Though it's about $.10 more a gallon here (mostly because the pump is in the high-rent neighborhood
), I still run B20 as much as I can.Pic of Moby when I bought it:
As for the Land Cruiser - well, it's a rock-crawling off-road only rig. I've had a quadrajet carb on it since I bought it a few years ago, and though the q-jet is hands-down the best off-road carb, it eventually has its problems at severe angles.... being 30* up and 45* over is no fun when the engine doesn't want to run.
The solution is either electronic fuel injection, or propane. I try to follow the K.I.S.S. principle as much as possible, which is part of the reason more than half my rig runs Chevy parts instead of Toyota. EFI throws KISS right out the window no matter how stripped down and basic you run it... And with a low fuel tank, the pump can still be starved, leaving you no better off than with a carb.
Propane seemed a no-brainer to me. A pressurized fuel delivery system that requires no wires, is stone-simple to adjust, runs great even cold, and works even when the engine has 0 oil pressure? Sign me up! I'm addressing the fuel availability issue by using forklift cylinders.. I'm carrying 2 on the vehicle, and keep the rest back at camp. Since this is a non-road-driven vehicle, I also don't have to pay road fuel tax on something that never sees the road!
Over the winter, I've also been on a quest to lighten the vehicle up, so I have not yet fired the engine on propane, but that time is coming quickly.
Specs are: Chevy 305 v-8, 700R4 transmission, with a 4.7:1 Toyota truck transfer case. Impco 425 atop a Edelbrock performer manifold, Model E, VFF30. Ignition is GM HEI with a Summit high-output coil, the dizzy is being setup with the light advance springs, and I'm sure I'll have questions as I start to tune it in.
pics of the build are at: http://www.rnrfab.com/rich/05build
