Putting diesel engines in V8 cars

[Ocean1]

at the moment my mileage has gone from over 2000kms a month to 500. going to be while till I have to buy another 10,000kms of ruc.

Few years ago the brother's company had done quite well, and he decided the books would look better with a new Land Cruiser on them. 'Course, you have to depreciate vehicles, and he only got to write down about $20k. The 100,000k worth of RUC he bought it with however was 100% deductible...

[jonbuoy]

My Ford pick-up gets just over 15mpg on a trip.
And I don't care.

Its worth it for that sound!

[Brian d marge]

well... Took the petrol engine out and put a diesel one in.


Diesel fumes are carcinogenic.

and petrol does what? ....if I was trying to top meself , it would take a long time with Diesel

Also , because D is a quantity engine, ie you though air in then add fuel and chuck air and shit out , AND do this at high comp , its efficiency is horn inducing

trouble is you now add a retarded NZ government , WHO NEED their tax ,,,, so and benefit goes out the window

well done retards

Finally as the d is a heavier and more vibration prone engine , points of contact and their flexture need to be addressed or things like cracking around engine mounts may occur ( plus any auxiliary things such as manifolds etc)

not that your average certifiable will know , pick , or even tell you

Stephen

[Brian d marge]

brew biodiesel with hemp oil

Ill help with the production , honest I will ......

Ive been a good boy I has , been three days now and I havent thrown any stones .....

Stephen

[Brian d marge]

Interesting comments fellas.
i have been following this thread
http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=434542

and it just perked my interest for a fleeting moment. Remember the cool vans from the 70s?
Anyway the odyssey which is my work car is too low for most of the driveways I go into around Nelson. It is always bottoming out & although it is comfortable to drive it is sometimes a pain to work out of.
I don't like modern Jap vans-like their bikes they have no character (apart from the mighty KLR of course) so I started looking at alternative work vehicles.
I love old Broncos & yank vans however they all seem to come with 6L v8s. I would shudder to think what I'd pay for gas running one of those beauties around all day. Anyway since diesels are so prevalent on the road I thought maybe there would have been a few that have done the conversion or gone thru the logistics.

So the more modern V8s are not too bad on gas? I think I'm getting 450kms out of 55L of gas in the odyssey - it is carrying a bit of gear in there.
Those lexus V8s are apparently cheap to put in to cars from what a young mech told me but he may be talking crap.

Ohhhh cool
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used...-626910612.htm

what you need is;-


Stephen

[Flip]

I have had a few diesel work utes, mostly Toyota's. The last HiLux was rubbish, used to go through a set of injectors every 40k km, it has put me right off jap comon rail motors. I had an 05 ford ranger that was good and I currently have a Mitsubishi triton farm ute at the moment and we will see how long it lasts, so the jury is out with this one.

There is no savings in Biodiesel until diesel goes above $2/litre and I can't be fucked working safely at home with boiling hot methanol. Its fucking poisioness and the risk of a fire or explosion is far too high for this lad.

The cheapest fuel at the moment is LPG, I have a V8 LPG landrover, given it has the low compression military motor which is not the best power unit for LPG it is considerably cheaper to run than any diesel motor in this kind of vehicle. I have a Rockgas card and last time I checked the price of the fuel it was onlt $1/litre. The motor oil comes out looking like new and there is no RUC's on LPG. You can get LPG at about 2/3rds of all service stations and the Rockgas discount card works at Caltex and Mobil. The cheapest fuel is at the Rockgas sites.

I brought a 2nd hand tank and had it recerted. The regulator was NOS from the retiring sales manager at Rockgas and the mixing rings were new from a local installer/supplier. I fitted the kit and took it to an installer to certify. From memory,Tank $150, Reg $120, Mixers (2) $120, Certification $300 and say $200 for hose and fittings etc. So Say $800.

Technically the truck is dual fuel, keeping fresh petrol in it is a bit of a pain, I usually start the truck on LPG and swap over to pertol for a short run every month or so just to keep the petrol system working. The truck has a 50 litre front tank, a 65 litre back tank and the LPG tank is 80 litres so once fuelled up the vehicle has a relatively long range.

For those who care, it is on 32 BFG Muds, has Paradolic springs with 2" lift and OME shocks, is a 3 diff perminant 4WD with diff locks and has be regeared to the same high ratio as a Range Rover, and will do 80mph if you are brave enough to hold the throttle open long enough.

[jasonu]

Are diesels that much cheaper to run after you take road user charges into consideration?

And I'd really love a Hayes diesel in the KLR.

A regular service is 3 times the cost of a similar petrol vehicle (over here anyway)

[jasonu]

The Bro-inlaw had an 8L (?) turbo Cummins V8 installed in his 2009 Land Rover. Impressive. 'Bout 3 whumps per lamp-post.

Are you sure it is a v8? Most Cummins are a straight 6 (and sound fucking cool when tweaked)

[kevfromcoro]

what you need is;-


Stephen

seen 1 of those in whangamata
had a 12 volt car battery in it
the owner bought it in from India
It wasn't that expensive.
the worst part was getting it through customs into NZ
They charched him $500 just to destroy the crate it came in
was supper cheap to run

[Ocean1]

Are you sure it is a v8? Most Cummins are a straight 6 (and sound fucking cool when tweaked)

Yes, quite sure. Was in Aussie, though, it may have been re-badged... if so it wasn't a Chev. That's all I got.

My own limited experiences with Cummins here is that they're a bit of a lightweight, not much tolerance for abuse, to put it mildly.

[BMWST?]

I have had a few diesel work utes, mostly Toyota's. The last HiLux was rubbish, used to go through a set of injectors every 40k km, it has put me right off jap comon rail motors. I had an 05 ford ranger that was good and I currently have a Mitsubishi triton farm ute at the moment and we will see how long it lasts, so the jury is out with this one.

There is no savings in Biodiesel until diesel goes above $2/litre and I can't be fucked working safely at home with boiling hot methanol. Its fucking poisioness and the risk of a fire or explosion is far too high for this lad.

The cheapest fuel at the moment is LPG, I have a V8 LPG landrover, given it has the low compression military motor which is not the best power unit for LPG it is considerably cheaper to run than any diesel motor in this kind of vehicle. I have a Rockgas card and last time I checked the price of the fuel it was onlt $1/litre. The motor oil comes out looking like new and there is no RUC's on LPG. You can get LPG at about 2/3rds of all service stations and the Rockgas discount card works at Caltex and Mobil. The cheapest fuel is at the Rockgas sites.

I brought a 2nd hand tank and had it recerted. The regulator was NOS from the retiring sales manager at Rockgas and the mixing rings were new from a local installer/supplier. I fitted the kit and took it to an installer to certify. From memory,Tank $150, Reg $120, Mixers (2) $120, Certification $300 and say $200 for hose and fittings etc. So Say $800.

Technically the truck is dual fuel, keeping fresh petrol in it is a bit of a pain, I usually start the truck on LPG and swap over to pertol for a short run every month or so just to keep the petrol system working. The truck has a 50 litre front tank, a 65 litre back tank and the LPG tank is 80 litres so once fuelled up the vehicle has a relatively long range.

For those who care, it is on 32 BFG Muds, has Paradolic springs with 2" lift and OME shocks, is a 3 diff perminant 4WD with diff locks and has be regeared to the same high ratio as a Range Rover, and will do 80mph if you are brave enough to hold the throttle open long enough.

looks cool..if enough people start ot change to lpg the govt wil find some way to tax it.When you register it do you pay the same as a pure petrol or???

[BMWST?]

A regular service is 3 times the cost of a similar petrol vehicle (over here anyway)

urban myth.My little bmw costs no more to service than a petrol model.We will see what happens when a particulate filter is due.

[avgas]

I went back to petrol after being sick of the sound a diesel makes.
Like making love to a really hot woman, who has an old mans voice.

Eventually you give up as the sex appeal has gone.
Previous diesels were 2009 Focus TDCI, 2006 Hilux SR5, 2004 Dodge Ram and 2004 VW Combi.

Hilux and Focus drove good.....but that sound...... no sex appeal.

[BMWST?]

I went back to petrol after being sick of the sound a diesel makes.
Like making love to a really hot woman, who has an old mans voice.

Eventually you give up as the sex appeal has gone.
Previous diesels were 2009 Focus TDCI, 2006 Hilux SR5, 2004 Dodge Ram and 2004 VW Combi.

Hilux and Focus drove good.....but that sound...... no sex appeal.

Some truth here used to absolutely cane the old 535 every now and then to hear the big six rev out to the limiter ,the diesel falls flat on its face at 5 k(chipped)


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[JimO]

dont go buying a 6.2 chev diesel to put in anything they are crap