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03-28-2011, 05:46 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: omaha
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|  nitro/diesel idea
Ok so we all have those ideas that come to us in the middle of our sleep. I was thinking about glow plugs, and thought, can rc nitro engines run on diesel fuel? Diesel engines and rc engines run on glow plugs, so I wonder if its do-able. Has this been done before? If so did it work? Thanks for helping me sort out my dreams. hahaha. |
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03-28-2011, 06:21 AM
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| On the lookout for Rocks   Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Monroe, Louisiana
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Yes, it can be done and has been done for several years now. Here's a company that does the conversion. There are some videos on the site.
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03-28-2011, 06:32 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: waretown,nj
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pretty sure they make diesel rc plane motors already
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03-28-2011, 06:57 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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Hell, it's been done since the 40's.
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03-28-2011, 07:20 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: St. Albans
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I used to race a rc10gt with a "dieseled" OS 12 conversion from Davis Diesel. Coolest running small block I ever raced.
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03-28-2011, 07:50 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pinedale, WY
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DAMN YOU For sparking my interest lol.
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03-28-2011, 04:25 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: omaha
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Man that sounds cool. I might dig out my old duratrax mt and see what it takes. Is there a place that shows you how or sells the kits? |
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03-28-2011, 04:26 PM
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Dont blame me, It was my dream, Not my fault what my brain produces. | |
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03-28-2011, 04:36 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: sittin in the sky
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ahh thats a great idea! i'd love to see a rc monster truck spittin black smoke! i bet they'd better run time per CC of fuel used too! wonder what kind of RPMs they run! |
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03-28-2011, 05:06 PM
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03-28-2011, 07:20 PM
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03-28-2011, 07:25 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ravenna/ Sault Ste. Marie
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so another spark idea, if you were to build a crawler "nitro" wouldn't it idle lower and give you more low end torque in a crawling situation to convert it over to diesel.....just like the difference in the 1:1 world....just sayin...  |
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03-28-2011, 07:29 PM
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Might have to put the crawlers on the back burner for a while, I'd love to Diesel my Revo, fuel is MUCH cheaper. I assume I could use regular diesel from a pump, it doesn't say anything about it but they offer their own brand of diesel @ $25/gallon. Didn't sound much different either. Pretty cool  |
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03-28-2011, 09:36 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: omaha
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Id say you want to pass that fuel threw a filter before it goes in you truck, and dont get soy bean diesel its way dirtier than regular. Good luck, post a build of it. | |
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03-28-2011, 09:57 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore
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There's a great post on scale4x4rc.org about this in the 'RC's for the air' section.
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03-28-2011, 10:02 PM
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| I'm a stupid C U N T! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In the Garage!
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been there done that!     the diesel is mixed about 20% castor 5% cetan boost and equal parts diesel/eather Last edited by slobin3d; 03-28-2011 at 10:05 PM. |
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03-29-2011, 07:21 AM
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I remember seeing this, just couldn't remember who did it. So there really won't be much savings in fuel over a nitro by the time you buy all the chemicals, but does the fuel last longer when stored? I know my nitro has a pretty short shelf life. | |
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