Ive always though the use of a clean burning gas that mixed easily with air and one that had an average octane rating near 106 octane made a great deal of sense in a muscle car, especially when its not going to dilute oil or increase wear.
the fact is that a properly set up propane powered engine makes a good deal of sense, especially if its directly port injection where the rapid expansion cools the cylinders significantly allowing a good deal more effective compression.
http://www.mustang50magazine.com/techar ... ewall.html
http://www.alternatefuelsracing.com/story.html
http://www.hopspropanenfuel.com/PropaneServices.html
http://www.roushcleantech.com/faq/propane-autogas
http://www.nashfuel.com/conversionkits.asp
http://www.gotpropane.com/p3.html
Propane holds only about 86 percent of the energy per volume of gasoline, but this is partially compensated by its higher stoichiometric air/fuel ratio of 15.6:1 versus 14.7:1 for gasoline.
there's also the fact you can run higher compression and its pressurized so there's no fuel pump required.
About 90 percent of U.S. propane is domestically produced; most of the balance comes from Canada.
Propane is a byproduct of both the processing of natural gas and petroleum refining.
Propane in gaseous form is heavier than air (about 1.5 times as dense) and therefore sinks and pools at the ground. However, liquid propane is significantly lighter than gasoline.
Propane has an octane rating of roughly 105 OCTANE to 110,OCTANE , so will theoretically support higher compression ratios and more spark timing.
Propane burns cleaner than gasoline, meaning both fewer emissions-especially carbon monoxide-and cleaner engine internals, which tends to significantly increase engine durability
Government incentives/tax credits help defray the cost of vehicular propane conversion.
the fact is that a properly set up propane powered engine makes a good deal of sense, especially if its directly port injection where the rapid expansion cools the cylinders significantly allowing a good deal more effective compression.
http://www.mustang50magazine.com/techar ... ewall.html
http://www.alternatefuelsracing.com/story.html
http://www.hopspropanenfuel.com/PropaneServices.html
http://www.roushcleantech.com/faq/propane-autogas
http://www.nashfuel.com/conversionkits.asp
http://www.gotpropane.com/p3.html
Propane holds only about 86 percent of the energy per volume of gasoline, but this is partially compensated by its higher stoichiometric air/fuel ratio of 15.6:1 versus 14.7:1 for gasoline.
there's also the fact you can run higher compression and its pressurized so there's no fuel pump required.
About 90 percent of U.S. propane is domestically produced; most of the balance comes from Canada.
Propane is a byproduct of both the processing of natural gas and petroleum refining.
Propane in gaseous form is heavier than air (about 1.5 times as dense) and therefore sinks and pools at the ground. However, liquid propane is significantly lighter than gasoline.
Propane has an octane rating of roughly 105 OCTANE to 110,OCTANE , so will theoretically support higher compression ratios and more spark timing.
Propane burns cleaner than gasoline, meaning both fewer emissions-especially carbon monoxide-and cleaner engine internals, which tends to significantly increase engine durability
Government incentives/tax credits help defray the cost of vehicular propane conversion.