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<div>Racing fuel is not a type of technology that changes a drastic amount season to season. Though, we have seen more cars this year take on E85 fuel due to its octane capability and low cost. But what about propane you say? The folks over at Roush have blended some of their F-150 propane knowledge over for drag racing use.<br />
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You can imagine my surprise when <a href="http://blog.roushperformance.com/blog/2009/11/roush-bringing-propanepowered-mustangs-to-drag-strips-gas2org.html" target="_blank">Roush Performance News</a> first presented this propane-powered Mustang not at SEMA, but at a drag strip.<br />
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<img src="http://stangtv.com/photos/data/515/roushcar.jpg" /><br />
<i>Photo courtesy of <a href="http://blogs.musclemustangfastfords.com/6602631/editorials/roush-propane-drag-car/index.html" target="_blank">Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords magazine</a></i><br />
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This is all par for the course when it comes to Roush because even though they’re known for their Mustangs, they already have been producing <a href="http://www.roushperformance.com/propane_faq.shtml" target="_blank">propane conversion kits for Ford F-150 (and larger) pickup trucks and vans</a>. Playing Dr. Frankenstein by combining automotive genes has resulted in this experiment with two drag ‘Stangs powered by clean-burning propane.<br />
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<i>Here’s Jack Roush on <a href="http://blog.roushperformance.com/blog/2009/11/roush-talks-propane-on-fox-business-news.html" target="_blank">Fox Business News</a> talking about propane</i><br />
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Roush is using two cars for this project—a 2005 Roush Stage 3 built for Donnie Bowles, and a factory 2010 model to be driven by Jack Roush’s daughter, Susan Roush-McClenaghan. Though you wrongly think she’s Daddy’s Little Girl, she has pedigree on her own accord (if third place in the NMRA Modular Muscle class counts, that is). Both cars are receiving modified 5.4 aluminum V-8s similar to those from the Ford GT, but the supercharger has been discarded in favor of raised compression (to the tune of 12.5:1), ported cylinder heads and a more aggressive bumpstick to bring specs up to a naturally-aspirated 600 horsepower.<br />
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Of particular interest is the higher octane properties of propane (106 in this case). Additionally, propane costs approximately $1/gallon, burns cleaner, and isn’t found under the Earth of evil empires. With Roush’s past success spawning horsepower from a host of Ford’s creations, including catering to fleet marketed that demand alternative fuel vehicles, what’s not to love?</div>
<div>Racing fuel is not a type of technology that changes a drastic amount season to season. Though, we have seen more cars this year take on E85 fuel due to its octane capability and low cost. But what about propane you say? The folks over at Roush have blended some of their F-150 propane knowledge over for drag racing use.<br />
<br />
You can imagine my surprise when <a href="http://blog.roushperformance.com/blog/2009/11/roush-bringing-propanepowered-mustangs-to-drag-strips-gas2org.html" target="_blank">Roush Performance News</a> first presented this propane-powered Mustang not at SEMA, but at a drag strip.<br />
<br />
<img src="http://stangtv.com/photos/data/515/roushcar.jpg" /><br />
<i>Photo courtesy of <a href="http://blogs.musclemustangfastfords.com/6602631/editorials/roush-propane-drag-car/index.html" target="_blank">Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords magazine</a></i><br />
<br />
This is all par for the course when it comes to Roush because even though they’re known for their Mustangs, they already have been producing <a href="http://www.roushperformance.com/propane_faq.shtml" target="_blank">propane conversion kits for Ford F-150 (and larger) pickup trucks and vans</a>. Playing Dr. Frankenstein by combining automotive genes has resulted in this experiment with two drag ‘Stangs powered by clean-burning propane.<br />
<br />
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://video.foxbusiness.com/embed.js?id=11225299&w=400&h=249"></script><noscript>Watch the latest business video at <a href="http://video.foxbusiness.com/">FOXBusiness.com</a></noscript><br />
<i>Here’s Jack Roush on <a href="http://blog.roushperformance.com/blog/2009/11/roush-talks-propane-on-fox-business-news.html" target="_blank">Fox Business News</a> talking about propane</i><br />
<br />
Roush is using two cars for this project—a 2005 Roush Stage 3 built for Donnie Bowles, and a factory 2010 model to be driven by Jack Roush’s daughter, Susan Roush-McClenaghan. Though you wrongly think she’s Daddy’s Little Girl, she has pedigree on her own accord (if third place in the NMRA Modular Muscle class counts, that is). Both cars are receiving modified 5.4 aluminum V-8s similar to those from the Ford GT, but the supercharger has been discarded in favor of raised compression (to the tune of 12.5:1), ported cylinder heads and a more aggressive bumpstick to bring specs up to a naturally-aspirated 600 horsepower.<br />
<br />
Of particular interest is the higher octane properties of propane (106 in this case). Additionally, propane costs approximately $1/gallon, burns cleaner, and isn’t found under the Earth of evil empires. With Roush’s past success spawning horsepower from a host of Ford’s creations, including catering to fleet marketed that demand alternative fuel vehicles, what’s not to love?</div>