a link to a site on lpg turbo skylinethe linky thingy

heres the good oil folks australian auto lpg is butain and propain mix some times its 50/50 sometimes 30% butain 70%propain the bloke i got this info says the U.S use 100% propain gas but his not 100% on that haha propain is the best gas butain being natral gas is not as efficient

theres 2 gases in auto lpg maybe 3 1 is propain the other/otheres im not sure of . and depending on how its mixed changes the octain im expecting to see a friend at my piss up today he knows a bit more about that subject but thay will run on bbq gas.... there are fork lift lpg tanks here that u fill up at the service station and are quick release these would be good for raceing

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Weird. I would have thought it was the same stuff. Could it be that the BBQ tanks release it as a gas rather than a liquid? I was contemplating using a couple of BBQ tanks, inverted, as my supply.
Would make interesting "pit stop" refueling!
"Go! Go! Go! Change those tires! Drop in a new propane cylinder! Go!"

yeah i have seen it done lol probly where the first idea started off but the gas is diffrant and its spose to be not good for the engine... but some says the only diffranve is the octain .. i heard thay will ping on the bbq type lpg

There is another way you could do it.
All you have to do is get a caravan gas bottle. Sit the gas bottle on the passenger's seat, then run the hose from the bottle into the aircleaner.
Now all you have to do open the gas valve a little to start the engine, and then once your moving you can adjust the gas valve to match your speed.

Chris

P.S. I have auctually seen this done.

When I put in my last post, I was really pissed off. I had just hung up the phone with the guy and things looked bad.
I have had time to cool off since then and thought it over. It is likely that the guy just didn't want to mess with cobbling together a "one off" for me. John (tensandtwenties) suggests I call him back and say I have a Nissan forklift with an A-series and go from there.
It does seem odd that the EPA would make it harder for us to use cleaner burning fuels, but the oil companies probably have them pretty well funded. But that's an issue for a conspiracy pinhead forum, not a 1200 club!
I don't think I'm going to give up 100% yet, since the idea really does intrigue me.

yeah i recon its a bit dodgy and yes the only real part ya not spose to do is the service line but i know ppl that do it and get away with it but u MUST use seamless copper and here it dont have to be a kit i just collect parts here and there for the jobs i do in the U.S u could go straight to impco for the bits thay make good gear at prety good prices and are very reliable easy 90% of cars here use impco the epa thing sounds dodgy too cause lpg is much better for the enviroment its got me buggerd

I don't about you guys in the states, but in australia, victoria at least, the only part of the conversion you aren't supposed to do yourself is the plumbing of the gas line. You can fit the tank, converter, and everything else. It dosen't have to be a kit ethier. I hope this helps.

Chris

I find it hard to believe the EPA would regulate LPG on old vehicles when they don't regulate gasoline cars over 25 years of age. Their charter is emissions control, not safety, so I would be surprised if this was so.

What the installer you spoke with might have meant is "I can't install it for you ...". Can you install a system yourself?