Its good science TODAY. Its also restrictive thinking. And your argueing with me about standards when i agree they should be there.
If I invented an engine tomorrow that met or exceeded all requirements it would still be Illegal to sell it because it didn't have a cat or oxy sensors. See the...
Sniff test yes.
By 60's style- Meaning - No smog pumps, no cat convertor. Stateing this didn't mean running a 40 year carb and low tolerance engine.
And you guys totally missed the point.
If you make a LAW that requires a cat convertor you are saying that there is ONLY one way to...
You just proved my point. You could increase effiency as we all have done if you didn't have to meet epa requirements.
In fact by doing so you will have decreased the amount of toxins produced per gallon of fuel consumed. Truly greener thinking anyway.
You will consume less fuel overall...
If the boat engines were like the other fords the 221 oil valley to feed the lifters often is restricted because its drilled from both ends and its off center. no big deal on solid lifters because more than enough oil gets through. Also up in the valve train where the oil comes out put a plug...
"comply with the EPA and ARB" This is the problem I have with most research. More concerned with the EPA than the advancement itself.
Isn't the sheer fact that propane is a huge improvement over gasoline enough some paper pushing weasal has to create a new standard on how to restrict engine...
Great guesses guys but Low end throttle response is the short and sweet of why you put those on the intake.
Single cylinder creates "dead air" and having more intake area before and after the carb reduces the restriction when the valve opens and allows the air to accelerate faster, this problem...
This is a "AGED" problem. Everyone has heard of the "vapor carb" problem with this is well (enviromental law) Today's fuel versus the day of "vapor carb" has to be heated to a higher point to become a vapor and how that is done is what is part of the state to state laws that create "boutique...
"Have you seen a 40 hp electric motor? Can you imagine running one on 12 V?"
T x RPM/ 5252 = HP
DC motors don't suffer from the RPM limit that the mechanical blower suffers from meaning the mechanical needs More surface area in its pump to achieve the desired CFM of air at the given pressure...
I have a 54 Mack Truck that came from the factory with LP on it(We contacted the Mack Museum to verify). I would like to bring that beast back to life. Most of the Mack enthusiasts that interested in the truck stop being so as soon as they find out its not diesal and run scared when they find...
Liquid phase injected. Wouldn't that defeat one of the benefits of LP by injecting it in liquid form.
I would suggest a custom computer to play with the timing on the fly if your going to be switching between Gas and LP on compression over 10.5:1.
As I was saying it looks to me that the...
Ok One follow up on this before someone answers. I have a couple of propane powered trucks.
The delivery system seems very "crude" at best. It would seem to me that a MFC valve would be better suited than a "power valve".
There doesn't seem to be anyway to really achieve fuel mileage from...
Ok let me see if my thinking is right here. While propane has a lower energy rate it is more stable than diesal according to the chart?
Since Compression makes the burn-rate(explosion) grow expotentially at what point of compression does LPG surpass the 87 octane with nice 9.5 to 1 ratio...
