Diesel Engines!

This post is going to be about diesel motors! Yes I know muscle cars have gas engines but how cool would it be to put a diesel in one!

Diesel engines are some of the most rugged and reliable engines produced today. It is no mistake that every tractor, semi tractor, and piece of machinery that is expected to last a long time has a diesel motor under the hood. Diesel motors are very similar to gasoline motors in nearly every way other then the type of fuel and the way the explosion takes place. They are similar because they are both internal combustion engines that are designed to convert fuel into mechanical energy to power something. The most obvious would be the sound of the diesel engine we all know it’s a clunking nasty kind of sound, but that’s only on the surface. What makes a diesel motor different from gasoline is the absence of spark in the diesel engine. The diesel engine combusts its fuel using pressure, where the piston compresses the gasses until they become super heated and when the fuel is injected the combination literally explodes. The only time a diesel engine uses something similar to a spark plug (called a glow plug in diesels) is upon start up. Diesel engines are more reliable because they are built heavier than gasoline engines, gasoline exhaust is more corrosive, and there is no ignition system. All of these add up to diesel engines being more efficient and lasting longer than gasoline engines. The only reason every car doesn't have a diesel engine in it is because they are slower, louder, and require a special fuel in the winter to prevent the fuel from gelling.  Wouldn't it be cool to put a tuned up turbo diesel in a muscle car though? With that amazing amount of torque wheelies would be a definite possibility!