Propane Valve Boosts MPG, HP
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By injecting a little propane into diesel engines you get faster speeds, more power, and a cleaner burn, says Craig Ridgeway, RMR Pro-Diesel Technology. Ridgeway says his Propane Enhancer, a patented progressive fuel valve, is catching on fast. He’s installed the system on turbo-powered semis, field tractors and even pickups.
“The secret to using propane is to deliver the right amount at the right time,” says Ridgeway, who has been burning propane in diesel engines since he was a kid on the family farm. “If you deliver too much or not enough, you lose fuel efficiency.”
Ridgeway’s valves are activated by the engine’s turbo boost pressure. As the boost pressure increases, more vapor propane is fed into the air intake, giving the engine only the amount of propane needed to maximize efficiency.
Each installation of the valve is specific to that particular engine.
“We have an advanced dynamometer in our shop that gives us an accurate reading of engine usage and exact settings for our system,” explains Ridgeway. “If you can’t come to us, we provide a suggested setting based on our records of installation on the same engine in a similar situation. Once installed, it can be fine tuned to get the optimum flow.”
Ridgeway has installed propane valve on more than 700 engines over the past four years with zero engine failures due to propane. RMR promotes an increase of one to three miles per gallon on over the road diesels. Ridgeway says he likes to be conservative in promises. His results, as well as customer reported results, point to much higher returns.
“I’ve raised my mileage pulling trailers by 6 mpg,” he says. “Overall, my Duramax has gone from 14 to 16 mpg to 25 to 32 mpg.”
Ridgeway has also installed his propane units on field tractors and bulldozers. He reports his 8640 Deere burned 16 gph pulling his 30-ft. chisel plow. Injecting only 1 1/2 to 2 gal. of propane per hour dropped diesel use to 9.2 gph. The increased power also let him double ground speed.
Ridgeway says he can literally see the difference on his 8640 Deere. “When I am burning straight diesel, I can see the shadow of the exhaust on the ground,” he says. “When I turn on the propane, the shadow goes away.”
“I put a system on a D4 Cat, and it boosted output from its rated 57 horsepower to 120 when using propane,” says Ridgeway. “I’ve put mega hours on it pushing twice as much dirt as it used to do on diesel alone.”
He says the propane simply helps burn diesel fuel more efficiently. Typically, he explains, only about 75 percent of diesel used is burned. With the propane injected, efficiency jumps to 98 percent.
“That’s where we get our increased power,” says Ridgeway. “We turn that wasted fuel into energy.”
Burning the diesel more completely reduces carbon buildup in an engine for longer engine life. It also cleans up the exhaust.
Ridgeway says, “When you put a pencil to it, you’ll be surprised how quickly it pays for itself in fuel savings and extra power.”
Our valves are also designed to work with natural gas. We are in the process of testing with irrigation motors.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, RMR Pro-Diesel Technology, 401 Main St., Jet, Okla. 73749 (ph 580 626-4583; fax 580 626-4584; www.rmrprodiesel.com).
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Propane Valve Boosts MPG HP ENGINES By injecting a little propane into diesel engines you get faster speeds more power and a cleaner burn says Craig Ridgeway RMR Pro-Diesel Technology Ridgeway says his Propane Enhancer a patented progressive fuel valve is catching on fast He’s installed the system on turbo-powered semis field tractors and even pickups “The secret to using propane is to deliver the right amount at the right time ” says Ridgeway who has been burning propane in diesel engines since he was a kid on the family farm “If you deliver too much or not enough you lose fuel efficiency ” Ridgeway’s valves are activated by the engine’s turbo boost pressure As the boost pressure increases more vapor propane is fed into the air intake giving the engine only the amount of propane needed to maximize efficiency Each installation of the valve is specific to that particular engine “We have an advanced dynamometer in our shop that gives us an accurate reading of engine usage and exact settings for our system ” explains Ridgeway “If you can’t come to us we provide a suggested setting based on our records of installation on the same engine in a similar situation Once installed it can be fine tuned to get the optimum flow ” Ridgeway has installed propane valve on more than 700 engines over the past four years with zero engine failures due to propane RMR promotes an increase of one to three miles per gallon on over the road diesels Ridgeway says he likes to be conservative in promises His results as well as customer reported results point to much higher returns “I’ve raised my mileage pulling trailers by 6 mpg ” he says “Overall my Duramax has gone from 14 to 16 mpg to 25 to 32 mpg ” Ridgeway has also installed his propane units on field tractors and bulldozers He reports his 8640 Deere burned 16 gph pulling his 30-ft chisel plow Injecting only 1 1/2 to 2 gal of propane per hour dropped diesel use to 9 2 gph The increased power also let him double ground speed Ridgeway says he can literally see the difference on his 8640 Deere “When I am burning straight diesel I can see the shadow of the exhaust on the ground ” he says “When I turn on the propane the shadow goes away ” “I put a system on a D4 Cat and it boosted output from its rated 57 horsepower to 120 when using propane ” says Ridgeway “I’ve put mega hours on it pushing twice as much dirt as it used to do on diesel alone ” He says the propane simply helps burn diesel fuel more efficiently Typically he explains only about 75 percent of diesel used is burned With the propane injected efficiency jumps to 98 percent “That’s where we get our increased power ” says Ridgeway “We turn that wasted fuel into energy ” Burning the diesel more completely reduces carbon buildup in an engine for longer engine life It also cleans up the exhaust Ridgeway says “When you put a pencil to it you’ll be surprised how quickly it pays for itself in fuel savings and extra power ” Our valves are also designed to work with natural gas We are in the process of testing with irrigation motors Contact: FARM SHOW Followup RMR Pro-Diesel Technology 401 Main St Jet Okla 73749 ph 580 626-4583; fax 580 626-4584; www rmrprodiesel com
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