Twin Turbo + propane
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Twin Turbo + propane
Twin turbos plus propane would be awesome. Alot of people talk more about Nitrous, but I dont know propane sounds better, not that many people have it or talk about which makes it stand out. The 1st twin turbo gs did like 500 rwhp, I think this would bring it up to like 560 - 600 rwhp, that would be blistering fast. Check it out:
http://www.importpoweronline.com/propane.html
http://www.importpoweronline.com/propane.html
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Nitrous is used as an oxygen source (so you can inject more fuel).
Propane is used as fuel itself (in addition to gasoline, I assume). Sounds kind of risky and experimental to me.
Nitrous is the proven and tested method to kill your engine, why switch to propane???
Propane is used as fuel itself (in addition to gasoline, I assume). Sounds kind of risky and experimental to me.
Nitrous is the proven and tested method to kill your engine, why switch to propane???
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Originally posted by Vlad_Stein
Propane is used as fuel itself (in addition to gasoline, I assume). Sounds kind of risky and experimental to me.
Propane is used as fuel itself (in addition to gasoline, I assume). Sounds kind of risky and experimental to me.
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Propane is to turbo diesel what N2o is to gas...
A little power addative....
However jaymode is right in that you can power a vech entirely by propane for a jump in power > downside is aval. of propane and cost.
A little power addative....
However jaymode is right in that you can power a vech entirely by propane for a jump in power > downside is aval. of propane and cost.
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no I am not talking about powering a car only on propane. It is like nitrous oxide but seems like propane is easier to find and maybe cheaper, I am not sure how much it costs to refill a nos tank. If you read the info at that link, it states it is good for any turbocharged/supercharged setup. It sprays propane into the injection I believe. The tank is a regular propane tank from home depot. I just thought it would be cool if people said I got propane when everyone else says "i g0tz mad NoS y0!!"
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Originally posted by Vlad_Stein
Nitrous is the proven and tested method to kill your engine
Nitrous is the proven and tested method to kill your engine
I have used nitrous on four stock bottom-end (crank, rods, bolts, pistons) vehicles, two of which were dry-system 11 second daily drivers. I never had a nitrous-related problem with any nitrous equipped vehicle I ever owned (or performed an install on). Key rules to follow during install for reliable performance:
1. match fuel to air through O2 / EGT sensor tuning
2. avoid wet systems that inject nitrous/fuel upstream of intake manifold on port fuel injected vehicles
3. rpm activated on-off switch (on 3000rpm, off 200rpm before rev limiter)
4. WOT operation (throttle position activated microswitch)
5. Hobbs fuel pressure safety switch
6. Jet system to add no more than +3/8 stock HP (dyno, not advertised) on stock bottom-end (can vary depending on strength of bottom-end components and compression)
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Originally posted by tomtnc
Nitrous is not a proven and tested method to kill your engine. Poor installation and tuning of a nitrous system is a proven and tested method to kill your engine.
I have used nitrous on four stock bottom-end (crank, rods, bolts, pistons) vehicles, two of which were dry-system 11 second daily drivers. I never had a nitrous-related problem with any nitrous equipped vehicle I ever owned (or performed an install on). Key rules to follow during install for reliable performance:
1. match fuel to air through O2 / EGT sensor tuning
2. avoid wet systems that inject nitrous/fuel upstream of intake manifold on port fuel injected vehicles
3. rpm activated on-off switch (on 3000rpm, off 200rpm before rev limiter)
4. WOT operation (throttle position activated microswitch)
5. Hobbs fuel pressure safety switch
6. Jet system to add no more than +3/8 stock HP (dyno, not advertised) on stock bottom-end (can vary depending on strength of bottom-end components and compression)
Nitrous is not a proven and tested method to kill your engine. Poor installation and tuning of a nitrous system is a proven and tested method to kill your engine.
I have used nitrous on four stock bottom-end (crank, rods, bolts, pistons) vehicles, two of which were dry-system 11 second daily drivers. I never had a nitrous-related problem with any nitrous equipped vehicle I ever owned (or performed an install on). Key rules to follow during install for reliable performance:
1. match fuel to air through O2 / EGT sensor tuning
2. avoid wet systems that inject nitrous/fuel upstream of intake manifold on port fuel injected vehicles
3. rpm activated on-off switch (on 3000rpm, off 200rpm before rev limiter)
4. WOT operation (throttle position activated microswitch)
5. Hobbs fuel pressure safety switch
6. Jet system to add no more than +3/8 stock HP (dyno, not advertised) on stock bottom-end (can vary depending on strength of bottom-end components and compression)
-KRis
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