FROM:
http://www.boxxet.com/Pimp_My_Ride/57865018.detailsFor the show, mechanics converted a 1965 Chevy Impala, installing an 800 horsepower engine that runs on biodiesel fuel and goes from zero to 60 mph in three seconds. The governor said the converted car's emissions of greenhouse gases will be 50 percent lower.
FROM:
http://jgusik.livejournal.com/10354.htmlBeau Boeckmann of Pimp My Ride and Galpin Auto Sports fame shoehorned a brand new PPE supercharged GM Duramax
diesel engine into a 1965 Chevy Impala.
But running clean and green isn’t the only bonus, since the Duramax in the Impala is running on the biodiesel, it boosted the engine power to 800-horsepower with a tire-shredding, 1400 lb-ft of torque. They claim the Bio Rocket goes from 0-60 mph in approximately 3.5 seconds, and with all that low-end torque, we tend to believe those numbers.
1965 Impala “Bio Rocket” Specs
Engine:
Engine power has been taken from 350-hp with the original gas V8 to 800-hp with the new PPE supercharged GM Chevy Duramax diesel engine. Produces 1400 foot-pounds of torque - which as much as a big rig.
0-60 in about 3.5 seconds, a quarter mile in about 11.5.
The original stock engine got 10-12 mpg, the new diesel engine gets about 22-24 mpg, thusly doubling the efficiency and burning clean bio-diesel in the process.
Runs on B-100 Bio-diesel that is 100% biodegradable. Bio-diesel also has lower emissions than petroleum diesel, reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 78% and not only runs the car, but cleans the engine at the same time.
Bio-diesel has a 3 to 1 energy yield. This means that you get 3 gallons out of each gallon it takes to make it.
Bio-diesel is available nationwide and decreases America’s dependence on foreign oil. Any diesel engine can run on bio-diesel without having to make any conversions.
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