>Another advantage to propane is that because it burns more cool than gasoline you can run higher compression ratios. I used to run with some guys that had propane carbs on their >4x4's and they could run domestic(American) V-8's at 11.5:1 compression on propane with no problems. The draw back is finding a place to put the fuel tank, and of course putting >up with the stench from the additive put in to help identify leaks. There is no bad smell unless you have a leak. Which you don't want anyway :) Propane engines can have a high compression ratio because it has higher octane than gasoline, generally around 110. I've always wanted to convert a VW 2.0 16V engine, it has 10.8 CR (Canadian version) with knock sensor. Turbo charging a propane engine works good because of the high octane of propane. Plus, most propane fuel systems are good for a minimum of 250 or so hp. You don't have to worry about fueling problems like you do with EFI gasoline cars. In Alberta, Canada: Gasoline $0.70 liter Diesel $0.56 liter Propane $.038 liter Gary Lee http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/vanagonrack.htm |
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