Well you guys ive been playing with biodiesel a bit because my family is involved in commercial biodiesel distribution. We have it running in a 900 hp cummins a 08, and a 2001 ford powerstroke with 900,000 miles on it (still on original engine minus injectors and some smaller parts). Then also going to be putting it in my 97 cummins when i go back up to alaska in a few months, wich is going to be a big test due to weather.

Thought i would report on biodiesel vs petrollium.
After changing back and forth in the cummins and the powerstroke, both engines ran notticeably better with the biodiesel. Such as running quiter being more responsive and getting more power at lower rpm. We had to replace fuel filters after the first tank of biodiesel because being a more powerful solvent then petrollium it cleaned out any sludge buildup in the engine and fuel tank.

I should mention that the biodiesel we have been using is perhaps the purest that you are able to find do to new technology, wich helps with the performance side. Also it is being able to be ran in the 90+ year vehicles with no problems as long as they have sythetic fuel lines instead of rubber.

I'm really thinkin as this stuff becomes more available people are going to be using the stuff alot more i would go as far as saying it is probably better then the petrollium diesel from what ive seen. I was wonderin how many of you guys have been playin around with the stuff also?

i know of a few i am one of them started here recently made some pretty sudsy batches but it is getting better

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its a 12valve with a few performance adders

i make biodiesel

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HotRodCrewCab's Sig:

2001 Dodge 3500 Dually - Cummins 5speed, 5" Strt Exh, K&N Intake, Fass 150, Quadzilla Adrenaline w/ Pulse

I have been hearing alot of mixed stories on the biodiesel cost part. is a home kit going to give me good results and how much is the normal expense to start making bio?
Thanks

24v'd_Fury's Sig:

01 2500 Auto 4x4 Quadcab 4:11's/LSD-Edge Comp-Airdog150-BHAF w/silencer MIA-"closed" wastegate-DDT noise filter-TC lock-Isspro FP,Trans,Boost,and Pyro guages-325/70/17 Toyo AT's on rockcrawler wheels-2" TGC leveling puck-5"-6"tip Expandit Exhaust-Cobra NW59ltd CB w/Road Demon mic-Chicken Lights-

Been brewing my own for over 5 years now.
Good stuff.

DeLuzGN's Sig:

1999 Dodge Cummins, Q/C, 4x4, auto w/ some upgrades (previous owner did something to the trans....), FASS hpfp w/ 1/2" lines, Isspro EV fuel, pyro, boost, trans temp, Smarty, power puck, AEM Brute Force intake with Amsoil nano-fiber filter, silencer ring MIA, straight pipe, corroded black paint, homebrew biodiesel.

I' m a bit scared of the solving agent capabilities of Bio Diesel. It is known for being ultra aggressive to VP seals too.
So I stay away from it.

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1999 Jeep Cherokee 2.5 TD VM Diesel engine, Bosio Fratelli Injectors, Manual Forge MUNOS boost controller, oil cooler fan operated at 212°, Bosch standby coolant pump with electronic controlled temperature and delay, oil temperature & boost gauge by VDO, ARB rear locker, Optima Red top

if I could buy it I would run 5% blend just to get the lubricity

Whit's Sig:

* 01 Cummins/Dodge/HO/6 speed*275 injectors*PDR 35 turbo w/14cm housing & high pressure boots*HTT 3 piece ported exhaust manifold*Progaurd 7 with prefilter*Edge Comp*Fass II*Southbend con OFE*Jacobs brake*5"Stacks Big ens*E/F shift knob w/2low & brake switch*10 Gages*KW Ram air System cab controlled*Rickson 19.5x265's*True speed calibrator*Rancho 9000's*DT track bar*DSS steering stabilizer*KW Side impact rails*KW Traction Bars*Toolbox/fueltank 60 gal Combo*Mag High Tech Diff Cover*Ranchand bumpers*Grover air horns*Rear Wheel Cylinder Upgrade DYNO 375 Horse 941 Torque

“Life is not about waiting on the storms to pass…it’s about learning how to dance in the rain.”

would like too start making my own someday

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My dad and i have been running it for about 5 years with a fuelmiester home setup. He owns a fast-food chain so used oil is never hard to find. Ive put over 150,000 miles on my 03 dodge with hardly any problems. (most are probobly a result of my tinkering ADD and my right foot ) hes strarting it in his 09 6.7 later this year.

I used to work at a specialty chemical company that made Bio Diesel out of chicken fat. It was pretty aggressive stuff. It would eat up the concrete all around the plant. The seals in the hoses and pipes used for tank transfers didn't last long and would develop leaks...where those leaks occured the concrete and foundations of the tank supports were eaten up.

The seals held up to all the other chemicals and processes we had in the plant but not the Bio.


TIFWIW

certainly wouldn't mind getting a bio diesel kit, buy a large aftermarket tank and you could last on your own stuff for some time

I have run my 2005 6.0 Ford on and off for 4 yrs on biodiesel, and Have found that it does clean out the slug from the tanks. Changing the filters cures this. Making your own is not hard but have to watch the little things or it will end up all soap. the titration of 7 or lower on the oil is easier to make the biodiesel with. I now have a processor and can make it for about 1.30 a gal. I have put about 5,000.00 in the home brew station. The only thing that you should watch for is that the biodiesel starts jelling at 40 deg and lower and you need to have a heated tank and run a two tank system, start on diesel to operating temp and switch to bio.

I heard not to run biodiesel in a 6.5 TD because the seals can't handle the solvent properties, anyone here had anytrouble with that in the same truck?? mine has a mechanical IP

i ran b100 for a while, made my own reactor and all. not an "apple seed" type using a water heater. i made 40 gal batches at a time. I did not see the benefit of buying pump diesel and blending with my bio when the whole point is to save money. So since there were no antigels out for b 100 i did not use it through the winter months. I had a guy from az make a heck of an offer on my processor so i sold it and have not got into it again.

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02 FORD STROKER CREW, 51K MILES,4IN TURBO BACK FLO PRO, EDGE EVO ON 80, AFE INTAKE, 6IN LIFT, Runnin Mobil 1 5-40, PURDIED UP A BIT...


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