These electronic throttle pedal have been used for a long time on VW and Audi cars. In fact, all Volkswagen equipped with a TDI (diesel engine) are using this setup since more than 10 years.
What makes you believe I live in a cold climate? Maybe the addition of methanol to the water will prevent it from freezing but that was not the main goal. I thought methanol would act as an accelerant promoting a more complete combustion. Kind of like some people are doing with propane injection...
Nobody ever tried water/methanol injection to reduce combustion temperature? It should be simple enough, just use a bigger windshield washer fluid reservoir and inject the washer fluid in the intake. Washer fluid is composed of methanol and water... The water would also help the intercooler as...
Zapster, I have a VW diesel too, I had to reprogram the ECU to deactivate the EGR because my intake was completely clogged. I used the vag-com adaptation like you did on your car, for a while, but I learned later that it almost doesn't change anything if you only use vag-com to tamper with the...
Everything is in the title. It seem that in almost all diesel engine, the EGR valve is clogging the intake until there's so much restriction that the engine begin to smoke a lot, starving for air. Next thing you learn, your engine is creating even more pollution than it would've create without...
From what I heard about the experience of a few people I know, they aren't any more economical than a VW TDI. At least, in a TDI you get comfort and nice torque with the diesel smell and fume.
Maybe different approaches lead to boring races, but at least, it enable us to see what Formula 1 has always been in the past. It was a place to see the state of the art of automobile technology. Now with all the rules, it's almost impossible to bring real innovation in Formula 1.
Did anyone ever though of an electrically powered camshaft? It would remove the need for a timing belt/chain and it would then be a lot easier to have infinite variable valve timing. The only possible problem is the size of the electric motor we would need. I know it take around 20% of the...
Oh my, he used a more agressive mixture than the one I tried in one tank on my Volks TDI. I added 2 ounce in a 55 liters tank (55 liters=14.5 gal). This amount of acetone represent around 0.1% of the total amount of fuel.
Anyone know if we can achieve better fuel economy by adding acetone to the fuel in a diesel engine? I heard about it on a Volkswagen TDI forum and I'm curious.
