i am working on some golf carts and i think it would be awesome to put a turbo diesel in a golf cart

does anyone know of an engine thats that small  

I know this is sorta off subject, but I was looking at some small engines on the net and I came across these WAY to cool working mini V8s. If your a gearhead you have to check these out! Go to Youtube type in mini V8 in the search bar,one is even supercharged,a couple of cool flat heads too...  

the 80's VW diesel 4cyl turbo or non-turbo would probly be a good chioce  

Try Kubota or Yanmar. I also came across a company called Lombardini. Here are links:

<u>&lt;strong&gt;Kubota Engine&lt;/strong&gt;</u>

<u>&lt;strong&gt;Yanmar&lt;/strong&gt;</u>

<u>&lt;strong&gt;Lombardini&lt;/strong&gt;</u>

Hope this helps!  

The little Daihatsu Diesels sold thru Briggs & Stratton would make a good choice.

They come in 700cc, 850cc, 950cc, and a choice of two 950cc turbo versions, please note, the turbo versions are in the $4,999 price range.

See
http://www.commercialpower.com/display/router.asp?DocID=80488
 

most golf carts i have seen use lawnmower motors. so make sure you get the right motor because the horizontal and vertical mount motors are waaaayy different.look for commercial mowers for donor motors.  

Cowboy_Troy:
i am working on some golf carts and i think it would be awesome to put a turbo diesel in a golf cart

does anyone know of an engine thats that small

If you do a diesel golf cart, you HAVE to put chrome stacks on it!    

stacks on a golf cart would be awsome.  

Try looking @ Kubota diesels. They have 3 and 4 cyl. And some are turbocharged. There are lots of these out there. Alot of big rigs (18 wheelers) have them in there refers, some installed in power generators. I'm checking out a 4 cyl turbo charged diesel for my Jeep. I looking @ about 55-60 miles per gallon with all the torque I would need for my wrangler. Good luck  

As an owner of a 4BT diesel Jeep, getting 55 - 60 mpg is probably not going to happen.  Aerodynamics of a Jeep Wrangler will be the main reason you won't be able to get to those mpg numbers.

Cummins did a study and found that fuel economy is most effected by rolling resistance up to 50 mph and  speeds above 50 mph aerodynamics is the number one killer of fuel economy.

Bottom line is that it takes a given amount of energy to move a vehicle down the road.  Rolling resistance, vehicle weight and aerodynamics are the three key players in how much energy is required to keep the vehicle moving.

All things equal on the vehicle, a diesel engine will provide approximately 60% better fuel economy than a gas engine.  A well tuned Wrangler with a 4.0l gas engine would get about 15 mpg on the highway.  Apply the 60% increase rule and 15 mpg becomes 24 mpg.

My 3.9L turbocharged, intercooled 4-cylinder diesel Wrangler got 24.7 mpg on the last tank of fuel (about 60% better than the gas engine it replaced).  Funny how those guys at Cummins figured this stuff out.  I was amazed!

Regardless what diesel you put in the vehicle, the fact remains that you're pushing a brick down the road.  Aerodynamics is not a feature Wranglers are famous for.  So a smaller more efficient diesel engine might get you a mile or two more to the gallon than my vehicle, but you will probably fall far short of your 55 - 60 mpg goal.  

Yeah, I'm going to go with Arizona with this one. I think the best you could expect to get with ANY engine in a Wrangler is about 35 mpg. I think I heard of another guy in here that did a 4BT Jeep swap, and he's getting in the 30s.