ABSTRACT

This study, where different performance enhancing accessories are installed, was
conducted to find out which configuration improves the performance of the diesel
engines. The study involved three different configurations namely: the stock
configuration, turbocharger configuration and turbocharger with preheater configuration.

The test was done by doing a dynamometer testing where the engine was
connected to a motorcycle transmission, coupled by a chain and sprocket to a shaft that
drove two parallel wheels which were placed on a roller and locked into place to determine
torque, power, fuel consumption, and air fuel ratio of each configuration.

The tests obtained valuable information specifically on the setup of the engine to
obtain data. The first dynamometer got questionable accuracy, so it got replaced by a
single wheel and shaft that caused the version 2 of the setup. Eventually, this was
deemed dangerous so it was replaced by the parallel wheel configuration forming the
version 3 setup. Since the last version was not able to run due to lack of support bearings,
these missing elements were added in version 4. This version succeeded in running, but
the resultant torque was too low that the dynamometer recording was faster than the
prototype, which led to the final version, version 5 of the assembly. It changed the shaft
from 15mm to 25mm, and sprocket ratio from 1:1 to 14:36, which improved the torque
enough that the assembly finally gave a reading on the dynamometer.

Based on the test, the turbocharger configuration gave the highest power among
the three configurations. The heat recovery system reduced the power gained by
turbocharging. And the current setup of the engine based on the air fuel ratio was
currently on the lean side of the mixture ratio of the fuel and air.