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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Technical Discussion - Performance / Modify => Topic started by: jamrensuk1 on December 23, 2009, 04:03:00 PM
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Has anyone done a propane conversion. What brand ? and does it work good?
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http://www.gotpropane.com/p4.html (http://www.gotpropane.com/p4.html)
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Has anyone done a propane conversion. What brand ? and does it work good?
I've been around a couple of propane conversions and I'd have to recommend against them for these simple reasons: Poor mileage, lack of available fuel sources, space consumed by the tanks. The only way I could see the conversion being of benefit is to have it on a trail only buggy that does maybe 4 hours of run time at once. Even then, a EFI equipped gas rig is still better.
Just my $.02
Good luck, Eric
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I used to have a 1971 dodge dump truck 383cid/4spd manual ran on propane.
it burns clean and at the time was cheaper than gas.
right now west coast propane is $2.49, gas is $2.90.
propane you lose 10% mpg and power.
but with fewer carbon chains of fuel burns cleaner and valves are cleaner too.
Your oil goes 5,000 miles and looks new.
another drawback is keep a list of propane refillers while travelling, some will charge you road tax others not.
I also believe propane does not flow below 20 degrees so cold weather starts may be an issue.
we had a impco model e propane carb on it
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I don't think you loose power, just MPGs, as there is less thermal energy
in propane, and as far as flow below 20* that's not a problem, but getting
the liquid (the L in LPG) to boil or evaporate is the problem, that's why
a propane carb has heating jackets in it, to boil the liquid to a gas so it will
burn, liquid, be it gasoline, diesel or whatever doesn't burn well
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