Propane conversion finally complete on my 04 tahoe. Running liquid propane injection, fuel trims look great and i only pay $1.89 per gallon of propane :)
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Propane conversion finally complete on my 04 tahoe. Running liquid propane injection, fuel trims look great and i only pay $1.89 per gallon of propane :)
We need more info and pics. Do you have a build thread that I missed?Quote:
Originally Posted by rlmclaughlin
Jeff
i will take pics tomorrow and post them, no build thread but i work for a company that converts vehicles to propane so i got a killer deal on a system
Back years ago I had dealings with an ok small block running on propane. The engine way outlasted the body. Just for kicks we took it apart. It was crazy how clean the insides were. It seemed as if the burn was more efficient or something because there was no sign of carbon build up. Keep us updated on how your conversion goes.
yeah propane causes less stress on engine internals than gas does, the conversion is complete other than wire looming a few wires. Ive almost gone through 25 gallons of propane already and it pulls just life if i ran premium gas or E85 through it.
How many miles do you get out of the propane?
I have wanted a CNG car for a long time. It's only 1.25/gallon in Utah. Seems like a sweet deal. It was even better back when you got mad tax credits and use of the HOV lane.
The truck had 200k on a dead odometer ( cable driven) and we ran the truck 4 years after so hard to say exactly on the one I dealt with. That's the only one I ever had experience with. I was only 15 at that time and it ran like 19/20. So it been a few years lolQuote:
Originally Posted by bangbangskeetskeet
You talking 19/20 mile per gallon of propane?Quote:
Originally Posted by Slow04xcab
im curious on power output? does it need a turbo to keep up?
No till I was 19/20 years old. Sorry for the miscommunication. Not really sure on the mileage though we never checked the thing just filled the tank at 1/4Quote:
Originally Posted by bangbangskeetskeet
I get 14 MPG on propane and was getting 16 on gasQuote:
Originally Posted by bangbangskeetskeet
CNG has some draw backs though, the tanks are huge, my tank which is two 13 inch cylinders 32 inches long would only hold about 4 gallons of CNG where it holds 26 of propane but CNG is a little easier to tuneQuote:
Originally Posted by kerrige
There are two different type of propane systems, liquid and vapor. If it was a vapor system power would be about 40% less however with a liquid system like mine its about the same power as if u ran premium gas, as liquid propane is the equivalent of 110 gasQuote:
Originally Posted by blacstar
Glad to hear of alternative fuels being used. I really have some hope out there. E85 turned me. I always heard the rednecks around my part hate on the 10% ethanol, but the more researching on fuels I did, the more I became interested.
Here are some pics
Plus if you are injecting liquid propane into the combustion chamber, as it changes phase into a gas from al liquid, the charge temp goes way down, allowing for more power.Quote:
Originally Posted by rlmclaughlin
peace
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