Im thinking of putting propane on my 1997 ford powerstroke 4x4 crew cab but i dont know what the pros/cons are. i dont even know how it works.. does it run soley on propane or do i use propane injected or what?.. post your opinions!

chase

not a good idea IMO
just make the power on diesel fuel

i dont want to do it becuase if i ever have one of my new trucks down or in the field working, i might need to pull my d4 or JD backhoe with this truck and i dont want it messed up any..

but i was just wondering if it was bad for the motor?

Try searching over at thedieselstop.com. Those guys over there are the PBB of the diesel world.

I use it allmost everytime I am driving.

It makes a good power adder for the extra times I need it.

I have been using the PowerShot 2000 system for over 4 years now and I am very happy with it.

It is Adjustible and has a switch to turn it on and off.

Brief answer

Propane's +++'s are

1. Price
2. Power
3. Increased fuel economy (depends on who you ask)

downsides

1. 2nd fuel tank to fill
2. advances combustion timing (problem with chip that advances injection timing as well)
3. place to put 2nd fuel tank

Propane in the past was the cheap way to add extra power you could have it there and benefit from it for relatively cheaply. The economy difference that many will use to justify propane from what I've seen calculated depends heavily on your driving style and the cost of propane. Most of the calculations I've seen actually the cost comes out as a wash since you're burning 2 fuels instead of one though if you look @ just the cost of diesel your cost/mile is going down. With a 97 stroke you can put a set of baby swamps (www.swamp-donkey.biz) or BDP stage 1 (www.beansdieselperformance.com) in there with a flip chip and you will have all the power you want and the ability to switch the power to a safer setting for when you are towing.


Keeping in mind that no matter which way you go you will need to put a downpipe, exhaust, intake and guages on the truck. Not knowing what you have right now I'd start with guages (Pyro, Boost and if auto Trans temp) then intake & downpipe at the minimum for the exhaust side of things eliminating the cat or gutting it will help some and then you might be happy with a chip programmed for stock injectors if that leaves you wanting more then you can alwasy upgrade injectors and if you have a good flipchip or something other than a superchip then you can get it reprogrammed for relatively cheap for the new injectors.

EDIT: Sites with plenty more information www.superdutydiesel.com and www.thedieselstop.com the atmosphere @ SDD is closer to here @ PBB.

i think ill just stick with my Hypertec Programmer.. i just spent 400 on it and i just lifted my truck 6" with 37" X-Terrains