Hi ,

Has anybody heard of a gas conversion of a Z32 tt ????

 

There is a gas conversion specialist just out side Swansea ,which i called into and asked.

 

He told me it could be done at a price of £1500+ . He said he's never done a 300 B4 but done a few Supras twin T's .

 

IS it safe ? , Does it shorten Engine life/Turbos , And most of all

does it affect performance .

 

Any Help/Advice would be great Thanks

 

Darren

Buy a decent German Diesel and run that on 50% vegetable oil...Search Google. I know a Someone that's tried it on a TDi 130 and it works a treat, with more power as well!! Just have to clean the back end a bit more often, so i'm told ;-) ahem!! ... Pro conversions can also be done to run 100%, which merely pre heats the stuff first and primes the injectors and pump with Diesel before you switch it off as it starts poorly if not preheated.

Buy a decent German Diesel and run that on 50% vegetable oil...Search Google. I know a Someone that's tried it on a TDi 130 and it works a treat, with more power as well!! Just have to clean the back end a bit more often, so i'm told ;-) ahem!! ... Pro conversions can also be done to run 100%, which merely pre heats the stuff first and primes the injectors and pump with Diesel before you switch it off as it starts poorly if not preheated.

 

 

Yeh yeh.

Problem is your still stuck with a cruddy diesel :xxx: (the car, not you tubz) .

Think a lot of people missed the point here, you can have a powerful car + make it cheaper to run.

Take my 3.5 litre bmw, i have an older lpg multipoint type(new ones interact+copy cars ecu,giving more go+more mpg, mine doesn't).

I use it for the daily commute, be that 40, 60, or 100mph, all on gas.Just out of interest, it did 145mph(before i felt sorry for it.it has done 275k!!), on petrol+135mph on gas.

Only other thing with gas is some loss of mpg, instead of 22mpg, you get 18mpg, but still 94pence per litre petrol, or 44pence lpg.

Yeh.Tough choice :rolleyes:

So rather than a goddawful+ rattly oilburning 'ooh you really cant tell its a diesel car' pfffft, anyone who trots that line out hasn't recently driven a petrol/lpg car! yes,you can drive a nicer car!

Diesels suck :tongue: +yes, i've driven the new audi+ the jag+a few others, all have short peaky power curves+no revs....boooring!

Yes, you can use vegetable oil, do a top gear search,they got the aa to do it.

It was so popular up north, morrisons put a limit on the amount per customer!(need 3%white spirit nasty type, mixed with it, to cut down on the gumming up+ to help cold tickover-will start ok on neat, just rattles+runs badly without spirit, otherwise it just makes your car smell of mcdonalds!) +its still a bloody diesel :hurl:

I'm losing the thread, lpg gives you a fast, reliable car.Losing 10% power..er, that means only 270bhp+ if you really need it for fast overtaking/whatever, flick it onto petrol!

If you want to do miles in a zed,or another 'proper' car, its a good choice.

A 'torroidal', round tank takes the place of your spare+ get a can of 'fix it fast' instead.

Lots of the quicker/thirstier t5 volvos have converted, without too much hassle.

Stops all the tired 'ooh, bet thats thirsty', as joe public drools secretly over the zed, after climbing out of his 600cc 'themrsmademebuyitmobile'

I have an itching to convert my zed.

When i get the time, i will do it myself+ pay to have it certificated.

Wow, huge post alert! :shock:

So........ did anyone do a conversion on a z ??

 

I think the guy tried it, uped the boost to 2bar to compensate for the lack of performance, red lined it and was last seen by nasa leaving earths orbit at warp factor 6 :rofl:

Thats a great idea but have you considered how many miles you will have to do to justify the 1500 quid cost

 

 

I get about 7mpg so thats 1900 miles :cry:

The reason LPG cars suffer from poor performance is becase LPG burns slightly slower than pertol and needs a different ignition advance. most cars are set up with a comprimise between the maps.

 

Get a company who can set the sytem up properly with dual maps and you have a very different story.

 

LPG is 114 ron fuel and can be set up like rocket fuel on a turbo car where you can get BETTER performance than on regular pump gas.

 

I have found a company who will do a hi performance conversion on the 300zx. here is a sample of thier work.

 

http://go-lpg.co.uk/Maserati.html

 

Just think of it, race fuel at 40p a litre!

Yep, been looking into this a little, I have the option of a 2001 X Volvo V70 T5 with around 2,000 miles on the clock.

 

A lot of people on the Volvo forum have converted their T5's to LPG with no troubles. I cant see any problem doing the same to a zed really.

 

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/ do a searchy, might be of interest for somebody?....

not much info in the post itself unfortunately, but apparently they have been running both a NA and a TT on a dedicated LPG system for 3 months now:

http://www.aus300zx.com/forum/showthread.php?t=265728

Thinking about doing mine, been quoted around £1100, so might just go for it :dance:

£1100?

Thats a good price.

I've seen a 'doityableedinself' kit for £900...

I would rather leave my car at home and take the bus. :p

Try a Golf TDI/ Seat leon/ BMW 320d 130/150 models before you bemoan the oilburners!...And don't forget you're talking to a 300 owner of 4 years and a couple of honda legends and big beamers myself before that so i don't drive around like a granny!! Modern diesels are quick and have more tuning scope for extra BHP than thier petrol counterparts. The 130bhp Tdi golf i referred to (and before you start I've heard all the "car belongs to the gay community jokes"!!) has been chipped and would cruise at 130 before the chip upgrade (on the autobahn!). This was also quiet with revs at about 3.5K in Sixth....Now with the chip and derv mix it will do 147 on occasions when i visit the Autobahn ;-) - Thats why i posted the comment!

 

If your an advocate of beamers test drive the 320d 150bhp coupe before you bemoan the oilburners...might change your mind!! :smash:

I am a women and if I want it done will have it, aint looked into it lightly, so if not good for engine wont have it done but...talked to the guy who is a specialist and says it will work...£950 now..do i have the balls to do it?????????

£1100?

Thats a good price.

I've seen a 'doityableedinself' kit for £900...

cant go wrong then?lol :tongue:

Just had a car done myself by these people, runs perfect, good job and nice bloke.

 

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It works out around £1100 for a z as he needs extra bits, but still damn good price

Apparently LPG is less harsh on the engine genrally than petrol... IE oil stays MUCH cleaner for MUCH longer.......