 LPG/methane conversion, gas prices are forever on the run |
 Jun 4, 2007 - 7:04 AM
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LPG is rougly half the price of unleaded fuel. Methane is half the price of LPG. all that would mean, ONE very expensive surgery for my ST, and lots od cheap motoring in years to come.
however, BRC (www.brc.it) does not recommend converting 1.8 litre Toyotas and Hondas because the valve and valve bearing alloys cant withstand further temperature increase  Methane conversion is hugely expensive (2500 euros = 3000 us dollars). anybody got experience with this? -------------------- You say you love flowers but you pick them, You say you love animals but you eat them, I fear the day you'll tell me you love me.
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Jun 13, 2007 - 1:25 PM
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whats lpg?
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Jun 13, 2007 - 1:31 PM
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QUOTE(urbandork @ Jun 13, 2007 - 7:25 PM) [snapback]568070[/snapback] whats lpg? Liquified petroleum gas. Other common names for it are propane and autogas. It is a by-product of refining crude oil and thus is in plentiful supply in any country that processes oil in this way, including Turkey, Australia, Hong Kong, Europe, the US and the UK. In China, CNG (compressed natural gas) is more common. Because LPG is essentially a waste product (and therefore relatively cheap to buy) and due to the ease of converting petrol cars to run on LPG, LPG is becoming an increasingly popular fuel for cars. Performance of a converted car, even performance cars, are generally comparable to unconverted cars when a good quality system is used. Some racing teams are now using LPG engines in championships. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autogas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNG This post has been edited by BloodyStupidDavey: Jun 13, 2007 - 1:42 PM -------------------- Davey
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xkillerx LPG/methane conversion Jun 4, 2007 - 7:04 AM
G3D45 I heard that it is not recommended for cars with V... Jun 4, 2007 - 8:03 AM
BloodyStupidDavey Do it. Only down side I can think of is slightly ... Jun 4, 2007 - 5:54 PM dustin15brown QUOTE(BloodyStupidDavey @ Jun 4, 2007 - ... Jun 4, 2007 - 10:41 PM Kadett Many 7A-FE here which are on "marktplaats... Jun 4, 2007 - 8:28 AM G3D45 QUOTE(Kadett @ Jun 4, 2007 - 4:28 PM... Jun 4, 2007 - 8:49 AM Culpable04 do you guys do conversion to propane as well ?
i... Jun 4, 2007 - 4:26 PM stephen_lee since a lot of other cars weigh over 3k.
were arou... Jun 4, 2007 - 11:30 PM xkillerx LPG conversion set for july. will let you know how... Jun 12, 2007 - 6:01 PM BloodyStupidDavey QUOTE(xkillerx @ Jun 13, 2007 - 12:0... Jun 13, 2007 - 1:20 PM Culpable04 what are the downsides of this set-up ?
do you... Jun 13, 2007 - 1:46 PM BloodyStupidDavey QUOTE(Culpable04 @ Jun 13, 2007 - 7... Jun 13, 2007 - 2:00 PM Culpable04 this type of conversion is very popular in Dominca... Jun 13, 2007 - 2:11 PM |
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