Turbo Charge Propane?

**Pete92SL** · 06-07-2002, 12:07 AM

Can you turbo charge a car that uses propane.....like a school bus? (well the older ones anyways) lol

Pete

**4wheeldrift** · 06-07-2002, 06:57 AM

I don't like where this topic is heading already

**Pete92SL** · 06-08-2002, 12:09 PM

If you can turbo charge propane cars? lol

Pete

**Weapon_R** · 06-09-2002, 04:26 AM

Guess not...

**4wheeldrift** · 06-09-2002, 08:22 AM

I can't see why you wouldn't be able to, I just don't know why you would bother.

**Pete92SL** · 06-09-2002, 01:09 PM

I'm just curious...Propane is really cold so it would probably work way better.

Pete

**Audi Kid** · 06-09-2002, 01:13 PM

ya you can dude. those propane busses are turbo

**Pete92SL** · 06-09-2002, 04:34 PM

Not the propane buses I have worked on...The Diesel ones are though.

Pete

**bol** · 06-09-2002, 04:43 PM

http://mdavis19.tripod.com/turbine/turbinefaq.html

**Pete92SL** · 06-09-2002, 10:08 PM

Sweet link Bol! Thanks!

Pete

**Gotrek** · 06-10-2002, 08:39 AM

Originally posted by Pete92SL
Can you turbo charge a car that uses propane.....like a school bus? (well the older ones anyways) lol

Pete

Yes you can but throttle body injection propane setups or carburated propane setups suck ass compared to Liquid Propane Injection (kind of like M<ulti port injection but for propane) Bir bbonus is the octane rating of propane is like 120+ so you can run high compression and turbo its great. Search for liquid propane injection on the wbe. 1 problem is they don't make kits for many vehicles yet (mostly fleet cars like crown vics and trucks) The only expensive par tof doing it yourself is finding a good tank.

**alloroc** · 08-31-2003, 10:14 PM

Propane autogas is about 104.

The 4% power hit for running a gaseous fuel (propane) is no longer a factor once the engine is forced induction.

V8 Bus?

E-type regulator
Impco 450 mixer (at least)

You can actually run good boost without having to install lower compression pistons because of the high octane. Start with 8 and work wour way up to 12 or 15 psi.

You will have to install the turbo and intercooler and piping etc downstream of the mixer and throttle body. (so the mixer sees atmospheric air pressure.) The tricky part is making all the adapters and plenums for the hoses and finding a new mounting location for the mixer.

http://www.propanecarbs.com/propane.html

http://www.impco.ws/pdf%20tech/GFPTraining-.pdf

http://franzh.home.texas.net/engine.html#One You have to visit this site at the beginning of the month .. there is so much traffic he exceeds his isp allotment near months end.

EDIT: following link fixed.
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/resmgmt/pub...s/210510-2.pdf This page is old, nearly 20 years, so grab it before BC gov. realizes they have something useful posted and remove it.

http://www.wps.com/LPG/index.html#INDEX Best how to page on the web.

http://www.truckworld.com/4x4-OffRoa...rboWillys.html This page shows a vehicle rebuilt with propane in mind and displays its full potential for performance.

**4wheeldrift** · 08-31-2003, 10:44 PM

Wow, way to bring a thread back from the dead

**alloroc** · 09-01-2003, 09:38 AM

Sorry I'm new here.

This thread interests me.

**4wheeldrift** · 09-01-2003, 09:43 AM

It's not that it isn't interesting information, there's some great stuff in those websites, its just a year too late

No harm no foul.

**illeagle** · 09-04-2003, 12:42 AM

Supercharge it

**tt398** · 09-11-2003, 08:47 AM

Originally posted by Gotrek

Yes you can but throttle body injection propane setups or carburated propane setups suck ass compared to Liquid Propane Injection (kind of like M<ulti port injection but for propane) Bir bbonus is the octane rating of propane is like 120+ so you can run high compression and turbo its great. Search for liquid propane injection on the wbe. 1 problem is they don't make kits for many vehicles yet (mostly fleet cars like crown vics and trucks) The only expensive par tof doing it yourself is finding a good tank.

Ak Miller in Pico Rivera California has been turbocharging propane cars for decades. Ak is now passed away - but his shop is still in business. Ak was a pioneer in Turbo propane - he used Impco propane carbs for both draw thru and blow thru set ups.

**tt398** · 09-11-2003, 09:08 AM

Originally posted by Gotrek

Yes you can but throttle body injection propane setups or carburated propane setups suck ass compared to Liquid Propane Injection (kind of like M<ulti port injection but for propane) Bir bbonus is the octane rating of propane is like 120+ so you can run high compression and turbo its great. Search for liquid propane injection on the wbe. 1 problem is they don't make kits for many vehicles yet (mostly fleet cars like crown vics and trucks) The only expensive par tof doing it yourself is finding a good tank.

**Toma** · 09-11-2003, 09:12 AM

The problem with propane is the insepctions that is now mandatory which cost $$$, and even existing systems need to be inspected every 5 years as of now. ...you though out of province was bad

There was a twin turbo buick that ran at the track in calgary about 7 or 8 years ago, on propane, nine second et's!

**tt398** · 09-11-2003, 12:38 PM

Last known address of Ak Miller's company - turbo propane experts, turbo Ford experts. Ak is now deceased, but I think the company still exists...

Ak Miller Enterprises
9256 E. Bermudez
Pico Rivera, CA 90660
(562) 949-2548

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