Magic Diesel - The end of petrol era

Kowalski · Unread post by **Kowalski** » 17 Nov 2004, 14:48

Is biodiesel made from soya the vegetarian alternative to using lard?

beezer · Unread post by **beezer** » 17 Nov 2004, 15:03

Vegetarian diesels - gives a whole new meaning to the term V8.......

NiSk · Unread post by **NiSk** » 17 Nov 2004, 15:22

Oh . . ! you mean THAT V8! (reminders of American ads from the 60's)

Unread post by **Thunderbird** » 17 Nov 2004, 15:37

There is lots of information in the web about soyabeans based biodiesel. For instance:
http://www.soya.be/soy-biodiesel.php
In my country diesel cars using this fuel have no modification and some drivers claim better performances.
Concerning V8's, there are too many cars and the agressions to the environment are too high (not to mention the oil crisis that's going on).
A typical V8 does about 15mpg while a second generation 1.6 diesel does about 50mpg... I think this says all.
Take Citroen, for instance - their jewels of the crown never had a V8 (DS, SM, CX, XM). Take the CX GTi for instance - only 4 cilinders (no music) but still enough power for a pleasant drive.

beezer · Unread post by **beezer** » 17 Nov 2004, 15:38