Reliability > fuel efficiency ...
Nobody will believe your 50% fuel mileage improvement. Try to sell it on reliability and lower maintenance costs ... if mpg gain is to be had any small bonus is icing on the cake.
DPFs (Diesel Particulate Filter) and a new model that could be great
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by DieselResearch, Feb 2, 2017.
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50% mpg gain? Lol.
OP, I see your follow up. If you're right, you should be marketing your product as a 50% mpg booster with some dpf capability.
In all honesty though, you should try claiming a 5% mpg increase with next batch of snake oil. It will be a WHOLE lot more believable. -
What is the sooth supposed to be falling through? What substance/device? It needs to be captured and processed as far as I know. Is there a gas chamber in which the particulates will somehow dissolve. Eh.. enough of this time wasting here. I'd better go now and drink some scotch.
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I can believe that a new system could be developed that reduces the negative fuel efficiency affects of the current DPF filters by 50% (e.g. if a DFP costs you 3 MPG your system may only cost 1.5 MPG) but no way is any sort of system going to increases the overall fuel efficiency of a truck by 50% which is how your original post reads.Friday Thanks this.
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Thanks, I definitely wasn't being clear enough. Ubu has it right, it reduces the fuel cost of a DPF by 50%. Sorry for the confusion!
And to clarify further, I am in a business program that works with researchers at our university who have developed technology, and we work to bring it to market. So our inventor has this amazing product, but no business acumen to get it out there. Clearly I am still learning too! Again, I appreciate all the responses, this has been a great learning experience -
Sorry my confusion are you DIESEL researcher or Business researcher?
Ask any dealership how much money they make out of aftertreament system repair and selling related parts.
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It's trash and deserves it's spot in the bin.
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I am a business student doing research on diesel engines and products. And are you saying that these dealerships make a lot of money on aftertreatment on DPFs and related parts and they would be out to get us?Snailexpress Thanks this.
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If the OP is on the level, he should start by going to Cummins down in Jamestown, NY and talk to those folks. They would give him a lot more info and feedback than he can get here.
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My last truck over three years cost 3.5 cents per mile including DEF fluid and replacing the DPF filters after 8,000 hours. So around $11,000 over three years.
And I did not have any problems with mine. I know a few guys that spent over $30,000 in the same time period plus all the lost days in the shop.DieselResearch and Snailexpress Thank this.
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