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Andrew89
User | Posts: 95 | Joined: 02/07
Posted: 08/22/08
06:34 PM

Do any people have real world MPG figures for propane and  water and NOS injection systems?  


 
Dieseldude03
Enthusiast | Posts: 337 | Joined: 01/07
Posted: 08/23/08
05:36 AM

Out of the three, propane will show the largest fuel mileage gains. Water/methanol injection supposedly helps a little bit, but is mainly used for EGT reduction. NOS is used for hp gains only and shouldn't be used for more than 15 seconds at a time (per nitrous oxide systems). The only "real world" number I know of is the guy running CNG (compressed natural gas) in his Duramax in the Diesel Power Challenge in this month's issue. If I remember right, he was in the 36-37 mpg range in the fuel mileage test. He had reported getting near 50mpg during his testing. He was getting his CNG for about $0.80 a gallon. . I just paid $2.59 a gallon for propane to heat my house this winter.  


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