I have had an interesting idea for a second car and just wondered whether it was possible to use NOS and LPG on the same car.

I'm not to worried about space, just whether nitrous oxide will still work with an LPG converted car...

I will speak to a specialist, but I suspect that most specialist won't of considered this yet

Do you think I'm asking for trouble by running a car on LPG/NOS and petrol? Sounds very flammable too

Still if it does work it should be a fun little combo

I should probably add that it wouldn't be on a scooby or skyline, just a runnaround

 

Well I thought it was unlikely anyone would know the answer to this... I suspect its a little bit specialist

 

Anyone?

 

Hey Polar

I've got a Legacy, running on LPG with virtually no hassles at all. Yes, power's a little down (about 5% if you floor it, which I don't but price per mile is down even more

Not had any first-hand experience of NOS, but as far as I know, its "job" is simply to cool (increase the density of) the air going into the engine, so you can get more fuel in there too. So, I can't see a problem with having LPG and NOS.

One thing though, LPG is corrosive, in its liquid form - apparently, it's VERY corrosive . This is why the vaporiser is so expensive, because it's made of 'spensive material. So, since cooling the air/gas mix might have the effect of re-liquidising some of the gas, I'd recommend you talk to some clever/experienced people first.

The guy who converted my car, Jo Serrell, of Katana Engineering, is based near Stratford. He drives an Impreza WRX, so he knows his way around a Scoob (he was one of a very few people prepared to LPG-convert a Scooby engine!) If anyone would be able to advise, I'd say he'd be able to. (Or at least, he'd know someone who would)

Give him a call on 07770 871534 (during work hours) and say that I recommended you to him. I'm not sure he uses Scoobynet, but he knows of it

Richard Snowden

 

Glob

What'd it cost? You still running a turbo or was it a non-turbo?

Thanks

 

Hey Puff

The Legacy's a 2.5 normally-aspirated, so no turbo I'm afraid. At the moment (give me a month) the systems can't deal with turbos. But, that nice bloke Jo has said that the new system's injector-based (current system in the car works like a carburettor.) I'm having that fitted once it's been proved (in an Impreza turbo, from what I hear ) and that should be the solution for you nutters

Cost, it was 1500 all in. That's with no kick-back from the government because the emissions haven't been ratified. But, with the fuel-saving and the fact that I do 30k a year, means that it'll pay for itself in 10 months! Yay me

 

Chaps
For info, Nitrous Oxide if i remember correctly is unusual in that it has 3 oxygen atoms to one nitrogen. The benefit of this therefore is that when introduced into the combustion chamber you get more oxygen to play with and therefore can put more fuel in there thus getting greater power.

Regards
Hoodlum

 

Still thinking 'bout a converted Sport for the daily commute instead of the Vectra Diesel...

What's cost per litre of LPG these days?

& what is MPG of a Sport I wonder...

 

My mate has a nissan 200sx turbo & has been running it on gas for over a year now with no probs!!!!
I would say it has lost hardly any power, except it just doesnt feel as harsh as when on petrol, its just a lot smoother on gas & a lot easier to control around roundabouts!

His is the emmegas type.

Rog.