Attention: TDR Forum Junkies From what I have read, the new Common Rail Bosch system for the 2003 and up engines will also have pilot injection.
My experience with Ford and pilot injection for my 2000 PSD Super Duty is what drove me to buy the Dodge. The Ford had idle knock, got poor mileage and other unacceptable features. As near as I could tell, part of this was due to pilot injection.
Pilot injection permits late timing to reduce high combustion temperatures and NOX emissions. In the process you get less noise, poorer efficiency and less power. The power can be made up with more fuel injected later, but the efficiency of optimum timing is lost. I am not interested in this. I would rather have an earlier Powerstoke than those they build now. Cummins the same?
Does anyone know what the effect is or will be from pilot injection?? I hope it is not the disaster that happened to Ford.
Harry
My experience with Ford and pilot injection for my 2000 PSD Super Duty is what drove me to buy the Dodge. The Ford had idle knock, got poor mileage and other unacceptable features. As near as I could tell, part of this was due to pilot injection.
Pilot injection permits late timing to reduce high combustion temperatures and NOX emissions. In the process you get less noise, poorer efficiency and less power. The power can be made up with more fuel injected later, but the efficiency of optimum timing is lost. I am not interested in this. I would rather have an earlier Powerstoke than those they build now. Cummins the same?
Does anyone know what the effect is or will be from pilot injection?? I hope it is not the disaster that happened to Ford.
Harry
