Not very much of work honestly. Compared to modern day diesel firmware and map upgrades. Been there with my e39 not starting with bosch vp44 distributor pump with it own brains. Rather have mechanical parts thAn very hard coding shit which cost you very dollars before getting to program bmw ecus.
That came out real well. You can tell compression is low because of the white smoke from uncombisted fuel, but it did better than I thought and really cleared up as it got warmer. Damn good work on this! That's a lot of messing around for an experiment!
@@freakyfreerider im half tempted to see if I cant really find their russian youtube counterpart. They have to have one, I would be utterly surprised if it was literally a bunch of russian guys that only pandered to the english audience.
There was a time in Brazil when people converted brand new Volkswagen EA827 (a.k.a. AP) engines from gasoline to diesel fuel, and it worked very well! But I've never seen one of them with turbo. You guys did a great job converting and boosting that up!
Comandante, the old APs and 1600s run on pretty much any fuel, as long as there is someone willing to do the gambiarra... I mean, the experimentation 😂
@@amiltonfcjunior, pretty much that! If You wander sometime at the Rio de Janeiro's northernmost part, near the Minas Gerais border, chances are You will spot a "Misto-quente" Gol, Brasilia or Fusca, or even some old Chevrolet trucks running with syngas/wood gas.
@@myyracommunity4932 The opposite, it's not burning all of the diesel. The compression is too low so it's not getting entirely hot enough to ignite all of the fuel
It needs a SMALLER turbo as the exhaust turbine housing is too big, this will give more boost down low. Next would be turning up the MAX FUEL adjustment on the pump to make use of that extra air and thus more power. You could also look at upping the break pressure on those injectors for better atomisation, and modify the Governor in the injection pump to allow higher RPM before the pump starts pulling Fueling for max speed.
@@andrasszabo7386 Old mechanical Diesels are easy. I've built and tuned a few but I'm always learning. Modern diesels are way to complex for me. I know how they work just don't like fixing them.
@@andrasszabo7386 just by reading your comment im glad i can work on any engine including oddball non-compression bisschop engines of 1850, rolls royces of 1918,to horrid modern P'sOS like ford rangers... and dont require the services of a shop that gets scared by a bit of heavy fuel oil...
@@garage5125 The engine is more than capable of turning 7 grand, but the Injection pump will be hard limited to de-fuel at 4000 - 4500 to stop over speed. Stiffening the governor spring or reducing the weight of the bob weights will let the pump carry on fuelling to give engine higher rpm limit.
or he needs a variable nozzle turbo yeah i think a slightly smaller turbo would be better, also that injection pump might need some tweaking, it all depends if the turbo and fuel pump and injectors is for the same vehicle it came out of, i recall the injectors and injection pump was from that diesel toyota hiace or lite ace they were running. and also the engine size might be way too small for the fuel its running as that lada is a 1.6 and that toyota pump injectors must be for around a 2.4 or more.
Add a Flame start as used on the SOFIM/ IVECO 8140 engine and remove the intercooler to boost the inlet temperature... A larger radiator and 5 speed gearbox.. and its perfect! great work guys!
Put a grid heater on the intake like Cummins uses and it will replace the heat gun very well. Also, check the wastegate to see if its cutting boost. Awesome project!
Only air is initially introduced into the combustion chamber in a diesel engine. The air is then compressed with a compression ratio typically between 15:1 and 22:1, resulting in compression pressures typically from 300-500 psi compared to 120-200 psi in a gasoline engine. The problem is the piston rings cant hold the pressure they are pushing.Add a Turbo and you PSI has gone up past 500.. I would be real curious to see a See through oil pan on this.. That escaped pressure is going somewhere.. I bet the oil is full of bubbles and air which caused it too over heat..
@@soulwarrior7721 They added more piston rings to each piston, also diesel piston rings are not very different from gas engine piston rings. The engine probably has heat problems because combustion chamber is not designed like in a diesel engine wich causes diesel fuel to not ignite and burn fully at the right moment, this causes engine to run ovwerly rich wich in case of diesel leads to much higher combistion temps.
@@janielbrown690 That is NOT running rich... the smoke is mostly gray/white aka uncombusted diesel fuel coming straight out of the exhaust. You are not wrong about it needing more air and heat.. but mostly more air for more effective compression ratio not so much to lean out the AFR's. If it was running fat it would have dark black smoke production which it does not, only a little bit
There is a guy in Sweden who successfully converted multiple Volvo engines to diesel - just for fun. He did it properly, using direct injection nozzles from a VW TDI. He dailied one of them to and from work for a while and afaik it passed inspection. Look it up on youtube, his channel name is Dieselpacko.
I would probably suggest a bit more boost and maybe a load/ towing test to really explore the low end torque. Something like maybe pulling another car behind it, or loading it up to make it double the weight. Diesel is known for that low end torque and pulling heavy weight. Anyway awesome video, and really cool to see that running on diesel. You guys are awesome.❤️❤️
@@volvo09 diesel engines are compression ignition and don't have spark plugs. They ignite the air fuel mixture using compression, so I think adding more pressure with the turbo would help it run a little better.
@@volvo09 Thats not how it works. The fuel is limited by injector pump and injector nozzle size. The more air you can pump into it the more power you can make assuming your injector and pump can match it. Pre or after coolers (cooling the air either before or after the turbo enable you to make a denser charge because cold air is denser and you can cram more into the same space and also keep your EGT's lower. None of this matters unless you have a high compression ration to compress the air enough to burn the fuel being injected. This engine would only benefit from higher compression to make better power. Thats why its so smoky because the fuel charge is not fully burning.
@@garage5125 I'm curious to know what it's usefull rpm range would be I'd say around somewhere between 3 and 4 thousand. After that it'd be useless for torque. Perhaps putting a longer ratio gear in the rear might allow to get more speed out of what torque it does have.
@@garage5125 this is awesome. Do you think it could be possible to extend the powerband to 6k rpm or so? I guess the head flows enough to support that because it uses petrol valve timing. But is the diesel pump and injectors capable to inject enough fuel at such rpm? Is the white smoke due to the lack of heat and therefore not all fuel being ignited at all? Needs more compression?
BMC did this with their B-series 1500 engine which later evolved into the Perkins 1.6 diesel. will be good to see this Lada job have its emissions brought into line in the next video.
I believe I would raise the boost enough to get rid of the smoke....usually white smoke is due to pump timing being off a little bit.... I know that's how the old international IDI engines work.... if you move the pump timing over too far they will white smoke...
Here in Argentina during the 1980s, when a liter of gasoline cost several times more than a liter of diesel, Ford six-cylinder 221-cubic-inch engines were modified to a direct-injection diesel cycle with moderately satisfactory results. A Bosch linear injection pump was installed, the combustion chambers were filled with welding, the camshaft was modified and diesel pistons and a damper were mounted. These engines were limited to 3,000 rpm to minimize torsional vibrations and preserve the crankshaft integrity. The ignition of these "Frankenstein" engines was quite good and they emitted the normal fumes of an old diesel. These engines weren't for playing around, they had to work well and last for many kilometers and that's how it was!
You could have removed the intercooler to bring the charge temp up and get a better acceleration and easier starts at the expense of a horse or two .... good work btw
The smaller of the twins from the Legacy should give more than 8lbs, easy, I just think their RPM,s and EGT's are too low to really lite that Japanese war whistle,, Removing the interfooler should really add more heat, Judeging but the emissions, Its hella fat, the rolling russian coal, I think if they get that turbo to spool and those EGTs up, They will be in for a treat.
Whatever the case in horsepower/acceleration differences, this diesel conversion should get higher fuel economy. Sadly, diesel is $1.50 more expensive than gas here. But I do wish every engine was diesel, as their mileage is so high.
Honestly, that engine looks gorgeous. Sounds nice, looks good, and it's a crazy idea. Very well done. I'd love to see a full proper build on a Lada Riva or equivalent.
Connect the boost compensator to the intake manifold so it actually does something rather than blocking it with a bolt and it’ll go a hell of a lot better. Also hook up the oil lines properly to the turbo. Wild that they managed to time it and get it running, using indirect injectors jammed in spark plug holes running direct. That’s so cool.
A bit more compression and a little smaller turbo so it would build more pressure, and turn up the pump a little bit so it gets a little more fuel. Would be so fun too see what happens then 😁 need to se more of this! Good job guys! 👌🏻
Great job. Few things ive noticed though. The enrichment for the turbo on the pump is capped, theres a capped line on the cold side of the turbo they could be joined. This will make a big difference And the compression is low, hence the smoke Damn good job tho 👏
Wonder if installing diesel cylinder liners, triple layer copper head gaskets to bring the compression up, diesel pistons, a bigger radiator if it would run better. Pretty dang fun video, I really enjoyed this video a lot! Kudos for a job well done!
It has short stroke meaning they have to decrease combustion chamber to get high enough compression. That's also why boost is so low, not enough exhaust. Also too much fuel (that's why it smokes bad).
Can you do a dyno test with your diesel engine? You mentioned you could put it in 4th gear and it took off, which makes me very curious what the torque is! Thanks for the great video as always! 🏆
Tuve un ford falcon motor 6 cilindros 3.6 litros, al que convertimos de nafta a diesel! Se cambiaron los pistones por unos con domo para mas compresion,pusieron una bomba inyectora de motor indenor 6 cilindros, accionada con una correa de distribucion de fiat 128, se modifico la polea del cigueñal para esa correa,se saco el carburador y se puso una torre y donde iban las bujias se adaptaron inyectores! Asi andubo desde 1987 hasta el 2004 cuando lo volvieron a hacer naftero! Miles de kilometros recorrio asi!
Should turn the fuel up that will help build boost and or adjust waste gate. Better still open pump up and disable the governor by replacing the spring between accelerator lever and governor with a solid rod.
this is a really great project i think we need the boost refrence on the ve rotary injection pump just that capped line on pump for more power and tweak the pump but it did very good badass lets get victory to the diesel with burnouts
@@CharredSteak timing is a problem to an extent due to the type of cam plate used inside the pump. It ideally needs a DI cam plate in it as the IDI engine the pump is from has a much longer injection duration, so you get fuel before and after you should for a DI engine... if that makes sence.
Good job. There is one think u can do to increase compresion . Make intake valve gaps 0.7mm that will give u another 2 bar of compresion. Turbo boost is low because combustion is not working the way it should (cold diesel burning white smoke) desel engines can run on that low comptesion ratios as low as 14:1 but that would need something like 1500bar electronic injectors . Does lada cylinder hrad have a good spot from a top to drill in to it so u can use direct injection injectors . Something like 1.9 tdi of passat audi golf . Two stage injectors. Then glow plugs in to spark plug holes. Good luck.
I think it would be awesome to see some of these great ideas all on one car , Like this car with diesel with wooden brake shoes ,on cast iron pan brakes etc ….. a literal cornucopia of 54 projects all in one
Build a twin turbo four-cylinder gasoline Lada dragster type car I think those little cars have some great potential for street racing in theory of course love the channel God bless 🙏
It might have started a little easier and ran a bit better without the intercooler. Since it liked the warm air on start up so much I don't think cooling the air back down after the turbo really gains you anything like it normally would
The white smoke and hard starting is mostly because the timing needs to be advanced, that’s also why the engine is so quiet and doesn’t have that distinctive diesel rattle. even with low compression it shouldn’t smoke that bad.
Was your wastegate stuck open on the turbo? Also turbos love to breath and that pea shooter exhaust was pretty small. I’d check to see if you were getting no boost due to the gate being open.
Lamborghini originally made tractors from gasoline engines converted to diesel. He used an atomiser to vaporise the diesel, and the engine had to be started on gasoline before being switched to diesel. On the plus side, you are driving with your own smokescreen.
Another huge success! The real beauty of this diesel Lada is that, while driving it, you are also serving the community by fogging against mosquitos. Thanks guys! This brilliant achievement will significantly reduce the incidence of dengue and malaria in tropical Siberian!
I'm seeing a lot of unburnt diesel coming out the smoke stack 😂 You need to plane the head and the block to up the compression some more. You want at least 200psi for good combustion. Great video though!
Not bad at all for a converted engine. I have a feeling you can increase the boost of the turbo to around 0.7-0.8 bar and still have a fairly safe operation.
Thanks for sharing I am sure you will give many people ideas for their own experiment Sometimes just for fun Sometimes for serious new constructions Someone said that an Ethanol engine will run best with very high compression pressure Someone made a diesel engine, a high compression engine with some kind of simple spark ignition from the injectors to run very good on biogas How do we make the perfect woodgas engine? Some years ago i tested to run an old diesel engine on wood pyrolysis oil in a mix of ethanol and biodiesel it ran perfect Just a nice smell of forest from the exhaust Of course i run it on normal diesel to clean the pump Just an experiment for fun about 30 min Best wishes for more crazy, meaningful experiments
I d k how much difference there is between a diesel and gas cam , but it may work better if you adjust the cam , so make similar gear as the injection pump for the cam . On the pump could you use timing belts. Much friendlier to fingers than a dual row chain
The smoke was a result of too low compression ratio. That led to bad cold start and unstable working. When the engine warmed up the problem partially resolved
Maybe go a step into frivolity and run it on Waste Veggie Oil (WVO), do some comparisons after a bit more work on it. It'd also be cool to see some torque tests.
Garage 54 did a better job converting a Lada to diesel than GM did converting an Oldsmobile 350 to diesel!
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Now THAT is a great comment!!!
lol those 6.5 are dogshit slow
I don't know I'm still driving one with over 400k on it like any other car take care of it and it will last.
I never knew that it was an olds motor they tried to convert. Just assumed it was a Chevy small block.
Hats off to the engineers who timed the injector pump so precisely, and got the compression up to Diesel specifications, nice!
The low compression is why it starts hard and the exhaust never cleans up. Needs MUCH more compression.
@@operator8014 Or at the very least an intercooler delete.
@CreeperOnYourHouse yes, take that intercooler off and it will run much better under boost. This thing needs all the heat it can get
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I think that pistons need to be changed,
Not very much of work honestly. Compared to modern day diesel firmware and map upgrades. Been there with my e39 not starting with bosch vp44 distributor pump with it own brains. Rather have mechanical parts thAn very hard coding shit which cost you very dollars before getting to program bmw ecus.
That came out real well. You can tell compression is low because of the white smoke from uncombisted fuel, but it did better than I thought and really cleared up as it got warmer.
Damn good work on this! That's a lot of messing around for an experiment!
Id love to see them refine this but its still really exciting. Im honestly not sure a Lada engine would survive high compression anyway
But, when you set fire in a black smoke, it becomes white, why?
With that amount of smoke it produces, the car can be repurposed into a mobile mosquito fogging machine.
I think that might be oil, remember - this engine doesn't have proper oil rings.
also probably because they use indirect injection nozzles in a direct injection setup
Thank you BMI Russian.
Your work does not go unnoticed!
I wish there was one without the voiceover and english subtitles so I can actually hear the car motor and not waking up my entire family
@@freakyfreerider im half tempted to see if I cant really find their russian youtube counterpart. They have to have one, I would be utterly surprised if it was literally a bunch of russian guys that only pandered to the english audience.
@@3v068 /watch?v=ePqKs9_JUXk . ur completely right, their russian channel has 4,2m subs and the russian videos are actually full versions
@@3v068its гараж 54
This guy has a knack for inhaling car smoke. I subscribed.
There was a time in Brazil when people converted brand new Volkswagen EA827 (a.k.a. AP) engines from gasoline to diesel fuel, and it worked very well! But I've never seen one of them with turbo. You guys did a great job converting and boosting that up!
Comandante, the old APs and 1600s run on pretty much any fuel, as long as there is someone willing to do the gambiarra... I mean, the experimentation 😂
@@cleidsonaraujopeixoto163 that's right, it's just a matter of doing the jerry-rig hahaha
@@amiltonfcjunior, pretty much that! If You wander sometime at the Rio de Janeiro's northernmost part, near the Minas Gerais border, chances are You will spot a "Misto-quente" Gol, Brasilia or Fusca, or even some old Chevrolet trucks running with syngas/wood gas.
@@cleidsonaraujopeixoto163 Hahaha os brasileiros fazem tudo com o VW AP
In Argentina we had the gol, saveiro, polo and Parati with the 1.9sd Wich is just a mechanically injected diesel ap
I love the stones bouncing up and off the turbo, really adds to the thrill of danger 11:48
These guys are truly the myth busters of cars, bravo
It needs more boost!!!
Average turbo guy
i think it needs different kind of injectors
I don't think it's burning the fuel right I think the heads and pistons are not enough compression but who knows
@@myyracommunity4932 The opposite, it's not burning all of the diesel. The compression is too low so it's not getting entirely hot enough to ignite all of the fuel
@@HunnyVRC So this needs a turbo!
4:46 that sound and smokeshow is exactly a smaller scale of when Mad Max got the Mack truck fired up for the first time.
Garage 54 does some of the best car experiments ever. Kudos.
It needs a SMALLER turbo as the exhaust turbine housing is too big, this will give more boost down low. Next would be turning up the MAX FUEL adjustment on the pump to make use of that extra air and thus more power. You could also look at upping the break pressure on those injectors for better atomisation, and modify the Governor in the injection pump to allow higher RPM before the pump starts pulling Fueling for max speed.
Just by reading your comment, I am glad that I have never allowed any diesel engine to come in for service into my shop :)
@@andrasszabo7386 Old mechanical Diesels are easy. I've built and tuned a few but I'm always learning. Modern diesels are way to complex for me. I know how they work just don't like fixing them.
@@andrasszabo7386 just by reading your comment im glad i can work on any engine including oddball non-compression bisschop engines of 1850, rolls royces of 1918,to horrid modern P'sOS like ford rangers...
and dont require the services of a shop that gets scared by a bit of heavy fuel oil...
@@garage5125 The engine is more than capable of turning 7 grand, but the Injection pump will be hard limited to de-fuel at 4000 - 4500 to stop over speed. Stiffening the governor spring or reducing the weight of the bob weights will let the pump carry on fuelling to give engine higher rpm limit.
or he needs a variable nozzle turbo yeah i think a slightly smaller turbo would be better, also that injection pump might need some tweaking, it all depends if the turbo and fuel pump and injectors is for the same vehicle it came out of, i recall the injectors and injection pump was from that diesel toyota hiace or lite ace they were running. and also the engine size might be way too small for the fuel its running as that lada is a 1.6 and that toyota pump injectors must be for around a 2.4 or more.
Add a Flame start as used on the SOFIM/ IVECO 8140 engine and remove the intercooler to boost the inlet temperature... A larger radiator and 5 speed gearbox.. and its perfect! great work guys!
Put a grid heater on the intake like Cummins uses and it will replace the heat gun very well. Also, check the wastegate to see if its cutting boost. Awesome project!
That's also how our case skid steers are supposed to work, but they're shot
Now this is a proper special operation!
Run it on spark using CNG or LPG, they do tolerate high compression very well.
Only air is initially introduced into the combustion chamber in a diesel engine. The air is then compressed with a compression ratio typically between 15:1 and 22:1, resulting in compression pressures typically from 300-500 psi compared to 120-200 psi in a gasoline engine.
The problem is the piston rings cant hold the pressure they are pushing.Add a Turbo and you PSI has gone up past 500..
I would be real curious to see a See through oil pan on this.. That escaped pressure is going somewhere.. I bet the oil is full of bubbles and air which caused it too over heat..
@@soulwarrior7721 They added more piston rings to each piston, also diesel piston rings are not very different from gas engine piston rings. The engine probably has heat problems because combustion chamber is not designed like in a diesel engine wich causes diesel fuel to not ignite and burn fully at the right moment, this causes engine to run ovwerly rich wich in case of diesel leads to much higher combistion temps.
Please ando keep de turbo
What a build! I like the chaotic energy of using a heat gun & torch to get it running w/ that big intercooler on top
This is amazing! This guy must be one heck of a mechanic outside of YT.
Impressive that it runs so well. On the other hand, I've seen coal fired locomotives that pump out less smoke. 😲
Running hella Fat, needs more air and heat
@@janielbrown690 That is NOT running rich... the smoke is mostly gray/white aka uncombusted diesel fuel coming straight out of the exhaust. You are not wrong about it needing more air and heat.. but mostly more air for more effective compression ratio not so much to lean out the AFR's. If it was running fat it would have dark black smoke production which it does not, only a little bit
Ingenious as well as creative, resourceful and imaginative. I also am very impressed. Excellent work.
These guys crack me up with everything they come up with. Great minds!
There is a guy in Sweden who successfully converted multiple Volvo engines to diesel - just for fun. He did it properly, using direct injection nozzles from a VW TDI. He dailied one of them to and from work for a while and afaik it passed inspection. Look it up on youtube, his channel name is Dieselpacko.
I would probably suggest a bit more boost and maybe a load/ towing test to really explore the low end torque. Something like maybe pulling another car behind it, or loading it up to make it double the weight. Diesel is known for that low end torque and pulling heavy weight. Anyway awesome video, and really cool to see that running on diesel. You guys are awesome.❤️❤️
Boost on a diesel cools down combustion, I don't think it would make it any better. It's different than gas where more oxygen helps.
@@volvo09 diesel engines are compression ignition and don't have spark plugs. They ignite the air fuel mixture using compression, so I think adding more pressure with the turbo would help it run a little better.
@@volvo09 Thats not how it works. The fuel is limited by injector pump and injector nozzle size. The more air you can pump into it the more power you can make assuming your injector and pump can match it. Pre or after coolers (cooling the air either before or after the turbo enable you to make a denser charge because cold air is denser and you can cram more into the same space and also keep your EGT's lower. None of this matters unless you have a high compression ration to compress the air enough to burn the fuel being injected. This engine would only benefit from higher compression to make better power. Thats why its so smoky because the fuel charge is not fully burning.
Epic build and I love the placement of the intercooler!
Hello there
@@somerandomcapybara Hi !
I’d love to see dyno results
So true!
It'd probs run like 48 hp and 140 ft/lbs of torque 🤣
@@djboogy3985 sounds about right
@@garage5125 I'm curious to know what it's usefull rpm range would be I'd say around somewhere between 3 and 4 thousand. After that it'd be useless for torque. Perhaps putting a longer ratio gear in the rear might allow to get more speed out of what torque it does have.
@@garage5125 this is awesome. Do you think it could be possible to extend the powerband to 6k rpm or so?
I guess the head flows enough to support that because it uses petrol valve timing. But is the diesel pump and injectors capable to inject enough fuel at such rpm?
Is the white smoke due to the lack of heat and therefore not all fuel being ignited at all? Needs more compression?
BMC did this with their B-series 1500 engine which later evolved into the Perkins 1.6 diesel. will be good to see this Lada job have its emissions brought into line in the next video.
I believe I would raise the boost enough to get rid of the smoke....usually white smoke is due to pump timing being off a little bit.... I know that's how the old international IDI engines work.... if you move the pump timing over too far they will white smoke...
It's amazing how the engine seems to resist the amount of pressure! The cylinder head gasket must be super tough! 🤩
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@@Hi.Al.
All russian steel is burning in a field in ukraine.
Its swedish steel😂
@@enginerepairguy I think some of the tank turrets made it back to Russia 👍
The fuel does not determine the pressure, and that engine is a low compression engine, which is why a lot of the fuel is not burning.
I like the orange paint. It really adds the to (somehow) stock feeling.
Put a smaller exhaust side on the turbo, it wil build more pressure faster.
Just make sure you don't restrict the engine on high rpms
Garage 54 showing the world that with enough Ladas, a welder, and maybe a little bit of vodka, anything is possible.
Well done! Chucking out more diesel than it's burning but she's running and running well!
Here in Argentina during the 1980s, when a liter of gasoline cost several times more than a liter of diesel, Ford six-cylinder 221-cubic-inch engines were modified to a direct-injection diesel cycle with moderately satisfactory results. A Bosch linear injection pump was installed, the combustion chambers were filled with welding, the camshaft was modified and diesel pistons and a damper were mounted. These engines were limited to 3,000 rpm to minimize torsional vibrations and preserve the crankshaft integrity. The ignition of these "Frankenstein" engines was quite good and they emitted the normal fumes of an old diesel. These engines weren't for playing around, they had to work well and last for many kilometers and that's how it was!
Glad to see you all getting closer to 1 million subs.
You guys manage to make even a Lada into something interesting and fun. Good work!
I kinda wanna see more of this! Increasing the compression further, adding glowplugs, etc.
That Turbo was "powerful" enought to blow that radiator hose off! That's the part of the story I'll remember :) Thanks for the video!
You could have removed the intercooler to bring the charge temp up and get a better acceleration and easier starts at the expense of a horse or two .... good work btw
was thinking this, after it warms up miss turbina becomes a hot air pump
The smaller of the twins from the Legacy should give more than 8lbs, easy, I just think their RPM,s and EGT's are too low to really lite that Japanese war whistle,, Removing the interfooler should really add more heat, Judeging but the emissions, Its hella fat, the rolling russian coal, I think if they get that turbo to spool and those EGTs up, They will be in for a treat.
Whatever the case in horsepower/acceleration differences, this diesel conversion should get higher fuel economy. Sadly, diesel is $1.50 more expensive than gas here. But I do wish every engine was diesel, as their mileage is so high.
@@thatguyalex2835 Well all that smoke is unused diesel so no this conversion isn't that efficient
It's always cool watching you guys screw around in the garage on these projects.
electric intake grid heater would be a smart addition
Love seeing the diesel engine being used finally. Well done fellas...
Honestly, that engine looks gorgeous. Sounds nice, looks good, and it's a crazy idea. Very well done. I'd love to see a full proper build on a Lada Riva or equivalent.
Connect the boost compensator to the intake manifold so it actually does something rather than blocking it with a bolt and it’ll go a hell of a lot better. Also hook up the oil lines properly to the turbo.
Wild that they managed to time it and get it running, using indirect injectors jammed in spark plug holes running direct. That’s so cool.
It would be nice to try in some car to see how much boost can it take until it gaves up. Nice one as always Garage54!!
A bit more compression and a little smaller turbo so it would build more pressure, and turn up the pump a little bit so it gets a little more fuel. Would be so fun too see what happens then 😁 need to se more of this! Good job guys! 👌🏻
It worked GRATE ‼️ i was very skeptical‼️
Best use of secondary turbocharger and intercooler from legacy gt yet!
Great job. Few things ive noticed though.
The enrichment for the turbo on the pump is capped, theres a capped line on the cold side of the turbo they could be joined. This will make a big difference
And the compression is low, hence the smoke
Damn good job tho 👏
Wonder if installing diesel cylinder liners, triple layer copper head gaskets to bring the compression up, diesel pistons, a bigger radiator if it would run better. Pretty dang fun video, I really enjoyed this video a lot! Kudos for a job well done!
It has short stroke meaning they have to decrease combustion chamber to get high enough compression. That's also why boost is so low, not enough exhaust. Also too much fuel (that's why it smokes bad).
The head gasket on my 1980 Cutlass Supreme Diesel did finally blow. The TH 200C trans. broke also leaving a drive-thru.
I love how they're like "yeah lets do a turbo too" great video as usual
awesome job guys. very cool project!
Cheers from Mississippi USA
Its really easy to do glow plugs just using a timed relay. I fitted a ten second relay to a forklift that had a bad controller.
Amazing. Looking forward to see a 6k rpm beast
Can you do a dyno test with your diesel engine? You mentioned you could put it in 4th gear and it took off, which makes me very curious what the torque is! Thanks for the great video as always! 🏆
i like this channel because they are always trying new things and its interesting to watch
Great job 👍. I like all those videos of Garage 54
want more boost? cone funnel on the turbo intake. forces more air into it at speed
Tuve un ford falcon motor 6 cilindros 3.6 litros, al que convertimos de nafta a diesel! Se cambiaron los pistones por unos con domo para mas compresion,pusieron una bomba inyectora de motor indenor 6 cilindros, accionada con una correa de distribucion de fiat 128, se modifico la polea del cigueñal para esa correa,se saco el carburador y se puso una torre y donde iban las bujias se adaptaron inyectores! Asi andubo desde 1987 hasta el 2004 cuando lo volvieron a hacer naftero! Miles de kilometros recorrio asi!
Very impressive how well it runs I bet if it had more diesel oriented piston bowl shape it would run even better
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Should turn the fuel up that will help build boost and or adjust waste gate.
Better still open pump up and disable the governor by replacing the spring between accelerator lever and governor with a solid rod.
More Boost please! Awesome job.
this is a really great project i think we need the boost refrence on the ve rotary injection pump just that capped line on pump for more power and tweak the pump but it did very good badass lets get victory to the diesel with burnouts
Looks like it is boost referenced from what i can tell.
Really needs more boost to take advantage of the power diaphragm. No point in dumping a ton of fuel into it at 3.5psi
@@CharredSteak more fuel would help to a point, but yes, needs a smaller turbo so it will spool down low and make more boost overall.
@@austinmaxi Yeah looks like it's already running a bit rich. Needs more timing first
@@CharredSteak timing is a problem to an extent due to the type of cam plate used inside the pump. It ideally needs a DI cam plate in it as the IDI engine the pump is from has a much longer injection duration, so you get fuel before and after you should for a DI engine... if that makes sence.
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My old Perkins boat engine actually lights a small fire in the inlet instead of heating plugs, might be perfect for this
Good job. There is one think u can do to increase compresion . Make intake valve gaps 0.7mm that will give u another 2 bar of compresion. Turbo boost is low because combustion is not working the way it should (cold diesel burning white smoke) desel engines can run on that low comptesion ratios as low as 14:1 but that would need something like 1500bar electronic injectors . Does lada cylinder hrad have a good spot from a top to drill in to it so u can use direct injection injectors . Something like 1.9 tdi of passat audi golf . Two stage injectors. Then glow plugs in to spark plug holes. Good luck.
Those little IHI turbos punch well above their weight. Block the wastegate off to make maximum boost!
These are the people who will survive an apocalypse!
I think it would be awesome to see some of these great ideas all on one car , Like this car with diesel with wooden brake shoes ,on cast iron pan brakes etc ….. a literal cornucopia of 54 projects all in one
Hook up the boost reference to the injection pump, it gives more fuel when the boost rises
Without a doubt, cleaner than anything VW ever made.
smaller turbo, no intercooler, heavier flywheel, weld up chambers for more compression and more boost ....almost there!!!! beautiful
Build a twin turbo four-cylinder gasoline Lada dragster type car I think those little cars have some great potential for street racing in theory of course love the channel God bless 🙏
How's the saying go? Necessity is the mother of invention. Love how gear heads all think alike around the world without politics!!!!
It might have started a little easier and ran a bit better without the intercooler. Since it liked the warm air on start up so much I don't think cooling the air back down after the turbo really gains you anything like it normally would
Vlad's wearing that Eastern mechanic's drip and I'm all for it
The white smoke and hard starting is mostly because the timing needs to be advanced, that’s also why the engine is so quiet and doesn’t have that distinctive diesel rattle. even with low compression it shouldn’t smoke that bad.
It has also wrong injectors, they've installed low pressure injectors for pre-chamber diesel.
Please put a big turbo and large exhaust on this. Thankyou
Was your wastegate stuck open on the turbo? Also turbos love to breath and that pea shooter exhaust was pretty small. I’d check to see if you were getting no boost due to the gate being open.
Lamborghini originally made tractors from gasoline engines converted to diesel. He used an atomiser to vaporise the diesel, and the engine had to be started on gasoline before being switched to diesel. On the plus side, you are driving with your own smokescreen.
Another huge success!
The real beauty of this diesel Lada is that, while driving it, you are also serving the community by fogging against mosquitos.
Thanks guys! This brilliant achievement will significantly reduce the incidence of dengue and malaria in tropical Siberian!
you could use a arc to use spark plug as a glow plug like a welding machine or flyback transformer
Interesting video. Well done.
needs smaller injector tips the mix is to rich. the fuel is cooling the cylinders making it harder to start
I'm seeing a lot of unburnt diesel coming out the smoke stack 😂 You need to plane the head and the block to up the compression some more. You want at least 200psi for good combustion. Great video though!
I think the white smoke is oil burning, I bet if you added more fuel you'd get better numbers. incredible video as always
Not bad at all for a converted engine. I have a feeling you can increase the boost of the turbo to around 0.7-0.8 bar and still have a fairly safe operation.
Advance the pump 1 or 2 degrees smaller compressor housing on the turbo and it will be a force to reckoned with
Thanks for sharing I am sure you will give many people ideas for their own experiment
Sometimes just for fun Sometimes for serious new constructions
Someone said that an Ethanol engine will run best with very high compression pressure
Someone made a diesel engine, a high compression engine with some kind of simple spark ignition from the injectors to run very good on biogas
How do we make the perfect woodgas engine?
Some years ago i tested to run an old diesel engine on wood pyrolysis oil in a mix of ethanol and biodiesel it ran perfect Just a nice smell of forest from the exhaust
Of course i run it on normal diesel to clean the pump Just an experiment for fun about 30 min Best wishes for more crazy, meaningful experiments
Hook up the boost reference line on the injector pump. It looked like it was unhooked.
The whole time I was thinking about EGT’s 😂 prob had 2k degrees in them poor cylinders! Would love to see more boost
Nah man, that thing spits out unburned fuel droplets. If EGTs were high it would spit out a torch.
Kann you please try to run on both fuels for example 2 cylinders on diesel and 2 on gasoline! Just to see how it performs!😅
Damn love it, yeah definitely need to get the boost up
Smoking. I am glad you guys cut the resonator off.
I d k how much difference there is between a diesel and gas cam , but it may work better if you adjust the cam , so make similar gear as the injection pump for the cam . On the pump could you use timing belts. Much friendlier to fingers than a dual row chain
White smoke like that means your timing is late. It needs to be advanced and the smoke will clear right up and run much better with more power
The smoke was a result of too low compression ratio. That led to bad cold start and unstable working. When the engine warmed up the problem partially resolved
Awesome experiment!!!
yep
Maybe go a step into frivolity and run it on Waste Veggie Oil (WVO), do some comparisons after a bit more work on it.
It'd also be cool to see some torque tests.