Energy cells

[Anonymous-0]

Why did MM stay with the energy cell and no turbo up until the end, when everyone else had a turbo and direct injection? what are the pros and cons of energy cell injection and has anyone modified them for pulling and or farming+

 

[k schwartz]

I don"t know why they stayed with cells but the 1355 had direct inject nozels. I don"t know any pro"s but a downside to the energy cells is its hard to start them in the cold. best way to start them in the cold is to warm up the block with a colent heater. Don"t use either, its very hard on engines and really shortens thier life. my instructor says "either is a drug to an engine as crack is to a person."

 

[Alan K]

We were told that at school too. The instructor said if you want to do alot of engine work, sell your customer a case of either.

 

[Anonymous-0]

The Lanova combustion design with energy cells had a lower peak cylinder combustion pressure. Advantages were that you could use less beefy components. Much easier to convert a gasoline based engine into a diesel. Big disadvantage is fuel consumption. If properly designed, the direct injection design will inherently have a higher peak cylinder combustion pressure which improves fuel usage and lowers radiator heat rejection. Also in general a DI engine will start easier at lower temperatures. Turboing a Lanova combustion system is tricky, you can screw up the "smoothing" of the combustion process provided by the energy cell design. Personally I wouldn't try to boost a Lanova very much. A few PSI perhaps, but I'd stick with a DI diesel engine or the gas version for big power.