[Diy_efi] Is E85 worth it?

[Bobby Yates Emory]

WS,

Most of what you said about pollutants is true, but I thought I remembered
that NOx was slightly worse with SVO and bio-diesel.  Is there some new
research?

Bobby

On 9/2/06, WSCowell at aol.com <WSCowell at aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 02/09/2006 00:46:42 GMT Standard Time, spyro at f2s.com
> writes:
>
> If  you've found a 1.9 litre diesel with worse emissions than an 8 litre
> petrol engine, I would respectfully suggest that you might have chosen a
> spectacularly crappy example of a diesel  engine...
>
>
>
> Good point there, **plus**:
>
> Bio diesel is cheaper than diesel from petroleum, lubricates the engine
> and
> injection pump better and kicks out greatly reduced emissions of all the
> nasty
> stuff:  NOx, S, CO and the harmful carcinogens and
> particulates.  The  best
> thing is it is totally carbon-neutral - it only puts back into
> the  atmosphere
> the carbon the plant took out in the first place.  Performance  is totally
> unaffected.
>
> So a decently set-up turbo diesel is good news all round.  Let's
> not  forget
> what JCB achieved just last week at Bonneville (British - hooray!)
> and  Audi
> at Le Mans either.
>
> Poor performance from a diesel?  Wake up and smell the  coffee!
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Bobby Yates Emory