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ROUSH Developing Two Propane-Fueled Mustang Drag Cars 
Green Car Congress | by Mike Millikin | Tue, Nov 3
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The drag cars are an offshoot of the kits that ROUSH Performance uses to convert gasoline-powered Ford pickups and vans to run on propane. One advantage that propane has, especially in a drag racing application, is that it has an octane rating of 106 (premium unleaded is typically around 9...
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