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06-30-2014, 07:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
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07-01-2014, 02:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
Grant-53 Master EcoModder Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Elmira, NY Posts: 1,791 Thanks: 320 Thanked 361 Times in 300 Posts	So I am hoping for 3 cyl. diesel turbo engines to run on CNG. The electrics are better for urban settings.

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So I am hoping for 3 cyl. diesel turbo engines to run on CNG.

You'd rather need either to convert it to Otto cycle if you wanted it to run on pure CNG or to use a pilot-injection of Diesel fuel or another liquid fuel prone to compression-ignition. Anyway I'd like to see how the EcoBoost would fare with a direct-injection setup tuned for CNG...

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