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jabba
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 Posted - 20 Apr 2006 : 12:36:26 PM
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Has anyone tried converting the 3.8 V6 to LPG, and how well did it go afterwards?
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mouce
National Driver
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Posted - 20 Apr 2006 : 10:33:36 PM
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A lot of people have them running on gas. Most of them run rather well too as long as you get it tuned on gas.
That said, I'd never do it. LPG is harder on valve seats (it's a very dry fuel), it burns a lot hotter than unleaded (putting more strain on the cooling system), and it's an extra thing that can go wrong (it's an 18 year old car stuff's gonna go wrong anyway, why make it worse?).
One of my mates converted his wagon to gas to save money. Got it working, and the money he was saving on fuel costs he had to put into repairs to keep it running on gas.
Some people actually have dyno results to show that they get better power on gas than petrol, and I can understand how too...but even still...I wouldn't do it to mine. |
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live_1991
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Posted - 21 Apr 2006 : 12:19:59 PM
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if your gonna do it go staigh gas :)
but keep in mind there are reports( dont no if there true or not) that gas will soon be as dear as pertol |
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johnny cade
On a small holiday
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Posted - 21 Apr 2006 : 12:41:38 PM
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| yeah it is gonna shoot up as petrol runs out. because LPG is made from petrol. i cant remember how but to get LPG gas to run in your car you need petrol to make the LPG. blah blah blah nastalgic story now get the hell out of my office |
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Earned cash or rest in peace we can start with your heart.
Some girl steps not afraid she’s gonna cop it sweet,
And gets decked before she made it even on her feet,
The old man leaped to her aid and to his horror he’d,
Thrusted his chest into the blade of his robber s piece,
He grabbed the wallet, dropped the knife as he fled the car,
Concerned about the loss of life he’d never went this far,
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kempo
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Posted - 21 Apr 2006 : 3:29:19 PM
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meh gas = less power/cheap. petrol = more power/dearer
You decide |
Get back in ya box idiot! |
Edited by - kempo on 21 Apr 2006 3:29:45 PM |
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mikrucio
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Posted - 21 Apr 2006 : 5:15:14 PM
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actually gas has a higher octane rating than petrol. so in theory it would run better as long as you have the right setup. comp ratios etc etc. running a custom oil injection setup like the rotary engines do, will increase engine life aswell.
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mouce
National Driver
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Posted - 21 Apr 2006 : 6:42:44 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by kempo
meh gas = less power/cheap. petrol = more power/dearer
You decide
Gas doesn't have to be less power. Done properly it's quite easy to see up to 5kw gains from running gas. As the gas changes from liquid to gas it cools the intake charge, so in a way it almost acts as an intercooler. And as mentioned before, gas has a higher octane rating (114RON) than standard unleaded (92RON). |
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chenka
Learner
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Posted - 18 May 2006 : 7:58:04 PM
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| so wot would be estimated costs of conversion? |
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mouce
National Driver
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Posted - 18 May 2006 : 10:24:36 PM
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| I don't know about doing second hand setups, but as far as I know the price for a new conversion professionally is somewhere about $1500. To give you some idea, if you're doing 25000km in a year it will take you 5 years to make that money back (according to the RACV). That's why I'm not going to convert. |
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