Propane Conversion
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From: Texas
Propane Conversion
My '01 Ram 1500 w/5.2 and automatic sucks for power and mileage. I'm getting 13.2 @ 70-75 on the hwy at 1800 rpms. No low end power either. I'm wondering about converting to propane. Does anybody out there have any info?
Veteran
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RE: Propane Conversion
Extreme 4x4 has a rock buggy that runs on propane. It was actually just on their show this morning. Idk where they got it but they might have more information on their website. You could go to powerblocktv.com and see if they have any details on it.
Champion
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From: Wyckoff, NJ
RE: Propane Conversion
if your serious about it, ur in luck, dodge actually made a 5.2 propane engine that they stuck in some of there 2500 vans. maybe u can try and locate one and see what it would take to work. if u do let me know because i plan to build a crawler with the same setup in it
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Champion
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RE: Propane Conversion
A few years ago when I was researching the Dodge 5.2 Magnum with the Compressed Natural Gas option
I did some national junk yard searches that included Canadian yards too.
I noticed that there were quite a few propane aftermarket converted Magnum 5.2 and 5.9 V8 Ram pickups in Canadian junk yards.
I believe this was because at one time at least one of the Canadian Provincial governments gave a tax credit for propane conversion...but I am not certain.
Natural gas is much cheaper yet than Propane.
At current costs of $8 per million BTU that is equivalent to less than 90 cents per gallon gasoline.
I did some national junk yard searches that included Canadian yards too.
I noticed that there were quite a few propane aftermarket converted Magnum 5.2 and 5.9 V8 Ram pickups in Canadian junk yards.
I believe this was because at one time at least one of the Canadian Provincial governments gave a tax credit for propane conversion...but I am not certain.
Natural gas is much cheaper yet than Propane.
At current costs of $8 per million BTU that is equivalent to less than 90 cents per gallon gasoline.
Record Breaker
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From: Gaylord, MI
RE: Propane Conversion
Propane has its benefits but for a DD I don't think it'd be worth it. It has a nice high octane and very little carbon but it doesn't really give more power.
Go over to pirate4x4.com and search for it. Theres a few places that sell the stuff to do it and its really not to hard or expensive.
Go over to pirate4x4.com and search for it. Theres a few places that sell the stuff to do it and its really not to hard or expensive.
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RE: Propane Conversion
It is not too well known
but Cummins actually makes a version of the I6 5.9
that has sparkplugs and runs on Propane or perhaps CNG.
Converting low priced used Ram gasolines V10s to this engine
is possible and might be profitable.
It is possible to find this engine in some wrecked school buses.
http://www.cummins.com/na/pdf/en/pro...et/3885387.pdf
but Cummins actually makes a version of the I6 5.9
that has sparkplugs and runs on Propane or perhaps CNG.
Converting low priced used Ram gasolines V10s to this engine
is possible and might be profitable.
It is possible to find this engine in some wrecked school buses.
http://www.cummins.com/na/pdf/en/pro...et/3885387.pdf