Hey all, I'm Cary fron gotpropane. Nice bulletin board guys! Nice to see a little less harshness on the bb's.
Well lets see, how can a 'pane motor make more power with the same comp ratio? Lets take the 22r for example. With the removal of the venturis and choke plates, the air flow volume is greatly increased. Even though the motor wasn't made to burn 'pane, the octane does help by bieng able to advance timing. On paper, 'pane has less btu and such, but in the actual running of the motor, most 22r drivers feel a noticeable difference in power. Not promising anything as each truck is different. I will say that I have NEVER recieved a phone call from a customer saying where's my power? I get the opposite! Drunken calls in the middle of the night from customers that have just come back from a wheeling trip and just had to call.(one guy woke me up just as my ice maker line broke and was spraying everywhere) If you've ever driven a dual fuel late model fuel injected conversion, you should have experienced similar power to gas. These kits are highly restrictive . The reason they fare well is that the computer is now told to highly advance the timing. The 258 Jeep motor also. I don't know if the motors just ran so bad on the original carb or what, but EVERY ONE of those the customer has noted a definate increase in power. I think It's the airflow and the timing. You also don't need all those vacuum lines to control egr and such which is a power robber to prevent high nox. Nox is created when the cylinder temp gets too high. Propane is such high octane that it usually won't ping unless the dist. is set too high. That's why it's also good for turbocharging or supercharging a stock compression motor.
Sometimes it doesn't make sense why something works, when theoretically it doesn't. In many cases in the automotive industry ( we also own an auto repair shop) some things don't make sense they just work.
A word about tanks. If running a tank underneath, you will want to find a used motorfuel tank that is designed to be mounted underneath. They are permenantly mounted to the truck and have a remote fill that needs to be installed. They don't make many new tanks anymore and they are expensive . Used, they can be had very cheap because the parts yards cannot crush them
Our kits are designed to use forklift tanks because they are strong, removeable, hold enough fuel for the 4 and 6 cylinder guys and enough for trail only v8 motors. Our kits are not epa approved, So not street legal in cali.
These were designed for the average guy to put on in a day and look like a pro. They are for folks who have had it with the carb and are ready for an alternative. The other option is e.f.i. E.f.i. is not simple to put on and tune. Most guys that like carbs like simplicity. This blows even the trusty old carb away!
Thanks for having me here :wave:
