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I have run two strokes on soy based biolube and they seem to run well

I will be doing biodiesel/wvo conversion on my Mercedes Benz 300SD. First I have to get it running right on diesel though. I just did an engine swap on it.

I have always thought of making a diesel powered moped, I was thinking a 4-stroke engine from an old diesel generator? It would end up more like a mini-bike I think.

You can buy r/c engines that run diesel. Those would be the smallest.

I have personally seen as low as 4hp diesel engines. That would make a moped big and heavy.

but you could climb trees with it! so much power.

we have diesel motorbikes we're trying out, the'll be here in a month or so, a few in denver one one here in minneapolis

slow going but at 180 mpg who cares

Here is the web page about biolube,

I picked up a couple quarts in belfast maine

I have run it in a honda hobbit, a weed wacker, and my suzuki t500

but I do not have any long time use I could tell you about

very cool, thanks for the link

NO POWER??

Ok, maybe a little slow acceleration, but certainly not no power...

I have a MB 300sd that i have had up to 110 and it was still pulling. I carry a towing chain to pull the stuck SUVs and TRUCKs out of ditches, all of the diesel low end torque.

Also, with your friend with the two tank set-up, it would not be any harded to start up on a cold day that It was before with just the diesel. THe two tank system uses two tanks, one for WVO and one for DIESEL, you start-up on diesel until everything gets hot enough then you flip a switch that activates a switchover valve that lets WVO into the engine. Then, before you shut down you flip it back to diesel so you can start up again on diesel the next time.

I dont know much about VW's but my car starts just as well as a regular one would. Also, I can keep up with the acceleration of most gassers.

well with a turbo(your's is the turbo,right?) the MB will keep up, but a normally aspirated 4 cyl is WAY slow on the go even a well tuned MB

and those pick up's are a little lacking on power as well as speed

But the Motorbikes, that's the real ticket

yea, we've been looking for years and found the right place and the right man, the only person in the world that will do this conversion, as far as we know. I can't say much about it right now but in a month or so we'll have our business web site up and running-it'll all be there for ya

but if your interested look in Germany allot of good stuff going on there in the diesel motorbike seen.

if your in the minneapolis area this summer, we'll have one or two at the shop along with other odd ball stuff. look us up-

(well, nothing to really "look up" right now but like i said in a month or so)

-BlueCat Motors-

Yes, My car is a turbodiesel

The 240d (4cyl.) is very much lacking in power though.

Do you think it will bolt on a moped?

http://www.bankspower.com/im_superrod_oct04.cfm

Initial dyno testing shows that the Banks race diesel will make about 900 lb-ft of torque from 2,500 rpm, and, with a very flat torque curve, maxing out at around 1,000 lb-ft of torque. The race engine produces 700 hp at its Banks-imposed redline of 5,000 rpm. A street version of the road-race truck is being developed simultaneously that will produce 900 hp at an even higher redline. The street version should produce over 1,000 lb-ft of torque, so you diesel lovers, get ready for the time of your lives, as good things are about to happen.

The 300SD is a 3 Liter turbocharged diesel.

The 240D is a 2.4 Liter diesel.

The original Rabbit was a 1.5 Liter normally aspirated diesel.

It had 48 HP and was quite sluggish, though I sure did like the 50MPG I was getting on mine.

You could make a choice at the bottom of a hill - either turn off the AC or stay at the bottom of the hill.

How many gallons of vegetable or soy oil can farmers produce per acre? Anyone know?