Why not a diesel Mustang?
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I guess the reason I'm bringing this up is that I happen to be a fan of the diesel engine.
I currently own a 2002 F-250 that I've had for about a year and a half and had a conversion kit made to have it run on vegetable oil, which works wonderfully I might add. I've only needed to fill up on diesel once! The rest of the time I make my rounds once a month to the local greasy spoons and ask for their waste vegetable oil which is stored and filtered within the same unit. It works great (I also get better milage and emissions as a result).
Anyway, I was listening to the rant about fuel consumption via 'MustangDan' and thought this would be a great alternative (if Ford produced one).
I guess an engine swap could be possible. Anyway, just curious if others had considered this possiblity?
I currently own a 2002 F-250 that I've had for about a year and a half and had a conversion kit made to have it run on vegetable oil, which works wonderfully I might add. I've only needed to fill up on diesel once! The rest of the time I make my rounds once a month to the local greasy spoons and ask for their waste vegetable oil which is stored and filtered within the same unit. It works great (I also get better milage and emissions as a result).
Anyway, I was listening to the rant about fuel consumption via 'MustangDan' and thought this would be a great alternative (if Ford produced one).
I guess an engine swap could be possible. Anyway, just curious if others had considered this possiblity?
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Originally posted by TorqueIT@January 19, 2005, 7:11 PM
I guess the reason I'm bringing this up is that I happen to be a fan of the diesel engine.
I currently own a 2002 F-250 that I've had for about a year and a half and had a conversion kit made to have it run on vegetable oil, which works wonderfully I might add. I've only needed to fill up on diesel once! The rest of the time I make my rounds once a month to the local greasy spoons and ask for their waste vegetable oil which is stored and filtered within the same unit. It works great (I also get better milage and emissions as a result).
Anyway, I was listening to the rant about fuel consumption via 'MustangDan' and thought this would be a great alternative (if Ford produced one).
I guess an engine swap could be possible. Anyway, just curious if others had considered this possiblity?
I guess the reason I'm bringing this up is that I happen to be a fan of the diesel engine.
I currently own a 2002 F-250 that I've had for about a year and a half and had a conversion kit made to have it run on vegetable oil, which works wonderfully I might add. I've only needed to fill up on diesel once! The rest of the time I make my rounds once a month to the local greasy spoons and ask for their waste vegetable oil which is stored and filtered within the same unit. It works great (I also get better milage and emissions as a result).
Anyway, I was listening to the rant about fuel consumption via 'MustangDan' and thought this would be a great alternative (if Ford produced one).
I guess an engine swap could be possible. Anyway, just curious if others had considered this possiblity?
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funny to hear this. Besides the weight factor, Willie Nelson is in the business with some other people of selling some sort of diesel alternative (veggie oil and such). I just heard it on the radio the other day. They have the fuel for sale at like 200+ truck stops. Their claim to fame is that there are no converters needed to use on the everyday diesel engine. Just fill your truck up with this alternative and let her burn.
Could you imagine how heavy the mustang would be though, with a diesel engine in it. Talk about a tank!
Could you imagine how heavy the mustang would be though, with a diesel engine in it. Talk about a tank!
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Originally posted by 169stang@January 19, 2005, 4:34 PM
funny to hear this. Besides the weight factor, Willie Nelson is in the business with some other people of selling some sort of diesel alternative (veggie oil and such). I just heard it on the radio the other day. They have the fuel for sale at like 200+ truck stops. Their claim to fame is that there are no converters needed to use on the everyday diesel engine. Just fill your truck up with this alternative and let her burn.
Could you imagine how heavy the mustang would be though, with a diesel engine in it. Talk about a tank!
funny to hear this. Besides the weight factor, Willie Nelson is in the business with some other people of selling some sort of diesel alternative (veggie oil and such). I just heard it on the radio the other day. They have the fuel for sale at like 200+ truck stops. Their claim to fame is that there are no converters needed to use on the everyday diesel engine. Just fill your truck up with this alternative and let her burn.
Could you imagine how heavy the mustang would be though, with a diesel engine in it. Talk about a tank!
I know what ol Willie's talking about, its actually called 'Bio-diesel', its actually a mix of diesel and vegetable oil rather than straight veggie oil (something like 80% diesel and 20% vegatable oil).
I had though about doing that, but it kinda put me at odds with not wanting to use diesel in the first place.
An interesting note: the diesel engine was actually originally designed to be fueled with Peanut Oil, not diesel.
Anyway, I've seen the new Powerstroke Turbo diesels from Ford put out about 570 lbs of torque, which should make that weight problem less of an issue.
I guess you couple that with a decent gear ratio, and that proverbial Diesel Mustang could really haul some serious hiney!!!
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There is no demand or market for a diesel Mustang.
When you look at the US car market, diesels represent a tiny fraction of sales. In europe they have a high market share due to goverment incentives and fuel costs.
I personally think it would be out of character for the Mustang do have a diesel, or hybrid for example.
I do think if the price of gas continues to climb, that the first company that reacts with more diesel products (light trucks, mid-sized cars) will have good sales.
When you look at the US car market, diesels represent a tiny fraction of sales. In europe they have a high market share due to goverment incentives and fuel costs.
I personally think it would be out of character for the Mustang do have a diesel, or hybrid for example.
I do think if the price of gas continues to climb, that the first company that reacts with more diesel products (light trucks, mid-sized cars) will have good sales.
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Originally posted by Galaxie@January 19, 2005, 5:29 PM
There is no demand or market for a diesel Mustang.
When you look at the US car market, diesels represent a tiny fraction of sales. In europe they have a high market share due to goverment incentives and fuel costs.
I personally think it would be out of character for the Mustang do have a diesel, or hybrid for example.
I do think if the price of gas continues to climb, that the first company that reacts with more diesel products (light trucks, mid-sized cars) will have good sales.
There is no demand or market for a diesel Mustang.
When you look at the US car market, diesels represent a tiny fraction of sales. In europe they have a high market share due to goverment incentives and fuel costs.
I personally think it would be out of character for the Mustang do have a diesel, or hybrid for example.
I do think if the price of gas continues to climb, that the first company that reacts with more diesel products (light trucks, mid-sized cars) will have good sales.
I'm not seeing why it would be out of character for a Mustang to be offered with a diesel vs a regular gasoline engine. The power potential is there, the aftermarket is there, the reliability is much better.
If weight is the biggest issue concerning a diesel, how much weight are we talking here?
I know Fords new Cammer racing engine weights around 669 lbs. I've tried finding the weight for Fords PowerStroke Turbo diesels, but have not had success. The closest I could find was for the Lincoln Navigators engine and it weights 660 lbs.
I guess I'm just suprised by people's reactions to this query. You've got plenty of power hungry people here, why would a diesel option with tons of power potential be looked at in such a negative view?
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