"davedave1111" (davedave1111)
09/26/2015 at 08:50 • Filed to: None
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"davedave1111" (davedave1111)
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Anyone heard of this, or had any experience?
http://www.liquidsi.com/index.php/page…
Looks to be a good bit more expensive than the rubbishy systems out there, more like the price of the decent systems, so that’s a good start. The diagrams look so much simpler than most, as well. It all looks pretty self-contained.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> davedave1111
09/26/2015 at 09:22 |
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It should be fine, but you have to be prepared for lower mileage, lower power, shorter range, and the loss of your spare tire. One of my uncles converted a dual-tank f-250 to propane with a big tank in the bed. He used to brag that he could drive for a month without stopping if he filled all three tanks. Never mind that he was hauling around 40 gallons of gasoline plus a tank full of propane. I always wondered what his fuel mileage was when it was fully loaded. I don't think he ever tried to calculate it.
Smoggi - powered by 3 cylinders
> davedave1111
09/26/2015 at 14:27 |
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Lower milage is certainly a thing although it depends on how well the system is calibrated. The power loss is completely unnoticeable in normal day driving and certainly on my car I can’t feel a difference between the two fuels even under full acceleration.
The system in my car is from the same company but I’m not sure if it’s exactly the same system.
Aposki
> davedave1111
09/26/2015 at 16:23 |
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What I heard about injecting LPG in its liquid phase into the engine is that it cools the air in the cylinder, so you get the ‘intercooler effect’ without using a real intercooler, which might result in slightly more power than when running on gasoline.
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davedave1111
> Aposki
09/27/2015 at 10:34 |
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I understand it cools the intake charge - but on a n/a engine, I don’t think that’s going to make much difference.
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davedave1111
> TheRealBicycleBuck
09/27/2015 at 10:37 |
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Over here, LPG is about 55% of the price of petrol or diesel. The extra weight of the tank, etc, is completely outweighed by the price difference. If you’re doing it right, you wouldn’t put more than a gallon or two of petrol in every now and again - you’d be worried about it getting a bit stale before being used up.
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TheRealBicycleBuck
> davedave1111
09/27/2015 at 11:41 |
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We knew he was doing it wrong.
What’s the cost per mile for LPG over there? How many miles do you get out of one tank? How often do you have to fill up with LPG? Are the LPG stations convenient?
Over here, LPG (usually just called propane) is more readily available in rural areas since many rural homes have a large propane tank for fuel. Urban areas are more likely to have LNG (methane) piped directly into the homes.
LPG conversions make sense over here if you have a truck which can carry a large tank and you live in a rural area where LPG is available. The small unit posted in the original might not work out well being so small.