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    October 4th, 2006 01:30 PM #681
    our group here in cebu have converted an F-150 V8 4WD pickup and a "96 Lexus LS400 4.0Liter V8, BOTH vehicles are MPFI's. mileage for both vehicles is almost similar to using gasoline, savings are on the costs difference between LPG (26\ltr) and gasoline (over 40/ltr). uphill power and acceleration is not an issue as long as correct tuning of the system has been done.
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    October 4th, 2006 05:24 PM #682
    there is already a previous post with regards to the fuel consumption with regards to ghosthunter, topgun and myself...

    different car different fuel consumption...

    which in case of my car it averages around 6.5kilometer per liter.
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    October 4th, 2006 08:24 PM #683
    Was reading the motoring section of Inquirer (last Friday yata). There was a write up about a company that supposedly specializes in converting Euro cars such as benz and BMWs to lpg.

    Company name is Electromex tel# 531-6782 and 535-9069

    whats your consumptions before and afer?
    As per the previous posts, expect your consumption to increase by around 15 to 20%. But since lpg is cheaper you still save on cost per km.
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    October 4th, 2006 09:27 PM #684
    pwede kaya ang 660CC suzuki carry van?

    hanep siguro sa tipid yun pag naka LPG
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    October 4th, 2006 10:02 PM #685
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    October 4th, 2006 10:23 PM #686
    may nakausap ako taxidriver..tumigil daw siya sa LPG, natuyo daw ang baga nya...sabi nya dibale nalang maliit kita, masmahal pa daw magpagamot,e...

    totoo ba to...
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    October 4th, 2006 10:23 PM #687
    Quote Originally Posted by finchy18 View Post
    I really want to convert..
    you might want to make a cost study to see if it's feasable for you to convert.

    whats your consumptions before and afer?
    post it here .. thanx..
    it's already in this thread IF you bothered to read it.
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    October 4th, 2006 10:36 PM #688
    Sealed tank yun paano mapupunta sa baga niya? If hindi sealed yun, walang pressure.

    And may added agents ang LPG para maamoy mo in case it leaks.

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    October 4th, 2006 10:42 PM #689
    Quote Originally Posted by alwayz_yummy View Post
    may nakausap ako taxidriver..tumigil daw siya sa LPG, natuyo daw ang baga nya...sabi nya dibale nalang maliit kita, masmahal pa daw magpagamot,e...

    totoo ba to...
    nope...

    And what are the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning?
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    October 4th, 2006 10:43 PM #690
    Quote Originally Posted by Mojo View Post
    pwede kaya ang 660CC suzuki carry van?

    hanep siguro sa tipid yun pag naka LPG
    would it be worth it?
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    October 4th, 2006 10:49 PM #691
    kaya ko napaisip,e...sealed ang tanke at nasa trunk.. pwede ba magkaleak sa lines?
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    October 4th, 2006 10:51 PM #692
    Kahit magleak iyon, dapat maamoy mo kasi may odor agent na nakahalo dun sa LPG.

    Unless nagtipid siya at hindi pinaayos yung leak. Ibang usapan na yun.

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    October 4th, 2006 11:18 PM #693
    Quote Originally Posted by alwayz_yummy View Post
    may nakausap ako taxidriver..tumigil daw siya sa LPG, natuyo daw ang baga nya...sabi nya dibale nalang maliit kita, masmahal pa daw magpagamot,e...

    totoo ba to...
    hogwash iyan pare...

    my car is equipped with lpg for 5 months already... buhay pa naman ako...

    natuyo baga niya eh baka malakas mag sigarilyo... (amoy sigarilyo ba taxi niya?)
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    October 4th, 2006 11:23 PM #694
    di ko na masure..halo-halong amoy na,e...
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    October 5th, 2006 11:21 AM #695
    As far as I know, lpg kits are equiped with 2 safety valves that are designed to shut off fuel supply in case of a leak. One is on the tank and another in the engine bay.

    GH, Chuaed and others pls confirm if this is correct or if I am misinformed.

    Assuming that the above is correct, then it will be impossible to drive if there is a leak as there will be no fuel. A remote possibility is that he overfilled the tank and the pressure release valve functioned. Thereby releasing some lpg. However, he should be able to smell it as an odorant is added to lpg to give it a rotten egg smell.
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    October 5th, 2006 12:15 PM #696
    Rode a taxi to the airport a couple of weeks back, I discovered when I got my luggage from the trunk that the taxi was LPG powered. Didn't smell anything unusual.
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    October 5th, 2006 12:54 PM #697
    my corolla still drinking unleaded.

    I am planning to convert to LPG .


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    October 5th, 2006 12:57 PM #698
    Quote Originally Posted by Radical! View Post
    Rode a taxi to the airport a couple of weeks back, I discovered when I got my luggage from the trunk that the taxi was LPG powered. Didn't smell anything unusual.
    Yep.

    But the exaust smells like LPG talaga.

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    October 5th, 2006 01:27 PM #699
    I was looking at the LPG-equipped BMW 5 in the Sport Truck show and it seems good. For EFI it comes with it's own fuel management system and the power loss on EFI cars seems to be negligeable as compared to carb vehicles... There's also an option of having the tank in the spare tire area if you need the luggage space.
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    October 5th, 2006 07:10 PM #700
    Quote Originally Posted by userfriendly View Post
    As far as I know, lpg kits are equiped with 2 safety valves that are designed to shut off fuel supply in case of a leak. One is on the tank and another in the engine bay.

    GH, Chuaed and others pls confirm if this is correct or if I am misinformed.
    it's correct. At least the NAIADSS and MACRO LPG kits have two solenoid safety valves (one at the tank and second at the engine bay) which will shut off supply.

    Assuming that the above is correct, then it will be impossible to drive if there is a leak as there will be no fuel. A remote possibility is that he overfilled the tank and the pressure release valve functioned. Thereby releasing some lpg. However, he should be able to smell it as an odorant is added to lpg to give it a rotten egg smell.
    If there is any leak of LPG from the system, you can smell it before you can find the leak. In fact the people of NAIADSS have a tool (some sort of sonic detector) to detect micro-leaks.
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