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Location: Montrose, VIC
Registered: May 2002
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Re: 45mm weber + LPG gas = good ?
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Wed, 11 December 2002 12:51

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Ahhh... LPG...
As a fuel it has some handy properties:
Potentially high octane
High latent heat
Cheaper
Makes people laugh
But theres a few issues too:
In australia, always inconsistant, is allowed to contain up to 50% butane, which lowers the octane rating a lot
Gas systems are nearly all CRAP - fumigated manifold = crap. Plain and simple. I'm sick of it personally, but I refuse to run on petrol! Think about it - especially with an EFI manifold, introducing the fuel before the throttle is always going to make an engine run like crap - imagine tee-ing a 3 litre box between your carbs and the engine!
Propane = RON of 111
Different butanes range from 95 to 101
I'm currently looking for answers for my own car, and soon as I have something sorted, I can let you know.
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Classique71 | Wed, 11 December 2002 10:14 |
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CamZH | Wed, 11 December 2002 11:17 |
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mrshin | Wed, 11 December 2002 12:51 |
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Grega | Wed, 11 December 2002 19:13 |
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Classique71 | Thu, 12 December 2002 00:21 |
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CamZH | Thu, 12 December 2002 07:24 |
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Classique71 | Thu, 12 December 2002 07:53 |
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Grega | Thu, 12 December 2002 19:43 |
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celicamad85 | Fri, 13 December 2002 04:22 |
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Classique71 | Sat, 14 December 2002 07:23 |
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celicamad85 | Sat, 14 December 2002 12:31 |
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Classique71 | Mon, 16 December 2002 08:27 |
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Ice_majik | Fri, 13 December 2002 22:54 |
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Ice_majik | Sat, 14 December 2002 02:10 |
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Cool1 | Sat, 14 December 2002 01:38 |
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celicamad85 | Mon, 16 December 2002 08:49 |
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Classique71 | Mon, 16 December 2002 08:52 |