alternative engines, now Hemi

[Todd....!!]

Sounds like it'd work Dan!

I bet someone in here has maybe heard of some research on this
priciple/theory!?!? ey?

I like your turbo Amigo man!

The DYNO graphs were DYNO-MITE! 

WAY COOL!

LATER!

Todd....!!
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d houlton x0710 wrote:
> 
> David A. Cooley wrote:
> >
> > At 02:55 PM 5/24/99 -0700, you wrote:
> > >OK David,
> > >
> > >Ya just made me think of a question havin to do with the 'diesel'
> > >principle that you just stated....
> > >
> > >Most diesels' static compression ratio's are pretty much over 20:1
> > >right?
> > >
> >
> > For the most part... some turbo diesels are 18:1 or so, but normally
> > aspirated diesels are 22:1 to 25:1 CR
> >
> > >Why don't they just squirt regular fuel in at these temps instead of
> > >diesel?
> > >
> >
> > the rate of combustion would be too high and the detonation resistance too
> > low... Basically would blow the heads right off the engine!
> > (Seen it happen on a mercedes 300D... guy filled up with Regular gas and
> > drove off... about a block later, heard a large BOOM and he was at the side
> > of the road with lots of smoke...  Opened the hood and it appeared to have
> > sheared the head bolts... head was about 1/4" above the block!)
> 
> Yeah, but isn't that because the injection system is tuned for diesel?
> Couldn't injecting gasoline still work if the injection system was calibrated
> for gasoline?  i.e. maybe inject it at a slower rate?
> 
> 
> --Dan
> houlster at inficad.com
> http://www.inficad.com/~houlster/amigo.htm