Diesel atv?

[Jw7054]

Okay so my question is not could you buy a diesel engine and put it in a quad. My question is, could you take any atv put high comp rings, an injector, bypass the carb, get a small injector pump and run if off the electronics all ready in the quad and make it run? I know it might run like chit but would it work? Why out all the sensors and crap?

[mikeexplorer]

You could just buy an Arctic Cat super duty diesel quad. Probably would be cheaper then trying to modify a gas engine.

Diesel 700 Super Duty » Arctic Cat

[kvf700]

Anything is possible if you spend enough time and money on it. I see a couple big obstacles.

For a naturally aspirated diesel the compression ratio has to be close to 20/1. That much c/r requires heavier duty internal parts than what needed for a gas engine.

I don't think you can run the injection pump off the electronics like an EFI gas engine. It has to be timed to engine rotation to inject fuel at just the right time.

All in all it is a project way beyond many professional engine builders.