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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 03:11 AM
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Question LPG conversion

I am thinking of doing a LPG conversion to my 85 rx7 12a.

Id like to run gas and LPG but can only find plans to run one then the other. Any suggestions comments hints, or hive i lost my mind?
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 05:27 AM
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Originally Posted by dappleco
I am thinking of doing a LPG conversion to my 85 rx7 12a.

Id like to run gas and LPG but can only find plans to run one then the other. Any suggestions comments hints, or hive i lost my mind?
By "run gas and LPG" do you mean that you want both fuels going into the engine at the same time? Or do you mean that you want to be able to carry both fuels and select between them?
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 05:51 AM
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Interesting project. Do you have a background in LPG conversion and any technical competence? Or just a yen?
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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if you figure it out let us know
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 09:49 PM
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i think mazdatrix did a turbo 2 lpg conversion it it made great numbers
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 09:58 PM
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I found some general plans on how to do a conversion.
It will allow to run gas or LPG but not both at once. It has a simple push button to swap fuels. It seems easy to do and I am looking for all of the parts. My fear is loosing power by running just LPG. With that in mind I may just do the conversion then modify it from that to run both fuels like 2/3 gas 1/3 LPG and possibly some way to adjust the mix from the cab.


I have seen diesel and LPG mix conversions but never gas and LPG.
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 09:58 PM
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lpg?
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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LPG
Propane
Liquid propane gas
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Old Jun 27, 2008 | 04:49 AM
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lpg?
Large Purple Giraffes...very fast.
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Old Jun 27, 2008 | 09:27 AM
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LPG
Propane
Liquid propane gas
sorry to bust your ***** but its Liquefied petroleum gas

look it up...

in new zealand we use lpg instead of propane..
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Old Jun 27, 2008 | 09:46 AM
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...It seems easy to do...
Those words are high up on my "famous last words" list; right next to "what could go wrong?" and "it sounded like a good idea at the time."

Caesar, we salute you!
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Old Jun 27, 2008 | 10:58 PM
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***** not busted
just did not want to confuse

i am going to start this week on the conversion. spoke to a guy in portland or that did a conversion and torched his ride. hopefully i will not go down that road!
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Old Jun 27, 2008 | 11:09 PM
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Hit up the Ausrotary forum...they use LPG quite successfully over there, even turbocharged! I believe it is the same as propane. They have special LPG carbs over there too!
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