, since they can't haul a metric ton. But nothing prevents me from building a Diesel tricycle with a 1-ton payload

Anyway, have you taken a look at the Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 layout?