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<blockquote data-quote="Burbling2500" data-source="post: 1571671" data-attributes="member: 21902"><p>[USER=1384]@TBItoy[/USER] enjoyed your input here. He did resolve my question about accomplishing best efficiency through quench rather than compression with life of the engine being priority. He broke down what is being accomplished with the selection of marine and industrial components and machiningto perform and last as expected. I had just seen a lot about the higher compression angle with little on quench. He probably was blowing off my questioning of compression because he thought I comprehended whole the whole system effectively accomplished the same thing.</p><p></p><p>I don't know what you mean by it not having not benefit on the road? Any given fuels energy potential breaks down to btu's in essence whether it's stick or jet fuel and and combustion chamber engineered to optimize it accordingly right?</p><p></p><p> A diesel fuel fanatic could say the same of unleaded or a race fuel etc. If a vehicle meets or exceeds the limit of it's legal or intended use then what else is there aside from competition to carry some big brass balls around in a buggy?</p><p></p><p>I think this Suburban build is finishing around 390 HP and 400 torque after tbi and exhaust mods compared to the stock Suburban's ~210 HP and 330 torque. Sure a sbc engine can go higher and create more power for unleaded or propane, but with lower efficiency for something I wouldn't use towing 10-14k max.</p><p></p><p>So even after factoring propanes lower BTU it's making significantly more power than it's factory unleaded version and will easily perform past it's it's rated towing capacity and daily driving. There is always making more power and torque that I personally would not use. I'm not trying to roll my ride down a mountain or compete with diesel, just get the job done with ease and efficiency</p><p></p><p>This current set up would pull a 14k trailer, power a generator, heater grill. Get fueled up onsight at home from a 1000 gallon. Costs almost half unleaded per mile and if unleaded stays the same or triples or just black out and unavailable it makes no difference. Reliable, cheap, versatile and runs everything else on the homestead anyway.</p><p></p><p>The tractor and mower are converted to so I can just run the truck diverter to fill either or the lp tank for the fish house or jobsight on the spot from the truck.</p><p></p><p>This dual fuel kit is a new in the box from 15 yrs ago you mentioned. The shop doing the conversion has been doing fleet for the city and commercial and farm from combine to truck since '65. The newer efi computers are efficient and more complex working in sync with the factory computers. More complex means more things that I can't easily maintain myself. The newer NG and propane fleet trucks running on dry gas are going every bit the distance as unleaded for the most part.</p><p></p><p>What's the down side?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Burbling2500, post: 1571671, member: 21902"] [USER=1384]@TBItoy[/USER] enjoyed your input here. He did resolve my question about accomplishing best efficiency through quench rather than compression with life of the engine being priority. He broke down what is being accomplished with the selection of marine and industrial components and machiningto perform and last as expected. I had just seen a lot about the higher compression angle with little on quench. He probably was blowing off my questioning of compression because he thought I comprehended whole the whole system effectively accomplished the same thing. I don't know what you mean by it not having not benefit on the road? Any given fuels energy potential breaks down to btu's in essence whether it's stick or jet fuel and and combustion chamber engineered to optimize it accordingly right? A diesel fuel fanatic could say the same of unleaded or a race fuel etc. If a vehicle meets or exceeds the limit of it's legal or intended use then what else is there aside from competition to carry some big brass balls around in a buggy? I think this Suburban build is finishing around 390 HP and 400 torque after tbi and exhaust mods compared to the stock Suburban's ~210 HP and 330 torque. Sure a sbc engine can go higher and create more power for unleaded or propane, but with lower efficiency for something I wouldn't use towing 10-14k max. So even after factoring propanes lower BTU it's making significantly more power than it's factory unleaded version and will easily perform past it's it's rated towing capacity and daily driving. There is always making more power and torque that I personally would not use. I'm not trying to roll my ride down a mountain or compete with diesel, just get the job done with ease and efficiency This current set up would pull a 14k trailer, power a generator, heater grill. Get fueled up onsight at home from a 1000 gallon. Costs almost half unleaded per mile and if unleaded stays the same or triples or just black out and unavailable it makes no difference. Reliable, cheap, versatile and runs everything else on the homestead anyway. The tractor and mower are converted to so I can just run the truck diverter to fill either or the lp tank for the fish house or jobsight on the spot from the truck. This dual fuel kit is a new in the box from 15 yrs ago you mentioned. The shop doing the conversion has been doing fleet for the city and commercial and farm from combine to truck since '65. The newer efi computers are efficient and more complex working in sync with the factory computers. More complex means more things that I can't easily maintain myself. The newer NG and propane fleet trucks running on dry gas are going every bit the distance as unleaded for the most part. What's the down side? [/QUOTE]
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