Alternatively fueled supras

[IJ.]

Even pushing it pretty hard I can still get 400>500 KM/ 250>300 miles per tank!

Not bad for this sort of power output!

 

[NDBoost]

I don't knwo where that is at but here are at least three stations that say they carry e-85

http://www.e85fuel.com/database/locations.php?state=AZArizona

all located to Tucson, AZ

tucsons like an hr drive from me(one way) lol i wish they had more stations further N. that had E-85! id be doing the mod!

 

[figgie]

Even pushing it pretty hard I can still get 400>500 KM/ 250>300 miles per tank!

Not bad for this sort of power output!

outstanding I am still running the stock 16 gallon tank but the cooling aspect of the e-85 and the timing advance works to bring the mpg to with 5% of Gasoline which is not bad. The BAD part is the damn fuel pump needed to run alot of HP. Has to be STUPID big

 

[IJ.]

LOL I forgot to mention another advantage of LPG .....

NO FUEL PUMPS !

 

[NDBoost]

IJ id like to hear your process on converting

 

[figgie]

LOL I forgot to mention another advantage of LPG .....

NO FUEL PUMPS !

That is so nice

That is the bad part about LPG around here, not to many stations carry it. E-85 on the other hand is abundant.

 

[IJ.]

1) Remove Gas system

2) Install LPG tank (pre filled with 20 litres)

3) Install Gas Carb

4) Install Convertors

5) Plumb lines

6) Wire up the Closed loop controller

7) Wire Gas gauge

8) Tune

9) Get scared and limit boost to 20 psi

 

[NDBoost]

1) Remove Gas system

2) Install LPG tank (pre filled with 20 litres)

3) Install Gas Carb

4) Install Convertors

5) Plumb lines

6) Wire up the Closed loop controller

7) Wire Gas gauge

8) Tune

9) Get scared and limit boost to 20 psi

sounds good, ill have to read up about it more on google. Its a definite project id like to invest in :biglaugh: :naughty:

 

[IJ.]

Here it used to be a bit hard to find so if you had an LPG only car you had to plan trips carefully but these days 90% of filling stations have LPG.

For a long time I ran the Supra as a dual fuel system so could switch to Gas if I ran out of LPG.

 

[tlo86]

this is very interesting, i thought about doing this and i prolly will in a couple of years when they will prolly have more stations around here ( i think there is only 2 in the denver area)

 

[suprarich]

Every larger campground or an RV sales center will have LPG all over the country.

 

[IJ.]

Any idea what it costs there Rich?

 

[suprarich]

Last time I purchased LPG was 5 months ago. I think I paid 275 per gallon.

 

[IJ.]

Thanks Rich!

Doing the conversions that's 97c AUD a litre which for us is really expensive as today it's just on 50c AUD a litre!

I guess it's a supply/demand thing and if it's not as common there they can screw people .

 

[Joel W.]

LPG is down in price here now to $1.65pg, but i think it goes up again in summer for all the campers and bbq's.. may have to reasearch it some more. stockpile fuel for summer lol

got any piks of your GasResearch Carb

 

[IJ.]

Joel: That's still 60c AUD a litre ....

It's really difficult to "stockpile" as you need a pump to transfer it from the holding tank to the vehicle!

This also means running out is a bitch in an LPG only car!

 

[Joel W.]

ya thats a good point, atleast around here most gas stations and hardware stores have a lpg tank. you mean a bitch like when you run a diesel dry??

 

[IJ.]

It's a bigger bitch as you can't fill it from another container so it's get towed to a filling station!

 

[Joel W.]

got ya now.. ive never actually run out of gas. but i bet that would really suck.. i was thinking standard tank sizes and quick connector and just swap out tanks for the stockpiling of lpg..... ..

run 2) 10 gallon tanks..

 

[IJ.]

A few years back they ran an LPG Falcon at the Bathurst 24 hour production car race and that's how they did it.

Takes a big guy to swap the tanks in and out though!