Nissan will debut its diesel-powered Titan pickup at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show in January. The company confirmed the debut to Equipment World sister site Hard Working Trucks.

Last summer Nissan announced its plans to drop a Cummins 5.0L V8 Turbo Diesel engine in its next generation Titan. The engine is expected to make between 310-325hp and more than 570 lbs.-ft. torque, with 30- to 40-percent better mpg than the current 5.7L Titan gas engine.

According to Cummins, engine highlights include aluminum heads; CGI block, 90-deg V; forged steel crank; dual overhead cams; chain driven cams and pump; centered injectors; highest speed range in Cummins portfolio; VGT turbo scaled down for the V8; Bosch High pressure common rail (29,000psi).

http://www.equipmentworld.com/nissan-will-unveil-cummins-powered-diesel-titan-at-detroit-auto-show/

Jag räknar med att den är klar för försäljning direkt. Rätt små antal blir det dock. Det blir betydligt större produktion när Toyota Tundra kommer med samma Cumminsmotor om ett år.

 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/02/next-generation-2016-toyota-tundra-to-share-5-0l-cummins-turbodiesel-with-nissan/

2015 looks to be an interesting year in light duty pickups. We will see how the new 3.0L EcoDiesel fairs in light truck use, and both Toyota and Nissan should be rolling out their examples. We can only hope the pressure puts GM and Ford to work getting their light diesels ready

Det rullar på

Både Chryslers och  Nissans dieselerbjudanden bygger på ett SinterCast-CGI motorblock.

 http://hugin.info/1205/R/1725579/575572.pdf

Men det dröjer ett tag SOP är beräknad till sept 2015

We’re hearing the diesel Titan will launch right out of the gate, starting production in mid-September of 2015. 

http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2014/10/spied-2016-nissan-titan-crew-cab-long-bed.html#more

Toyota kommer nog inte långt efter. Från början var Nissan Titan tänkt som en årsmodell 2015 och Toyota 2016 men nu verkar de ha samsats till 2016.

http://wardsauto.com/vehicles-amp-technology/toyota-tundra-set-receive-cummins-diesel

Det ser det ut att bli när det gäller de som ökar i  i Sintercast under den närmaste månaden.

Följande kan/kommer att hända:

Då har F-150 kommit ut i serietillverkade exemplar ( ber start den 22 okt ) och Tupy-gjuteriet kör för fullt i Mexico. Trucken förväntas ha den nya CGI-motorn som första alternativ. Ford Edge kommer till nyåret med  samma motor

Då har vi kanske även fått en glimt av OPOC-produktionen. (Fast detta är mera osäkert)

Då har vi även kanske fått en eller par annonseringar av nya installationer.

Då har vi säkert fått en PR om uppnådd produktion på över 2 milj ekv.

Då bör det ha klarnat något ang VW s båda EA288 och EA 888 och Fords Ka-motor på 1 liter i Brasilien

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Jag tippar på 102 kr om en månad vid stängning den 5 nov då det har kommit en Q3 rapport på morgonen.

En del gissar på kursdubbling inom en månad

Sign Mosley på AZA

Towne said Chrysler is making 250 trucks with diesel engines per day — far more than the 100 per day the plant was initially making.

Chrysler can’t build enough Ram pickup trucks even with its Warren truck plant running on three shifts.

So it is taking steps to squeeze about 100 more trucks per day, or an additional 28,500 over a year..

http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2014/09/25/chrysler-squeezes-ram-trucks-warren-plant/16199305/

Mortimer

Among vehicles that benefit is the Ram 1500 fitted with the VM Motori 3-litre V6 diesel engine. This engine is notable for its use of a compacted graphite iron (CGI) vee cylinder block. The engine is built in Centi, Italy by a company wholly owned by Fiat.

http://autoindustrynewsletter.blogspot.se/2014/09/chrysler-doubles-diesel-ram-output.html#more

PR

http://www.media.chrysler.com/newsrelease.do?id=16076&mid=1

Tidigare är deras D20 och D26 motorer i CGI. Nu får de en till. Klart till kund redan nu

High-strength materials save 160 kg of weight

 

MAN has used the high-strength material GJV450 (cast iron with vermicular graphite) for the engine block and cylinder head.

As a six-cylinder in-line engine, the new D3876 shares the same basic design and high-tensile materials with the D20/D26 engines and is therefore built around a design that has proved itself over millions of miles. This includes the use of cast iron with vermicular graphite (GJV450) for the engine block and the cylinder head and the solid basic geometry of the engine and the crankshaft main bearing.

http://www.corporate.man.eu/en/press-and-media/presscenter/MAN-at-the-IAA-2014-161792.html

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Visas i Paris den 4 okt 2014.

New EA 288 , 237bhp 2.0 TDI BiTurbo engine, developing 500Nm of torque.

Det är 62 hkr ( 35 % ) mera och 120 Nm ( 32 %) mera än deras tidigare 2-liters EA 288 motor. Snacka upp uppgradering. ……….

I så fall i mycket stora antal. Kan det vara så att Mortimers uppgiftslämnare blandade ihop de två motorerna EA288 och EA 888? I så fall så är det dags nu.  Det är mer logiskt att CGI skulle komma först i en diesel än i en bensinare. Först när dieseltekniken är fullt penetrerad kommer bensinare att behöva CGI.

Starkaste dieselmotorn benämns 2,0 TDI 4Motion GTS och är som beteckningen avslöjar fyrhjulsdriven. Här har Volkswagen pressat upp effekten till hela 240 hästkrafter och vridmomentet till 500 newtonmeter jämnt. Det gör dieselkombin rasande snabb. 0-100 km/h, för kombiversionen som tidigare nämnt, går på 6,3 sekunder. Toppfarten är 238 km/h. Förbrukningen uppges till 0,54 liter per mil och koldioxidutsläppet till 140 gram per kilometer.

Vi minns ju denna väl……………

EA888

Monday, 3 June 2013

VW confirms EA888 has CGI cylinder block

Volkswagen AG has confirmed that the latest version of the EA888 engine, production of which has just started at the company’s which new engine factory in Silao, Mexico, does have a cylinder block cast in compacted graphite iron (CGI).

Wolfsburg officials decline to name the foundry but most likely it is Tupy SA, in Joinville, Brazil, the world’s leading supplier of CGI cylinder blocks. Tupy already sources CGI blocks to Audi, a VW subsidiary. Tupy SA uses SinterCast’s CGI process control technology to achieve high standards of materials consistency and quality. For this contract, Tupy will source the CGI castings from its foundry in Saltillo, Mexico where SinterCast installed two of its lines earlier this year.

A spokesman said: “I have been informed by our Wolfsburg colleagues that we will not be revealing current production numbers at Silao.  Please understand that this is as frustrating for us as it is for you.”

He added: “This is a new version of the engine, but not the same version as that in the Golf GTI Mk7.  Production officially started on 16 January this year.  I can confirm the block does indeed use CGI. I do know that Silao is producing the EA888 engine specifically for the North American and Mexican plants.”

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Att det är en 4 cyl på gång det är klart

Wednesday, 9 October 2013

SCOOP: CGI set for four-cylinder engine blocks

Confirmation that four-cylinder engines with compacted graphite iron (CGI) cylinder blocks are now not far away from volume production comes with the revelation that Grainger & Worrall (G&W) has been casting prototype blocks for some time.

According to sources, the company has been casting four-cylinder blocks for over 12 months. Typical batch sizes range from 50 units, plus or minus 10 or 20 units.

It is understood the engines are destined for a European passenger car. The cylinder blocks are small, compact four-cylinder units, according to well-placed sources.

In June of this year, autoindustrynewsletter.blogspot.co.uk revealed that Volkswagen had confirmed that its EA888 gasoline engine would have CGI cylinder blocks. The news item is one of the most actively trafficked reports of the blogspot

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Mortimer har kanske rätt denna gången

Det verkar som om den istället är denna som skall komma i CGI

http://autoindustrynewsletter.blogspot.se/2014/07/vw-sets-jlr-2-litre-benchmark-for.html

How will it achieve this power output? Could the VW group be set to use compacted graphite iron (CGI) more widely?

Samtidigt så uppger VW att den nya motorn är 40 kilo lättare än förra modellen.

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/05/20140527-passat.html

Fan tro´t. Mortimer var kanske bara föör tidigt på det. Det kan ju hända när man ligger i framkant.

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I Paris alltså  4-11 okt

Another new arrival is a 237bhp 2.0 TDI BiTurbo engine, developing 500Nm of torque. It will be the new range-topping variant – offering 62bhp and 120Nm more than most powerful previous diesel engine

Read more: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/passat/87710/volkswagen-passat-2014-price-release-date-and-specs#ixzz3EIv5mfWM

En jämförelse mellan olika 2 liters dieslar:

BMW                     190bhp    and   400Nm torque.

Jaguar                    180bhp   and   430Nm  torque

VW                          237 bhp  and  500 Nm torque

OM det är så att VW har uppnått dessa siffror med CGI hur tror ni de andra tillverkarna reagerar, och agerar?

SinterCast – Near future orders in a highly scalable business?

http://cuttingedgescienceinvest.com/2014/09/18/sintercast-near-future-orders-in-a-highly-scalable-business/

SinterCast also recently has been highlighted by Björn Davegårdh, an experienced swedish analyst (September 1, 2014).

“CGI is used mainly in the engine block and has superior properties, and weighs less than other materials. Contrary to what many believe goes Sintercast now a profit even if it is modest. Now scaled up production and is located on an annual rate of 1.8 million Engine Equivalents (equivalent passenger car engines) per year. It will gradually increase to 2.4 million Engine. It also includes Ford’s new gasoline engine. It happens a lot in Sintercast with new installations and collaborations in China. 2019 counts Sintercast with a volume of 4.7 million equivalent to about 125 million in revenue. This places the results at around 90 million SEK. Added to this is completely new engine that we currently do not know much about. In addition, more and more components, in addition to the engine block, that is produced in CGI. Moreover, if the so-called OPOC engine becomes a success, it can be really fun.”

About the EcoMoors OPOC engine

http://www.khoslaventures.com/wp-content/uploads/Reinventing-Transportation-NAIPC1.pdf

( 70 sidor så det tar lite tid att ladda ner utan bredband)

Davegårdh är numera knuten till förvaltaren Allra som har 10 miljarder att förvalta