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Ever Wish You Could Build Your Own Car?

Local Motors
25849013 Posted Yesterday 02:42 PM by jason.thompson

    Local Motors is a new kind of car company where you the buyer helps design and even build your own vehicle.      

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We're Going to Virginia to Check Them Out

Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Racing Series
26978980 Posted November 4 2009 09:15 PM by jason.thompson

I'm going to Virginia later this month to check out the new Volkswagen diesel race series. Here's how you can too.

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Now Syngas Instead of Diesel Fuel

New Type of DPF Regeneration
30729237 Posted September 29 2009 02:46 PM by jason.thompson

    Syngas is  hydrogen and carbon monoxide. This company creates it from diesel fuel and uses it instead of straight diesel fuel for DPF regeneration.  

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Cool New Engine

Radmax Engine
26431477 Posted September 24 2009 02:26 PM by jason.thompson

    Check out this engine it will make you think twice about pistons.      

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Best of Mechanical and Electronic Injection

Steyr Emergency Drive System
30474924 Posted September 21 2009 11:49 AM by jason.thompson

    Steyr Motors developed a mechanical backup system for their electronic fuel injectors.     

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Hydraulic Hybrid Systems For Any Vehicle

Hydraulic Vs. Electric
25813273 Posted September 14 2009 11:55 AM by jason.thompson

    Hydraulic Hybrid Systems introduces a bolt on retrofit that increases MPG 40% prices start at $12,900. The demonstration vehicle is a 2002 Chevy 2500 HD.   

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Dodge Without Cummins?

Would You Buy a Dodge with a Fiat Engine
25718770 Posted September 11 2009 09:33 AM by esanchez

Matt Stone, executive editor at Motor Trend, posted a thought-provoking blog this morning regarding the possible future direction of Chrysler, and specifically Cummins and the Ram. He hypothesized, and not that...

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First Look: The Automotive Equivalent of the iPhone

Gale Banks Debuts His New VW Jetta TDI SportWagen—and Two New Products
25717087 Posted September 11 2009 08:59 AM by David Kennedy - Editor

 This week Gale Banks and Lars Ullrich of Robert Bosch LLC gave a talk on clean diesel in Los Angeles. The intent of the meeting was to reinforce the idea of diesel engines as a fun, functional, and viable option for...

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Public TV Diesel Power

Algae Fuel Episode
24839558 Posted August 20 2009 11:42 AM by jason.thompson

    Here is an episode about algae biodiesel.    

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Diesel Story

A Free Movie About Diesel History
18420774 Posted April 24 2009 12:36 PM by jason.thompson

   This movie was made by the Shell Oil Company in 1952.

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Why Only Use Internal Combustion?

Cyclone Waste Heat Engine
15257525 Posted March 12 2009 02:46 PM by jason.thompson

Your diesel engine wastes 70% of the fuel it burns. Just as much energy goes into producing heat 30% as goes into producing torque 30%.            

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Late-Night Wrenching Sessions

Or Are You A Morning Person?
15131987 Posted March 5 2009 02:04 PM by Mike McGlothlin

I’m not going to try to rub it in too much, but It’s 62 degrees and sunny today in southern California, which got me thinking…       

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Sticker That Speaks For Itself

Gas Out, Diesels In
14876846 Posted February 24 2009 12:58 PM by Mike McGlothlin

This sticker should either reel-in a Hemi owner unfamiliar with a little Diesel Power, or someone who believes strongly in their spark-ignition engine…       

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80% Fuel-Efficient Breakthrough

Turbo + Engine= Turbocombustion Engine
12075870 Posted December 18 2008 03:01 PM by jason.thompson

This is what happens when a turbo and a piston engine decide to switch jobs.

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Dead-Head HEUI

7.3L Fix
12896648 Posted December 9 2008 03:45 PM by Mike McGlothlin

While the inherent problems of HEUI in Power Strokes may never be fixed, there are ways to increase efficiency, fuel flow, and allow you to make that next step in adding power…

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