Ford's Twin-Fuel 'Bobcat' Engine Could Replace Power Stroke Diesels

[wriott]

i know i dont want to be stopping every 100 miles to fill up E85 when im towing...

[smotrs]

I like the idea, sounds very interesting. Love to see how it pans out.

[6x4cowboy]

Here's one I like ...

Inside Bruce Crower’s Six-Stroke Engine: AutoWeek Magazine

I actually know Bruce Crower and have seen the protypes. I like his new 6 stroke a lot more that what I have read about this new 'bobcat'

[bockhold]

Originally Posted by highland512

I wrote a paper on these engines in high school, I'm afraid this might be a diesel killer

i doubt it. but it might. who knows

Originally Posted by wriott

i know i dont want to be stopping every 100 miles to fill up E85 when im towing...

[elibenson]

Originally Posted by Jake

Why not direct inject the gasoline too? Why don't they make a direct injection compression ignition gasser?

A friend of mine has a 2008 corvette with a 6.2l engine. Apparently it is a direct injection gasoline system. It makes 460 brake horse power and a little more torque. It also gets 28mpg on the highway, and 24 in the city. It's really an incredible machine.

[Huckleberry]

Sounds like a carbon producing machine. They will run like s_-t in less than 10k because they have not done anything to make their fuel quality better...... Warranty nightmare!!!!

[SuperCrutyPS]

The higher power level is predicated on being able to get E85. Here in the Sacramento area, there are only a few stations that carry it and none of them are close by me. I can get diesel anywhere!!!

[nccatfan]

I'm kinda liking the concept, tho I agree that it won't work in a Super Duty mainly for the fact that we'd have to pull over so often... keeping up with 2 fuel systems also requires an educated driver (or another "idiot light"). I don't see myself trading my good ol' 7.3L for one of these. If they put it in the F150's I'll tell my friends about it (or maybe I'll be buying a Mustang someday with that engine?)... given it's been put thru it's paces for a few years and has proven itself.

[Farmerjohn]

Im not a fan of it in a real truck, but I like the concept in a 1/2 ton, if it pans out, but like someone else said its nice to see them thinking outside the box

[Southpaw]

I like the numbers they claim....

Would take some getting used to with two fuel systems, but I'm game for anything.