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SWEETY:
It will work but I would get in touch a few NOS companies as to the set up you may need. I would start with 25bhp jets 1st & see how things go, but you may get away with 50bhp jets

paradigm shift:
Guys, NOS is a brand name (Short for Nitrous Oxide Systems). You're talking about nitrous oxide in the general sense.

NO2 is supposed to work pretty well on diesels. Far better than on petrol engines anyway, but if you're really interested in power gains I'd just look at uprating the engine's breathing and turn the boost up. It'll be cheaper and more effective.. people really only use nitrous as anti-lag on setups with a daft sized turbo.

UKJeeper:
Also, look into LPG. From what i've read, a single LPG injector in the intake of a diesel works like NOS for oil burners. A LOT of the diesel pickups in the US use it to help when pulling those huge 5th wheel caravan's about. You can use it to lower fuel costs too.

Browse through this Google search. First blokes a bit negative, but the rest are very informative.

Range Rover Blues:
I've heard very good things about LPG into a Deiasel, lower emisions (EEC5) better economy on a run and better power.

LPG is a catalyst for the oxidation process, so makes it more efficient, which is why you don't need to mess around with Deisel fuelling rates or any of that nonsence like you would with NOS, oh and it's easier to get hold of.

Eeyore:
I've been on the periphery of a couple of projects looking at this. From test bed data, the emissions when injecting LPG go to pot - nitrous emissions increase hugely (wouldn't pass EEC 5). This is mainly because LPG ups the temperture of combustion.

Interestingly, none of the LPG injection companies will display that test bed data (if they even have any). But no, EEC5 won't be happening. However, as this is being retro-fitted to older vehicles then these emissions controls don't overly apply so it shouldn't present too much of a problem (apart from sinking one of the 'green' myths).

As said, it ups the temperature of combustion which can lead to interesting erosion on valves, seats, downstream exhaust components and pistons. Not saying injecting LPG is a bad thing, but the whole LPG issue genuinely lacks proper and rigourous testing. The claimed fuel economy may be a little exagerated but genuine savings (and not insiginificant ones) do appear to be possible. It just life-compromises the engine. And no-one knows how much, either.

Interestingly, LPG is always hailed as being great for diesels, so why don't any manufacturers offer it on HGVs, plant generation, yellow goods etc? These are the kinds of guys to whom fuel economy means serious money.

Cheers
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Eeyore

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