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Step 1The Goal: Honda + Gasifier
We developed the open source Gasifier Experimenter's Kit as a flexible-fuel biomass processor to produce a gaseous fuel (syngas). The syngas produced by our GEK can be used to power generators, heaters and motors (nearly anything that could be run on propane), so we decided to build a concept car powered by our GEK unit.
How does that work?
In a normal car, liquid gasoline is injected into the cylinders while air is sucked in to burn it. The GEK produces a syngas fuel not a liquid - similar to natural gas. So we can't just dump it into the gas tank and run the engine as usual.
What we'll do is to disable the Honda's gasoline fuel injectors and route our syngas in through the engine's air intake. We'll install a somewhat modified version of our standard GEK unit into the trunk area, with a fuel tube going up to the Honda engine in front.
The only modification to the Honda engine is that we disable the fuel injectors, and tee the air intake to allow pulling in our syngas along with the air. In fact, the Honda engine still can be run on gasoline when we are finished - all that's needed is to flip a switch to re-enable the fuel injectors.
Easier said than done! Read on to see how to do it . . . maybe . . .
How does that work?
In a normal car, liquid gasoline is injected into the cylinders while air is sucked in to burn it. The GEK produces a syngas fuel not a liquid - similar to natural gas. So we can't just dump it into the gas tank and run the engine as usual.
What we'll do is to disable the Honda's gasoline fuel injectors and route our syngas in through the engine's air intake. We'll install a somewhat modified version of our standard GEK unit into the trunk area, with a fuel tube going up to the Honda engine in front.
The only modification to the Honda engine is that we disable the fuel injectors, and tee the air intake to allow pulling in our syngas along with the air. In fact, the Honda engine still can be run on gasoline when we are finished - all that's needed is to flip a switch to re-enable the fuel injectors.
Easier said than done! Read on to see how to do it . . . maybe . . .
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May 9, 2009. 12:33 PMfatboy106
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what is the range of this vehicle ?
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Jul 25, 2010. 2:12 PMshortw
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The ''green channel'' build one close to london, england, they got 160 KM ( about 100 Miles) with one burn. You have to remember that the power output is 1/3 to 1/2 than a gasoline powered engine.
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Jun 4, 2010. 3:06 AMneon41
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id say as long as you've still got a fire you could stop on the side of the road and dump a heap of leaves in it or something to keep it going
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Jan 22, 2009. 7:19 PMbcnr33skyline187
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isnt that second pic an ae86 corrola
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Dec 20, 2009. 8:19 AM
Morganbarker
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Morganbarker
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It's a 3rd generation honda accord hatch....86 to 89
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