[DMCForum] Re: Speaking of hybrids...

["cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is all really fascinating stuff.

I wish I had a "donor" DeLorean that was in rough shape that I could 
start from scratch on. I don't have that kind of money or workspace 
though.

The thought of our cars being permenantly relegated to the garage 
due to prohibitive fuel prices or a lack of fuel in the future makes 
me sad. The "car of the future" deserves better.

I had spoken with DML subscriber "Captain Hydrogen" some time ago. 
He told me that he was working on ideas for a H2 powered DeLorean.

Rich
--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jeff Chabotte" <Jeff@xxxx> wrote:
> That would all be completely unnecessary, anyways. Industrial 
electric
> motors generate wnough torque to give you all the acceleration you 
could
> need, in some cases if you didn't upgrade the strength of the 
gearbozes
> and driveshafts, you'd snap the parts off like a twig. Remember, 
this
> thing outruns a ferrari. The diesel motor is just in there for 
cruising
> speeds.
> 
> During acceleration, the electric motor would be the primary 
source..
> Then under normal cruising, it's the diesel that does all the 
work. Most
> fuel usage is occuring during acceleration anyways. (hence city 
mpg vs
> highway mpg) As long as you make the electric motor do the work 
under
> load, then you save all that fuel. And any power lost to the 
electric
> motor is then recharged by the system under cruising as with any 
normal
> vehicle.
> 
> -Jeff Chabotte
> Norwich, CT
> Griff's BMW
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of timnagin
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 3:53 PM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [DMCForum] Speaking of hybrids...
> 
> 
> I have seen nitrous and propane injection done simultaneously on a
> diesel for some serious power.
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Martin Gutkowski
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 3:40 PM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [DMCForum] Speaking of hybrids...
> 
> The Renault 21 TD engine will definitely fit. I'm looking into the 
> Citroen XM 2.5 TD engine which would be my choice.
> 
> Are you guys aware of the potential for putting nitrous on a 
diesel? The
> 
> engines are much stronger by nature and can therefore handle it a 
lot
> better
> 
> Martin
> 
> Marc Levy wrote:
> 
> > But, to make it like the high school kids did, you
> > would first need to make a diesel DeLorean.  It's up
> > to Martin to find us some engines!!!  :)
> 
> 
> 
> 
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