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Lpg b230fk

towz-T

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Hey, i was wondering if tuning a LPG driven B230FK is a good idea.

The tax difference over here is HUGE and so is driving cost.

If it is an awful idea then should i be careful on some point on tuning a B230FK that was once LPG driven? (a lot of these cars are LPG driven, and are quite easy to find, so i might buy one and chuck the LPG out)

used search but nothing useful showed up
 
you can run it as long its not a liquid form because its so cold an will crack a piston when It gets to the CC. As long as you can make the liquid form to a gas form your fine and have to make sure that its the same amount every time you use it or elsa the tune will change ever time. But yea you can run it for sure as long its a gas form.
 
you can run it as long its not a liquid form because its so cold an will crack a piston when It gets to the CC. As long as you can make the liquid form to a gas form your fine and have to make sure that its the same amount every time you use it or elsa the tune will change ever time. But yea you can run it for sure as long its a gas form.

You make it sound like rocket science.
Over here almost all of the big Volvo's run on LPG. Injected as a vapour or fluid which will vaporise upon injection or drawn in from a mixer/vaporiser.

Talk to blabla, he will be able to help you along with some nice LPG chips.
 
You make it sound like rocket science.
Over here almost all of the big Volvo's run on LPG. Injected as a vapour or fluid which will vaporise upon injection or drawn in from a mixer/vaporiser.

Talk to blabla, he will be able to help you along with some nice LPG chips.

+1

I run LPG and also all the volvos here, blabla knows his stuff though, ask him about the chip for ECU for correct mixture to to get better mpg...it's better for engine, LPG has higher octane value and it's CLEAN, spark plugs, valves, cylinders are very clean when running LPG... Also you'll need to advance timing cause of LPG slower burning rate.

Also dont forget, you'll need NEW basic ignition components for running LPG, cap, rotor, spark plug wires and spark plugs...stage zero anyway.

LPG is perfectly safe BTW
 
Whats the difference in running LPG vs. Propane or CNG??

CNG is much harder to achieve than an LPG conversion, and there are very few refuelling points here in Europe.

LPG is common and the cars are mostly left with their petrol system intact so they're dual fuel. LPG varies, in the UK it is pure propane, in some countries it is a propane/butane mix. The cars don't seem wildly bothered by the variations though.
 
idk ask blabla, but the Q here is what is the OP trying to run this on WOT or for better mpg??? If its for WOT setup its not that hard.
 
Does LPG need to be injected with a turbo aplication or can you use a mixer? I have an LPG kit I could fit to my car but it is an older mixer type. I don't want to fit it and blow up my induction system if it doesn't work properly. My car is a 95 945 B230FT running a 15g, 3" exhaust and 16psi boost.

Thanks
 
Does LPG need to be injected with a turbo aplication or can you use a mixer? I have an LPG kit I could fit to my car but it is an older mixer type. I don't want to fit it and blow up my induction system if it doesn't work properly. My car is a 95 945 B230FT running a 15g, 3" exhaust and 16psi boost.

Thanks

You need Sequential LPG piggyback system, with LPG injectors and LPG CU that's a piggyback on your cars petrol ECU...
 
Does LPG need to be injected with a turbo aplication or can you use a mixer? I have an LPG kit I could fit to my car but it is an older mixer type. I don't want to fit it and blow up my induction system if it doesn't work properly. My car is a 95 945 B230FT running a 15g, 3" exhaust and 16psi boost.

Thanks

You need Sequential LPG piggyback system, with LPG injectors and LPG CU that's a piggyback on your cars petrol ECU...

Again, wit for Dutch guys to come into this thread they are specialists on LPG, and I thank them now, especially blabla for helping with LPG chip for my buddy's 945T ECU and all very useful info on tuning..
 
Does LPG need to be injected with a turbo aplication or can you use a mixer? I have an LPG kit I could fit to my car but it is an older mixer type. I don't want to fit it and blow up my induction system if it doesn't work properly. My car is a 95 945 B230FT running a 15g, 3" exhaust and 16psi boost.

Thanks

You need Sequential LPG piggyback system, with LPG injectors and LPG CU that's a piggyback on your cars petrol ECU...

Again, wait for Dutch guys to come into this thread they are specialists on LPG, and I thank them now, especially blabla for helping with LPG chip for my buddy's 945T ECU and all very useful info on tuning..
 
holy flinging monkey poo professor, a triple post :D

Guess search is back but so are double posts (also i didn't get an e-mail notification something was going on in this thread)

Thx, for answering guys, I'll try to get Blabla into this thread, might be better than a pm for other people in the future.
 
I disagree with the professor. I've seen two turbo setups (both 7MGTEs) where old style gas convertors and mixers were used. Injection setups have their benefits, but aren't strictly necessary.
 
What about using any of them as a primary fuel, not secondary to gasoline?>?

only if you live in a hot climate or have a good engine warmer.

The vaporizer freezes when you turn the LPG to its gas state (like spraying lots form a spraycan, the can gets cold) and so it could freeze shut if you try and start on lpg.

So it is better to start on petrol and then go to LPG.

Also, if you stop using your petrol injector for a while them might get blocked, so no way to drive petrol again without cleaning them
 
thats crazy I know that you have to convert the LPG to a gas form because you can inject it into a running motor if its a liquid because it will crack a piston because its so cold. No need for injectors either just run a regulater good size tank and a good fogger and some thing that worms up the LPG to convert it to gas form and your set. Fuel is fuel just need to find a way to controll it.
 
triple post I win lol

LPG needs less air than petrol, yes the mixer will work there's old Lambda control LPG system, but going sequential with separate injectors and good tune also with blabla's LPG chip will make LPG primary fuel, also car will be awesome on LPG and mpg will be way better than on any other LPG system for turbo.

Yes LPG is cold that's why vaporizer is connected to coolant hoses so it warms up the LPG to vaporize it from liquid to gas.
 
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