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« Reply #15 on: August 02, 2007, 07:17:12 AM »
here is complete history of some mods i did on my car.

pictures of a car the day I bought it.

















installed a mtech2 wheel



complete damping of trunk for better bass isolation







red tinted tail lights





new exhaust, tip is fi 100 mm



rear shocks, shorten and harder





valve cover painted in black




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« Reply #16 on: August 02, 2007, 07:17:46 AM »
new shifter knob



converted old wornout fabric seats into leather. looks cool :)













how it looks today...



newest upgrade






tires mounted are cooper zeon 2xs, i am very satisfied with them, good grip in dry and especially wet conditions.




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« Reply #17 on: August 02, 2007, 07:54:59 AM »
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How come your battery is at the front? Ever think about moving it to the back for better weight distribution?


Is it installed back on US models? Only 325I has rear mounted battery in Euro models

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« Reply #18 on: August 02, 2007, 09:34:05 AM »
Wow, that is a clean car. What are the four red things mounted near the intake manifold?

BTW euroweaves FTW :)

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1989 Caprice Classic Wagon named Humphrey
1979 Suzuki GS750E

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« Reply #19 on: August 02, 2007, 09:55:40 AM »
four red things are actually 4 injectors for LPG, liquefied petroleum gas. it is a replacement fuel a car runs on. the switch in the cockpit lets me choose whether i want to drive on gasoline or LPG.
you can read more about this on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquified_petroleum_gas

i installed it because price of 1 litre of gasoline in croatia is around 1.5$ (5,7$ per gallon) and 1 litre of LPG is 0,6$. and it is also environmentally very friendly since the exhaust gases are very clean. (

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« Reply #20 on: August 02, 2007, 03:02:13 PM »
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1 litre of gasoline in croatia is around 1.5$


That almost free, here in Finland it's 1.38€ ($1.87) / liter ($7.06 / gallon)


What kind of containers do you have for LPG? How about engine performance, is it much lower than "normal" fuel?

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« Reply #21 on: August 02, 2007, 04:20:58 PM »
WOW! And I thought I was getting jipped for paying $3.40 for a gallon of 93 octane.

Oh and I want your interior Biljak....and I wont take no for an answer!:D
car looks great!

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« Reply #22 on: August 03, 2007, 02:18:30 AM »
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What kind of containers do you have for LPG? How about engine performance, is it much lower than "normal" fuel?


I have LPG injection too. It's simple gas tank. Low end torque is litle bit better, but mid anf high end is litle bit worse. It depends how good ECU is tuned. My engine have compresion ratio 11 and it is much better for LPG.
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« Reply #23 on: August 03, 2007, 02:59:41 AM »
how big gas tanks are you using? how long does they last?
Are those gas injection kits readily available or is it made by your self?
Lots of questions.... But this subject becomes more interesting. Have you pictures available of your installation?


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WOW! And I thought I was getting jipped for paying $3.40 for a gallon of 93 octane


Most EU countries have price between   1.30€ -1.40€. Ony newly joined EU countries (old eastern block) where people's income is not yet so high have much slower prices. We are expecting to have at least 10% rise for fuel prices at the end of this year.

The only country in the world which have low fuel prices is the USA. Unfortunately that can also seen in US made cars, because fuel consumption is not so big issue like it is in Europe. Also environmental issues seems to be less important in the USA, because USA is the only industrial country which has not signed so called Kioto agreement which aims to cut pollution dramatically. Mr Bush says it will affect negative way to US industry and traffic. I wonder how all western European countries could afford to join this agreement....

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« Reply #24 on: August 03, 2007, 10:01:38 AM »
Well, a lot of people in america don't exactly follow Bush's logic either...

LPG would be great, but the US simply doesn't have the infrastructure and we're too lazy to do anything about it :(

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« Reply #25 on: August 03, 2007, 02:08:11 PM »
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how big gas tanks are you using? how long does they last? Are those gas injection kits readily available or is it made by your self?
Lots of questions.... But this subject becomes more interesting. Have you pictures available of your installation?


Tank is about 50 liters. LPG consumption is about 10ltr/100km. It is not kit, it is just standalone ECU, MAP sensor, teperature sensor and injectors. rpm signal LPG ECU takes from  Motronic ecu tach. output.

LPG stations in Europe http://www.gas-tankstellen.info/

This system is instaled in my car http://www.britishlpg.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=78
« Last Edit: August 03, 2007, 02:10:25 PM by romkasponka »
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« Reply #26 on: August 30, 2007, 08:20:52 AM »
just noticed this thread! i run lpg too, have a romano sequential setup. What are you guys running?

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« Reply #27 on: August 30, 2007, 10:01:44 AM »
Pictures please ! I am getting more and more interesting of LPG.

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« Reply #28 on: August 30, 2007, 06:25:27 PM »
first of all, you should make sure that there is a LPG station near you where you can buy fuel.
what are you interested in? installation, performance, consumption,lpg kit?

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« Reply #29 on: August 31, 2007, 02:33:20 AM »
installation pictures please. Also tell how you operate it.