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Showing posts with label compression ratio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label compression ratio. Show all posts

Friday, May 23, 2014

Compress This! A Diesel primer.


Ah, the poor, abused, maligned Diesel engine. Whether for the perception of being impossible to start and causing winter frustrations, or for the smokey, clattering, rattling, growling machines being perceived as being adequate only for big truck, trains and ships, diesels have somehow earned a bad name. All this is nonsense you must realize.  Diesels make fine automobile and smaller truck and equipment powerplants that can attain amazing fuel economy numbers.  Diesels can be smooth, quiet, and fun to drive since by design, they have very driver- friendly torque output.

Friday, April 25, 2014

Octane Number- is that like a phone number?



You notice the fuel gauge on your car is getting low and your favorite fuel station is just up ahead, so you stop in to fill-er-up. Do you choose the best fuel for your vehicle, or do you buy based on cost? Most fueling stations have 3 different grades of gasoline- have you ever wondered why?