grease car

98explorerxlt · 08-23-2003, 02:59 PM

Im thinking of buying an older diesel and modding it to run of vegtable oil or biodeisel/vegoil then going crazy on the inside mp3s divx xbox gps and whatever else I can cram into the thing its pretty cool 17 cents a gallon cosidering the gas is getting up to 2.60 out here plus it runs longer also and is supposedly cleaner I havent really looked into it yet

frodobaggins · 08-23-2003, 10:02 PM

exhaust smells like fries

98explorerxlt · 08-23-2003, 10:04 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by frodobaggins

exhaust smells like fries

well i could always go to kfc but id probably want to eat my car

bgoodman · 08-24-2003, 12:00 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by frodobaggins

exhaust smells like fries

better than the normal diesel exhaust

MikeHunt79 · 08-24-2003, 05:45 AM

I also want to do something similar, since i'm also running a diesel car. Search for "biodiesel". I think the vegtable oil needs to be filtered and cleaned before use, otherwise it would clog up your fuel filter and injectors.

jol · 08-24-2003, 06:06 AM

In Sweden gas costs $8 a litre, dont whine

98explorerxlt · 08-25-2003, 01:11 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MikeHunt79

I also want to do something similar, since i'm also running a diesel car. Search for "biodiesel". I think the vegtable oil needs to be filtered and cleaned before use, otherwise it would clog up your fuel filter and injectors.

I found the site greasecar.com it has a kit thats rather expensive but i think i might just go that route whe i get my raise for being in for two years

98explorerxlt · 08-25-2003, 01:13 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by jol

In Sweden gas costs $8 a litre, dont whine

Youve got a good point i think ill start smuggling gas it would be nice to make a 400% profit

gork · 08-25-2003, 02:14 AM

I have always enjoyed the idea of having a little biodiesel car. I wanted to pick up a Mini One D, and do a vegtable oil conversion, but there are no plans to bring the car to the US.

Anyway, remember that while your exhaust can smell like fries, it can also smell like other fried foods also, depending on what's been cooking. Going to McDonalds for some free fuel and getting Filet-o-Fish remnants might be pretty horrible!

oddcomp · 08-25-2003, 10:21 AM

hahah lol
hmm going diesel err well turbo diesel with my half hour drive to work might be not a bad idea
and doing the bio diesel route might be better
wonder if i can get that stuff here ....
only thing i hate about diesel's is the rock crusher noises that i usually associate with bad bearing and other tidings of bad engine news ...
but i spose with the carpc cranked up i wouldn't notice the normal rod hammering sound of a diesel

right now diesel is cheaper than gas and usually is
for most part
not to mention the fairly decent mpg

gork · 08-25-2003, 10:43 AM

A lot of the new diesel cars are very quiet. VW's newest turbodiesels drive and sound a lot like their gasoline counterparts.

Raas · 08-25-2003, 05:49 PM

That's right..
VW has a Golf diesel with 150HP/320nm which is available round 1900rpm to 4500rpm.
which does 0-100 in 8.6s

frodobaggins · 08-25-2003, 11:50 PM

I've been researching this for a couple years now, if any of you have any questions, I may be able to answer them.

98explorerxlt · 08-26-2003, 01:03 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by frodobaggins

I've been researching this for a couple years now, if any of you have any questions, I may be able to answer them.

Your just full of good advice man what dont you know

I get the whole concept just not so sure on where to start Im thinking of buying the kit off of greasecar.com when I get some money but If theres a better way to do it Im open to suggestions
I hear that people are mixing biodiesel with the grease to run the engines better also some say you have to filter it first Ive also seen some chemical additives such as lye

Sorry I havent done enough homework on this one yet thanks for the help though

I found a Cheap diesel benz with the head gasket blown shouldn be to hard to fix.

gork · 08-26-2003, 02:58 AM

The most successful and easiest conversions use a dual tank setup that start and stop the engine on regular diesel fuel or biodiesel and switch to a veg. oil tank after the engine warms up. This is probably what you get in most "kit" conversions. The other benefit to this setup is that you can easily find diesel when you are away from home (and can't get the local burger joint to let you bum some grease)

If you want to get really fancy, you can start a small co-op company and build a biodiesel refinery. Producing biodiesel will allow you to run your car on biodeisel unmodified.

As for filtering the for running on straight used cooking oil, pumping it from the grease dumpster through a seive to remove large particles, then through a fuel filter made for this purpose is pretty easy. You don't have to do a lot of special filtering on the stuff, and the filters last quite a while from what I understand.

I picked up a few books on the subject over the past couple of years. The one I found most informative and helpful was "From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank" .. it's published by the Veggie Van people. I'd highly recommend reading it before you start ordering any gear as you might decide you really want to take a different approach than what the greasecar kit would give you.

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