# Woodgas Fuel Characteristics Inside an Internal Combustion Piston Engine

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**Created:** [March 17, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/woodgas-fuel-characteristics-inside-an-internal-combustion-piston-engine/6456 "2022-03-17T17:44:14Z")
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#### Post date: [April 9, 2022, 1:29pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/woodgas-fuel-characteristics-inside-an-internal-combustion-piston-engine/6456/263 "2022-04-09T13:29:21Z")

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Yes. The 90’s factory fuel injected 300 I-6 has the same bellhousing as the 90’s 5.0L V-8.  
Careful now though . . . I am pretty sure one of the other of these during their long production lives from the 1960’s to their ending in the late 90’s did change block spacings. Ford pickup enthusiast forums are the place to search this all up.  
And I do not know that crankshaft hubs were not different like the small block Chevy; and the GM LS’s both did mid-production usages.

The Man actually wood gas using a driving the Ford 300 I-6 is Ron Lemler. Here on the DOW.

> [@Forced Induction](https://forum.driveonwood.com/t/forced-induction/6081/16):
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> Hello Alex, Wayne is right in theory boosting the intake pressure will work to increase power, but I have found out it is not that simple. [Vesa.Mikkonen@ekomobiili.fi](mailto:Vesa.Mikkonen@ekomobiili.fi) Vesa has turbocharged woodgas successfully,he also had a book with quite a lot of detailed instructions and gasifier plans, very good reading and instructions !! My attempt was not so great, my truck has an inline 6cyl 300 cid pretty heavy truck 3/4 ton, I was already getting 55-65 mph with woodgas, without a blower and was just…

Steve Unruh

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