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Anyone had any experience putting a turbo on an LPG powered vehicle? Got a GU with a 4.5 on LPG, it is a brilliant thing and I can think of nothing other than a 4.8 that would do the job as well for the cost. Having said that, a little bit more grunt would be nice at times.. I am only thinking about a very basic and cheap setup (sticking within the limits of the standard AFM) thoughts??

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as far i read if its a vapor type lpg the lpg mixter must be after the turbo say next to the TH/B to avoid an intake back fire.

somewhat interested in turbo lpg ,peeps that have knowledge wanna chime in and get this going ?

who's done lpg on a RB ?

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There are a few RB powered VLs with LPG, at least one of them was a proven 8 second car which shows what LPG is capable of. I think the best option at the moment is Liquid LPG injection for power/economy. check this thread

http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=140523&highlight=LPG+rb30

I dunno if that sort of thing is in your budget but certainly worth looking into.

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LPG on XR6 turbo's is getting more common these days, theres quite a few people out there getting good results with the new liquid injection systems.

5 minutes on http://www.fordforums.com.au/ or http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/ should get you some leads and recommendations on who is installing and tuning.

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Thanks guys, LPG is already there, I am not sure what setup it is, or how to tell. I am only chasing a fairly minimal gain, I think by running 3-4psi I might be able to drive it a bit easier when towing, and possibly even save some fuel. It is pretty much permanently flat out ATM.

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yeah sorry bloke , i just re-read the OP and gave myself a slap in the forehead.

liquid injection is pretty new so you probably wont have one of those systems on it, svi / sequential vapour injection has been around for a while, fair chance thats the system you have. The old system is the venturi system, thats the one that you dont want a turbo with.

I highly doubt you would have a venturi system fitted to it, but what you can do is trace the air intake from the airbox to the intake manifold and if you dont see a doovalacky device fitted into it that delivers the lpg into the air intake pipe, then you have the svi system. im pretty sure that turbo's and the svi system work together without any drama's.

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