(Diesel) Propane injection!!

[amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)]

if he injects it far enough from the engine, it will turn to gas 'en-route', as
it chills the heck out of the intake charge (more density = more air to combust
= good thing). i dont think the propane itself is adding the HP (propane
actually produces less power than pump gas), its the cooling/air density
increase thats would be doing it.
Al


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Ewing" <rabbit16v@attbi.com>
To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 9:40 PM
Subject: (Diesel) Propane injection!!


> Hey all!!
>
> I just wanted to probe some of the brilliant minds out there on this
> subject.  A co-clubber on Hot Rabbits on Yahoo is trying to come up with a
> way to do a backyard type of propane injection on his turbo diesel.  The
> rumor is that it is suppose to be more efficient (better than 50mpg???) and
> basically double the HP.  Plus, you can run propane 100% of the time, not
> just on and off when you need a little boost (diesels need boost 100% of the
> time!!).  Anyway, he has come up with quite a few parts and is about ready
> to finish the project except he needs some way to convert the liquid propane
> into a gas.  I am not exactly sure how this works or what would need to be
> done but it is apparent (I think) that you cannot inject liquid propane into
> a diesel motor.
>
> Along the same lines, couldn't someone that is converting LPG to gas use it
> as an AC type system?  Since turning LPG to gas decreases the temperature
> and can cause pipe freeze, couldn't you run it through an evaporator and use
> it as a coolant for an A/C system?  Then you have an A/C system that
> INCREASES power!!
>
> Dave
>
>
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