GTR......LPG converted!

[HEADPHONES]

A friend of mine owns a tyre fitting place a said he had a guy come in with his GTR who was showing him his LPG conversion.

I would have thought if you could afford to run a GTR properly fuel would not be that much of an issue.

 

Do you guys reckon it would impact on the performance? Deffo reckon it would affect resale value. All I could say when he first told me was WTF!

[Vik54]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

[Dblock]

Depend what system he is running. If its a Prins system you can run the car on as close to standard as possible. I don't see why people knock LPG as the new systems are great. The old ones where cack. They also have load based valve care dosing systems to.

[docwra]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

 

Why? LPG has a higher octane rating, which means you can instantly run higher boost, thats a good thing isnt it?

[Vik54]

well that just shows I know nowt about LPG - its just 'morally' wrong running a beast like that on anything but planet destroying fossil derived fuel

[docwra]

well that just shows I know nowt about LPG - its just 'morally' wrong running a beast like that on anything but planet destroying fossil derived fuel

 

You could even keep the "normal" tank but fill it with 120 octane race fuel for when the LPG wasnt enough

[Ekona]

Seems like a good idea, assuming he's finished spending money on making the car perform better.

 

If he hasn't, then he's a c*ck.

[Dblock]

Prins are working on injecting lpg as a liquid with out heating it for a gas. That should be cool pun intended

[M13KYF]

I would want to know more if it is safe to convert. The 350z isnt for instance

[choptop]

Nissan Dealer...........................'sorry Sir, you have invalidated your warranty'

Customer.................................'like a Nissan Uk Warranty is worth anything anyway'

[Dblock]

I would want to know more if it is safe to convert. The 350z isnt for instance

 

Yes it is. You need valve care and its fine.

[bronzee]

One would assume that by doing such a conversion, that he may also lessen his resale value if that were a consideration.

[Mark@Abbey m/s]

LPG doesnt lubricate like fuel does , so you normally see more engine wear especially piston rings.

[Darren-B]

LPG doesnt lubricate like fuel does , so you normally see more engine wear especially piston rings.

 

I have had a first hand experience with LPG & rings on my old VW van, 98000 & bang

 

But on the other hand my dads V8 Audi on LPG 150000 & still going strong

[M13KYF]

LPG doesnt lubricate like fuel does , so you normally see more engine wear especially piston rings.

 

 

that was the point I was making

[Richyfingers]

Seriously why? I bet the conversion cost a pretty penny too. Whats the point in buying a car like that and defiling it so! It's not right.

[docwra]

Seriously why? I bet the conversion cost a pretty penny too. Whats the point in buying a car like that and defiling it so! It's not right.

 

See my comments on other page, it will actually be able to run more boost and go even faster, while costing less in fuel. There isnt actually a downside.

[Ekona]

Apart from more engine wear and increased weight, along with (presumably) less storage space you mean?

[docwra]

Apart from more engine wear and increased weight, along with (presumably) less storage space you mean?

 

Meh, who wants storage space anyway. You had an MR2 once, right??

[Ekona]

Lol, good point