what about the lubrication propities of fuel thesedays?? would running Propane increase the were on the engine??

thanks

Chris.

 

very interesting but would you have to change the tune etc. for this to all work out. anyone with experience chime in?

 

I do believe propane decreases wear on the engine.

 

well to take full advantage of the on paper incresae in octane you would want more timing. this might make up for the slight loss in power.

not sure if there is any differance in manufactures tunes on true dual fule cars.

thanks Chris.

 

what even the top end?

 

The reason for using propane on a gasoline engine is a bit different that that of a diesel.
In reality, the propane is a gas by the time it gets in your engine, so as far as fuel, it only is a small contributor, although it is a high "octane" rating. The main benefit is that as it changes from a liquid to a gas, it consumes a large amount of energy and really is used to significantly cool the intake charge air.
Propane is just as safe as a tank full of gasoline...RV's use them all the time. In fact proper cannisters carry a DOT stamp.

 

Propane isnt as bad as everyone is putting it out to be. The 3000GT VR4 guys have been doing propane injection for quite some time now. The propane averages 113 octane rating, and is really cool when it get injected. The only thing is they do not convert the whole car to run it, they inject it simialar to nitrous or meth. It is just as safe or safer to carry in a vehicle versus a nitrous tank

 

^ +1.

It has been done for a long time in old school turbo cars... like Grand Nationals. Quite popular with that crowd in fact. Does this mean it's the next big things in '08 for Evos? No. But it has been done, with excellent success for more than a decade, maybe two, and contrary to how some of you make it sound, is not like driving around with a trunk full of grenades with loose pins.

 

hahahaha, I found that funny

 

Then where's the excitement??

 

umm, we could gut the car so the rear bulkhead is open and the trunk is exposed from the cabin, then put 25 gallons of some type of fuel in Blitz containers back there and not tie them down, then go rally driving on bumpy roads while smoking cigs and trying to flip the butts out the sunroof and windows without taking our hands off the controls?
i have done this btw... minus the smoking part

 

here are a few websites for Autogas (propane) kits:
http://www.cngautogaskit.com/

http://www.axisauto.com/

http://versus.en.ecplaza.net/

http://www.autogas-india.com/tips.html

http://rjkimpex.trustpass.alibaba.co...G_Gas_Kit.html

http://www.cleanfuelusa.com/lpi/lpi_system.php

 

another site:

http://www.shellgas.co.uk/index.html?page=1&lang=en&

 

has anyone got any before and after dyno plots with propane used?? wondering if there is any advantage of using it instead of meth.

Chris.

 

What about those of us without a sunroof???