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notty
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Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:43 pm

could some 1 please point me in the right direction for doing an lpg conversion on my 89 320i if poss??
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Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:48 pm

i am thinking of getting this set up for mine
http://www.autogas-lpg.co.uk/full-cunve ... luded.html
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Sat Nov 26, 2011 11:32 pm

what sort of price would a garage charge me to fit this into mt car any ideas?
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Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:12 am

You'll struggle to find a garage to fit a system they haven't supplied IMHO, no reason not to DIY though?

This lot are a helpful bunch:

http://www.lpgforum.co.uk/
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Can anyone suggest how to test if the boot lights are staying on with the boot shut?

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lock the wife in there
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what sort of price am i looking at roughly to get a garage to do it, and also i have been told that the m20 engines dont like running on lpg and i will loose a lot of power, does any1 know if this is true??
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Sun Nov 27, 2011 5:45 pm

Not true at all, M20's love LPG.

I am not reccomending this company, and have no experience of using them.

http://www.professautogas.co.uk/
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Can anyone suggest how to test if the boot lights are staying on with the boot shut?

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lock the wife in there
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Sun Nov 27, 2011 6:06 pm

notty wrote: i have been told that the m20 engines dont like running on lpg and i will loose a lot of power
Total bulls**te! I've run a M20B25 on LPG for around 100,000 miles, and it's just as fast as any of the other E30s I have with the same engine.
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Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:27 pm

parkin10 wrote:i am thinking of getting this set up for mine
http://www.autogas-lpg.co.uk/full-cunve ... luded.html

does any body have any thoughts on this kit before i take the plunge
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Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:42 pm

The tank you want is the 630mm x 225mm internal toroidal. Fits in an E30 wheel well perfectly, and only lifts the floor about 10mm.
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Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:45 pm

sorry to thread hijack - but does anyone have pics of thier inlet manifold with the injectors installed - im looking to see how where the holes are drilled for the sequential injectors.

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Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:51 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:The tank you want is the 630mm x 225mm internal toroidal. Fits in an E30 wheel well perfectly, and only lifts the floor about 10mm.
brian how many litres will that hold?
what do you make of the rest of the kit?
any were better to buy a diy set up you know of?
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Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:17 pm

Tank sizes are in the link you gave. 630 x 225 is 53 litres actual capacity, so will hold 42.4 litres if set up correctly (80%), although you can go another 4 litres without any problems in practice.
I know nothing about this kit, other than it is cheaper than most. You might find some feedback on the LPG forums.
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