heathyoung
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Not entirely true - you need a greater volume of propane than fuel, so there is less room for the air. Energy density is lower as well.
terrence
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eleseur96020
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but we're not talking about energy density, were talking about power. If fuel efficiency was a concern then yes, gasoline is a more efficient fuel. But overall propane has more power than gasoline if the engine is tuned for propane fuel. Even with reduced fuel economy, propane is a MUCH cleaner fuel, it bothers me that everyone is going nuts over hydrogen. You need electricity to get hydrogen, where does the electricity come from? Nuclear Plants, Hydroelectric Plants, and worst of all Coal Plants. Propane requires none of the above, is cleaner than gasoline, and most carburated engines can be modified to run propane for less than $200. Fuel injected systems are also available. Imagine if all the carburated engines in the us ran on propane, we would be much better off due to the fact that these engines are the gas guzzlers. They are the cars getting bad mpg's and the reason we are dependent on foreign oil.
ozzyu812
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how bout dog power
eleseur96020
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dog power has a lower specific engery thean propane and gasoline. But its cleaner.
Not true. My friend's dog has some pretty strong emissions. Leaks a bit too.
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SirJakesus
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LOL, I was thinking the same thing until I scrolled down another line and saw your post. Good completion.
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TWalker
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I've had the set up for months. I bought 2 conversion kits for small 4 strokes at the beginning of summer. Sad to say they are still sitting there and all I really need is a handlebar throttle set up. It would take about an hour to set one up without the handlebar throttle.
Fact of the matter is thought that propane is a by-product of oil/gasoline production so it may burn cleaner but its not necessarily any "greener".
Back to school and work ....bike projects are staring at me every night but too busy to even start on em.
I did build some cool push trailers this summer though.
Fact of the matter is thought that propane is a by-product of oil/gasoline production so it may burn cleaner but its not necessarily any "greener".
Back to school and work ....bike projects are staring at me every night but too busy to even start on em.
I did build some cool push trailers this summer though.
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terrence
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motorbikemike45
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Propane will work, but a much higher compression ratio would be needed to get the same performance. The Zamboni at our local hockey rink uses compressed natural gas which would be the same set up as propane. The big expense would be purchasing the hazardous gas compressor to compress the gas from the house. A fuel tax would also have to be paid to be legal. ;-)
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