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G-Oil Non Petroleum Green Motor Oil

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G-Oil was introduced at the SEMA show last week. G-Oil is a green oil that is completely petroleum free, it's made from "American grown base oils" which seems to be rendered beef tallow in this case. The American Petroleum Institute should be issuing certification within a month and it's available for all automotive applications from ordinary engines to high performance, … [Read more...]

Polaris Delivers ATV with Multi Fuel Patriot Engine

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What do you call a spark ignition engine that runs on JP8, the military’s standard fuel for jets and most everything else? You call it Patriot. Even better, in a pinch, this engine runs on gasoline, JP5 or regular highway diesel! Polaris Industries produces ATVs for the military, specialized gasoline powered models for the troops way out in the badlands. They have just … [Read more...]

Hayabusa V8 Powered Ariel Atom by Dennis Palatov

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Dennis Palatov really likes the Hayabusa V8, of course, it's hard not to. Dennis, though, has the experience of building the DP1, a carbon fiber bodied track day car with a Hartley Enterprises Hayabusa V8 for power. Being the kind of guy he is, one is never enough so the next thing you know, Dennis takes delivery of an Ariel Atom, the minimal, tube framed open wheel roadster … [Read more...]

Vento 3 Cylinder Motorcycle and ATV Engine

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Vento introduced their new 3 cylinder motorcycle and ATV engine yesterday. It's an interesting read. The press release sounds a lot like Erik Buell talking about his new V-Twin, bringing design in house and being involved in every aspect of development, read it yourself and see if you don't agree. Hmm ... The other interesting aspect of this engine is that this is the one … [Read more...]

Sesco Air and Oil Cooled Suzuki V8 Engines

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There was another Suzuki based V8 engine done quite a few years before the, now well known, Hayabusa V8, it's the Sesco Suzuki V8. Actually, we could also call it a Kawasaki V8 or a Yamaha V8, because it could be any of those, too. When I was talking to Greg Nelson of Nelson Engineering about his V-Quad engine, we also talked a bit about the V8. Greg used to race circle … [Read more...]

V-Quad 4 Cylinder Engine Follow Up

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After writing about the V-Quad engine the other day, I had the opportunity to talk with Greg Nelson. Greg's a pretty interesting guy and after discussing the V-Quad, I think it has some potential. A few readers looked at it and were not very impressed, but Greg thought it would give the custom builders something a little different to play with not to mention it would be a nice … [Read more...]