governor mod

[R.O.R-2.0]

huh here i thought the bigger truck companys with the big bucks and knolagable people would have a good idea....seen it done...propane is a dry fuel...sure...but deisel is also a lube...and you think NOS isnt dry? lol 12 years of trucking ive seen some odd things done to and with deisel engines

trust me dude, nitrous is a better option for our diesels..

propane is fine on direct injected engines where the compression is lower, but our IDI engines, not a good idea.. we run ATLEAST 6 more points compression than most direct injected diesels..

that makes the propane ignite too soon..

[guy plain]

http://www.nitrous.info/diesel-nitrous.htm
 really? first thing i found on google..read away

[guy plain]

oh on a side note.... im dealing with people who work on big trucks....cumming...cat...ect...most likely a whole diffent ball game to these small engines......compairing a stock 600hp detriot 60 series to a 68 hp vw..... like compairing apples and the moon lol

[8v-of-fury]

Comparing a 600hp Cummins to a 600hp Detroit is also like apples to the moon.

Btw, who measures diesels in hp? Seeing as how hp is only relative tq and rpm, and we don't spin a lot of those.. :p Its all about the torque

But yes, I agree with R.O.R here.. The DI engines accept propane a lot better, because their compression ratio is down around 18:1 compared to our 23.5:1 IDI's. They have this lower compression because being direct injected allows them to essentially get more from the fuel they pump in.

Also its pretty much not needed anyway, as our fuel pumps stock can fuel more than the engine needs on a regularl basis.. And with a few easy peasy mods you've got a 20mm pump shaft and an 11mm head.. Without the propane, you can still fuel to the moon. Add NOS (chemical intercooler) and wam-bam-thankyou-ma'mm.

LoL

[R.O.R-2.0]

im just saying that for our particular VW IDI engines, nitrous is the best option..

we've already been over this many times (in many different threads) and thats why owen, josh, and 81caddy all run nitrous, without any ill side effects..

propane can and will burn up your pistons and turbo.. it sends your EGTs thru the FRIGGEN ROOF!!

[guy plain]

 sweet.... i agree then...i was looking at from an idusteriel stand point... heck im not going to do either one....lol tho it would be interesting...............

[745 turbogreasel]

Banks isn't super secretive about their truck, It runs quite a bit of NOS, and a whole lot of diesel. 178 MPH without smoke is better than pretty much anyone else.

[R.O.R-2.0]

Banks isn't super secretive about their truck, It runs quite a bit of NOS, and a whole lot of diesel. 178 MPH without smoke is better than pretty much anyone else.

yea, and runs like, high to mid 7s?