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what happens to horse power, performance,torque, and engine life when
an engine is turned over to propane? just curious..one
more,,How much HEAVY driving can propane engines take,?
rpm limit?
Fe power
an engine is turned over to propane? just curious..one
more,,How much HEAVY driving can propane engines take,?
rpm limit?
Fe power
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From what I have read the best way to run propane is in an engine built specifically for it. You can have a much higher compression ratio due to the higher octane rating (100+ depending on what source is quoted and what the mixture of gasses is) and you can make other tweaks to ignition and timing if you are running propane only.
For unmodified engines I have heard (again, sources vary) that there is about a 10% difference in HP (again, can depend on ignition and timing tweaks).
I have been considering converting my F-100 360 to propane in part because there is a $1500.00 tax credit for doing so (that's for 2002 tax year. It drops in 2003), and in part because my truck has almost no emission controls and I would like to be a little more environmentally friendly. Right now, though, the fuel price (>= $1.99 per gallon here), and the initial it. The slight loss in power, and the reduction in range (compensated for by using bigger tanks) is not really a factor for me.
E-mail me privately if you want. I searched extensively on the internet for information on propane conversion. I'll send you the links I have.
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For unmodified engines I have heard (again, sources vary) that there is about a 10% difference in HP (again, can depend on ignition and timing tweaks).
I have been considering converting my F-100 360 to propane in part because there is a $1500.00 tax credit for doing so (that's for 2002 tax year. It drops in 2003), and in part because my truck has almost no emission controls and I would like to be a little more environmentally friendly. Right now, though, the fuel price (>= $1.99 per gallon here), and the initial it. The slight loss in power, and the reduction in range (compensated for by using bigger tanks) is not really a factor for me.
E-mail me privately if you want. I searched extensively on the internet for information on propane conversion. I'll send you the links I have.
Mark
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I meant to put this in the previous message. It is a C***Y motor, but it just shows what can be done with propane (and a whole lot of money)...
I meant to put this in the previous message. It is a C***Y motor, but it just shows what can be done with propane (and a whole lot of money)...
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Propane can be a good choice when the price of it is low. I converted my 77 to propane when gas really jumped up in price. It works great for what I used it for. The only disadvantage of it is that you cant just fill up anywhere like with gas. Other than that I love it.
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As far as engine life, you don't have anything to worry about. My grandfather owned a propane gas business for close to 20 years, and he still had his first delivery truck (set up on propane, 300k miles with one overhal!!)when he sold the business. There's another truck we still have that runs like a champ. It is a mid-60s half ton cheby 4x4. It had 250k miles on the old I-6 when the odometer broke around 1981-1982, and the oil never gets dark. Propane burns very clean. Most of the people I knew who used it where ranchers and had their trucks set up to run both gas and propane, and just fill up with whichever as needed.
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