gday got 380 es on LPG have 90m us air intake k&n filter worked a treat ::happy: then had to go one step further rear muffler up grade went harder on petrol sounded good BUT LPG no more power than standard and using more LPG poss less power:hmm: does any one know why from drewboy

I have LPG also, and ive had no end of trouble with check engine lights, stalling and loss of power, and that is with standard stock engine and exhaust. Mitsushitti dealer didnt even know wtf was going on with it. Theyre solution? Reflash computer but still didnt do anything.

If you start dicking around with an already fickle system, you'll be in a world of pain.

Try eliminating the problems, if you are able, put the standard rear can back on, or the stock intake see if that solves the problem, it may be that the gas computer system needs to be recallibrated for the absence of back pressure. Take it to the monkeys at the stealership, see if they can do anythign with it.

Kosta I think your prob right i never thought of gas computor system recalibration.Rear can back on is back to nomal! Stealership waste of time with any LPG matters as they tell me not factory gas even though fitted when car new before sold. ive been told soon as battery gets a little flat and car turns over to many times can set engine light off. My lpg filter glogged up set off engine check light as car was rough idling and stalling cost me $195 for service. Not Dearlership as they told me they send it to gas place.

Kosta I think your prob right i never thought of gas computor system recalibration.Rear can back on is back to nomal! Stealership waste of time with any LPG matters as they tell me not factory gas even though fitted when car new before sold. ive been told soon as battery gets a little flat and car turns over to many times can set engine light off. My lpg filter glogged up set off engine check light as car was rough idling and stalling cost me $195 for service. Not Dearlership as they told me they send it to gas place.

I had my gas (fitted by impco in SA, but approved system) retuned in NSW by "the gas man". He slightly reset parameters (by plugging computer into gas ECU) and running very nicely now, with about 5% fuel economy improvement

http://www.thegasman.com.au/index.htm

Are you in Adelaide?

Yeah i am in Adelaide and is impco system i have too. Sounds like this is what i need to do just need to find someone in Adelaide. thanks for reply Terry.

Yeah i am in Adelaide and is impco system i have too. Sounds like this is what i need to do just need to find someone in Adelaide. thanks for reply Terry.

I would be trying to get hold of the rep for the company that manufactured the System, they will tell who the best tuner is..... Tell him you are prepared to travel, and the system or the tune is shite, and its the worst thing you could have done to the car......But be nice to him....
See where I'm coming from, hopefully he'll try to prove to you the system is the best on the market, and he'll find you the best tuner.....

Good luck Mate....


Cheaper Motoring FTW
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee217/SH00T/380lpg.jpg

bummer thing is i was half looking at buying his unwanted Berkee muffler,but now he has withdrawn it :(

I wouldn't expect the exhaust system on a car to perform or sound the same on LPG and petrol, gas burns at a higher Temp, so the hotter gases have more volume for the same RPM.
Not sure how much 'actual' difference it makes.. But when a magna with headers makes a rough extra 6 kilowatts, and a 380 with headers makes a further 20 kw... That does suggest a rather restrictive system..

Yeah i am in Adelaide and is impco system i have too. Sounds like this is what i need to do just need to find someone in Adelaide. thanks for reply Terry.

Spoke this morning to my Adelaide brother who has business making OEM parts for LPG conversions

He suggested ring IMPCO head office in Melbourne and ask for advice re competent tuner in Adelaide

Which aligns pretty well with Shoot's comments

I'd still ring the rep, the H/O has a list of dealers, but the rep for the area knows who has problems and who doesn't.

Sorry Maggie for with drawing muffler. I thought try once more i will be looking into options suggested, sound like good advise will ring rep about where to get tuned. I got bircklee made up on marion road sa 5047 to be bolted on looks really good job approx $250 + tip chosen. If im going to relist i will mention on hear first.

:facejump: Berklee back on running perfect more power, sounds good using same L per 100 as petrol 12.3 city av. Rang IMPCO asked who has software etc in Adelaide and recommended.Told Croft LPG Mile End took car in found had gas leak hose where goes on to injector rail. Leaked a lot when cold i also think was on hard acceleration also. I still dont know why seemed worse with berklee before. Very Happy Fixed haven't taken for long cruise yet.

Sweet...
Great news..We can sort of tell you're happy.

BUMP for Smitty78

Pehaps pm Drewboy to see how her fared


Yeah i am in Adelaide and is impco system i have too. Sounds like this is what i need to do just need to find someone in Adelaide. thanks for reply Terry.

Speaking of lpg, is anyone else p&*&ed off by the sudden 20c increase in the price of lpg? Is that in all states or just qld? There would be riots if there was a 33% jump in the petrol price!

Yep $79.9 lpg SA are hurting also. Outrages!

Same in NSW

Being blamed on contract price in Saudia Arabia - driven high by cold winter and supply uncertainty

Seems like a rip off given that we produce our own, but the oil companies are good at that!

Same here in Qld, The odd place will discount down to 75.9, but not often.
Before it was rare to have two places the same price, now, its widespread.

All happened when those supermarket chains started 8 and 16 cpl discount dockets....
When will the ACCC pull their finger out and do something about the price fixing...
Its been going on for years, its just hard to prove....Fair competition, not likely....it needs to be discounted back at the SuperMarket, not at the Pump..

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/02/08/3425845.htm
Good to see a CEO taking charge lol:

"Mornings spoke with Mr Michael Carmody, CEO of LPG Australia for an explanation."
[He said] "My recommendation would be to go to the service station and see why it's occurred."

I did that actually,
Me: "Why the big price hike for LPG"
Attendant: "Um, I dunno"
Me: "Everyone else was doing it?"
Attendant: "Yeah probably"

Wish I had a voice recorder on me, get that shit to the ACCC lol

I went for drive around Adelaide today i saw LPG 90cents per litre bloody disgrace. I think government trying to get money back from rebates for conversions. That's my theory as well as petrol stations trying to get rich. I saw 1 BP 75.9 about 3km away you have to wonder.

I went for drive around Adelaide today i saw LPG 90cents per litre bloody disgrace. I think government trying to get money back from rebates for conversions. That's my theory as well as petrol stations trying to get rich. I saw 1 BP 75.9 about 3km away you have to wonder.

See http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/LPG-set-to-hit-record-highs-report-RZ362?opendocument&src=rss