Propane blower

[Gary Derian]

Way back in the old days, I converted a BMW 2002 to turbo and propane, using
a propane carb.  Had 7:1 compression and 25 psi boost.  That thing would
FLY!  Propane is an excellent fuel as you noted.  The small loss of power is
easily made up with the extra boost it allows.  A NA propane engine will
lose 10% due to the volume taken up by the gaseous fuel.  With boost, only
the mechanical strength of the engine is the limit.  Well not really, it can
still detonate but its still good stuff.

Gary Derian <gderian at oh.verio.com>


> A friend just did a propane conversion on a 350 for a Canadian and put a
> blower on as well. Propane is 50 cents a gallon in B.C. and 105 octane
> equivalent. They think it will still look brand new inside after 30,000
> miles. Anybody have any experience with this? I might try it myself. Its
not
> exactly EFI, but could produce some interesting ideas in control. Hmmm,
how
> about a high pressure liquid propane injector?
>
> Charlie Springer