Propane blower

[Vogt Family]

On Wed, 21 Apr 1999, "Gary Derian" <gderian at oh.verio.com> wrote:
> 
> 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.

A monster truck I watched at the county fair had a 500-some inch Ford
motor with 1 turbo per cylinder and liquid propane injection.  Not only
did it smoke all the competition, it was quieter, too (quiet being a
relative term)

Birken