Wednesday, Nov 21, 2007 at 20:28
Ralph
It works like a dream.
The power increase is very discernable, however power comes at a cost.
In the case of 4WD's you mainly fit the LPG for power and when you get it you tend to use it. You know what I mean, the temptation to drive it like a petrol version away from lights etc etc gets a bit hard to resist on occasions and the consequences are you use a tad more fuel.
When towing and touring its the same, the extra power allows you maintain speed up hills and when passing = very easy driving. Again using a tad more fuel than usual.
The fuel usage is all about how you drive the sucker.
I personally didn't fit LPG for that reason, I did it for power and pollution reduction.
Apparently even the latest and greatest of diesel technology engines only burn between 75-80% of the fuel injected and either dump the leftovers as black soot laden smoke or treat it with anti-polution devices.
It is claimed that the LPG at the right setting will complete the burn in the cylinder of the left over fuel, thus eliminating nearly all of the soot and other polutants, with extra power being generated accordingly.
I drive by a EGT data logger and have noticed that the EGT's rise noticeably slower.
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