Howdy,
I'm fair new on here – second topic so far.. the other one was about what car to purchase (VS, VR, VT etc etc)! Anyway, Hi - live in Balgowlah (near Manly) and love these forums!
I'm looking at purchasing a VT v6 (I'm a green P plater).
I finally found a black VT S!! Mmm, anyway, it's got an LPG conversion (dual fuel). Main reason I wanted a VT was because they're newer, look more ... me... and the missus approves. Oh, and it's a Holden not a ricer!!
I'm coming from a 4x4 background, and these VTs are very nice to drive. The added fuel economy is a bonus! Mind you I've blown away a few rice burners with my 4x4 but that's another story (and quite weird too.. more like luck than anything else).
Anyway, a few questions if anyone would please be so kind to answer them: (And by a few I mean a bunch!). Hopefully answers to these will help other people in their searches.
1. Does LPG sound different than petrol when idling / driving? Not sure why it matters, I'm just curious and love to know the technical ins and outs.
2. Is LPG really more cost effective? i.e. like the diff between petrol/diesel (as diesel has higher maintenance costs etc!!). I've seen around some forums that LPG requires a bit more maintenance (doesn't scare me..) but is it bad for your engine?
3. How many KMs do you think I can get per tank on a dual fuel VT? I know it'd probably depend on how many Liters the gas tank is, but if anyone has a VT on dual fuel could you please post up some stats? I know an LPGer uses 1.4 times (pulled that number out of my rear or something!) more gas than petrol cars use petrol? Is that correct.. ?
4. Are LPG engines hard to modify compared to pure petrol engines?
5. Is/are the throttle body / injectors / spark plugs different in the LPG converted car? What else is / may be different?
6. What problems/common faults should I look out for when doing the inspection? Any ideas/comments/heads ups would be much appreciated!
7. BMWs run slightly larger wheels/tyres on the back - do you think that is a good idea for commodores? I reckon it'd look mad (just a tiny bit bigger than the fronts)
8. Does the roof sag in the VTs like they do in the VRs ? (If you know what I'm talking about)
9. Is it easy to pull out the rear seats and the ... what would I call it.. rear firewall (seperates the boot from the back seats?) and then have it so I can easily put them back in? (I want the sedan shape while being able to use it a bit like a wagon.. long story). I'm very technical minded and would love to do this somehow.
10.Is it easy to put two cb / AM radios on the top of the dash, and put two antennas on the body somewhere? Prefer on top.
11. How hard / easy is it to take the back tail wing wannabe-F1-car rear Spoiler off? Any resale value for a black one ?
12. Is it easy to put a dual battery system in the engine bay of a VT's V6 NA?
13. Has anyone on here put big spotties on the roof racks? If so, got any pics / tips (for wiring spaces etc?
14. What type of stats have you been able to get out of your car while driving? i.e. Are you able to purchase an on board calculator (like my 4x4 has) which tells you how many Kms to go until you're empty, your average fuel consumption (L per 100kms), Kms until service, etc etc? How hard is it to pull those stats from the car's computer if it's possible? I use a Garmin Nuvi 310 GPS and it gives me a bunch of stats.. but.. anyway.
15. How sore are your eyes for reading up to here?
Thanks!! When I get my new (used) VT, I'll post some pics and keep you updated on the mods.
'Weird' (as in not the usual exhaust, CAI, etc etc) mods will include:
1. Some of my old camouflage for a roof lining (looks better than you think)
2. Scrims on the dash / seats
3. Auscam covered seats
4. CB radios on dash with a bunch of other stats/controls
5. Fridge in the back
6. Four spotties up on some roof racks
7. A large reversing light to blind people driving on my butt (ford drivers!)
5. Switches/buttons for random things (like the fridge in the back, spotties, missus' vibrating chair (that's an idea....hmm!!)
6. Vibrating chair for the missus.. so she can..uh.... in case I need to .. uh.. can't figure out a non-sexual reason for it. Sorry!
7. Red colored LEDs for interior lights (doesn't disable night vision / looks wicked).
8. Hand held spotlight for spotting rice burners (when they switch off their fullysik neons maaaaaaaate!)
9. Switch located somewhere weird so I have to switch that on before I can turn the engine on. MwahaHahAhAhA!!
10. Another switch to enable all the other switches to be able to be used (stops the missus from playing with the switches thus blowing the lights or the fridge! Trust me it happened once.
11. Some sort of anti-rice burner sticker or something - piss them off a bit more.
12. Somehow make the whole inside of the car waterproof (did it to my 4x4) so I can just hose the inside of it down if required (I love having the ability to be drenched in water / vomit / blood and be able to drive home without being pissed off even more that my trim is wet/dirty/etc.
13. Lucky 13!
- Fourzer0 out.
I'm fair new on here – second topic so far.. the other one was about what car to purchase (VS, VR, VT etc etc)! Anyway, Hi - live in Balgowlah (near Manly) and love these forums!
I'm looking at purchasing a VT v6 (I'm a green P plater).
I finally found a black VT S!! Mmm, anyway, it's got an LPG conversion (dual fuel). Main reason I wanted a VT was because they're newer, look more ... me... and the missus approves. Oh, and it's a Holden not a ricer!!
I'm coming from a 4x4 background, and these VTs are very nice to drive. The added fuel economy is a bonus! Mind you I've blown away a few rice burners with my 4x4 but that's another story (and quite weird too.. more like luck than anything else).
Anyway, a few questions if anyone would please be so kind to answer them: (And by a few I mean a bunch!). Hopefully answers to these will help other people in their searches.
1. Does LPG sound different than petrol when idling / driving? Not sure why it matters, I'm just curious and love to know the technical ins and outs.
2. Is LPG really more cost effective? i.e. like the diff between petrol/diesel (as diesel has higher maintenance costs etc!!). I've seen around some forums that LPG requires a bit more maintenance (doesn't scare me..) but is it bad for your engine?
3. How many KMs do you think I can get per tank on a dual fuel VT? I know it'd probably depend on how many Liters the gas tank is, but if anyone has a VT on dual fuel could you please post up some stats? I know an LPGer uses 1.4 times (pulled that number out of my rear or something!) more gas than petrol cars use petrol? Is that correct.. ?
4. Are LPG engines hard to modify compared to pure petrol engines?
5. Is/are the throttle body / injectors / spark plugs different in the LPG converted car? What else is / may be different?
6. What problems/common faults should I look out for when doing the inspection? Any ideas/comments/heads ups would be much appreciated!
7. BMWs run slightly larger wheels/tyres on the back - do you think that is a good idea for commodores? I reckon it'd look mad (just a tiny bit bigger than the fronts)
8. Does the roof sag in the VTs like they do in the VRs ? (If you know what I'm talking about)
9. Is it easy to pull out the rear seats and the ... what would I call it.. rear firewall (seperates the boot from the back seats?) and then have it so I can easily put them back in? (I want the sedan shape while being able to use it a bit like a wagon.. long story). I'm very technical minded and would love to do this somehow.
10.Is it easy to put two cb / AM radios on the top of the dash, and put two antennas on the body somewhere? Prefer on top.
11. How hard / easy is it to take the back tail wing wannabe-F1-car rear Spoiler off? Any resale value for a black one ?
12. Is it easy to put a dual battery system in the engine bay of a VT's V6 NA?
13. Has anyone on here put big spotties on the roof racks? If so, got any pics / tips (for wiring spaces etc?
14. What type of stats have you been able to get out of your car while driving? i.e. Are you able to purchase an on board calculator (like my 4x4 has) which tells you how many Kms to go until you're empty, your average fuel consumption (L per 100kms), Kms until service, etc etc? How hard is it to pull those stats from the car's computer if it's possible? I use a Garmin Nuvi 310 GPS and it gives me a bunch of stats.. but.. anyway.
15. How sore are your eyes for reading up to here?
Thanks!! When I get my new (used) VT, I'll post some pics and keep you updated on the mods.
'Weird' (as in not the usual exhaust, CAI, etc etc) mods will include:
1. Some of my old camouflage for a roof lining (looks better than you think)
2. Scrims on the dash / seats
3. Auscam covered seats
4. CB radios on dash with a bunch of other stats/controls
5. Fridge in the back
6. Four spotties up on some roof racks
7. A large reversing light to blind people driving on my butt (ford drivers!)
5. Switches/buttons for random things (like the fridge in the back, spotties, missus' vibrating chair (that's an idea....hmm!!)
6. Vibrating chair for the missus.. so she can..uh.... in case I need to .. uh.. can't figure out a non-sexual reason for it. Sorry!
7. Red colored LEDs for interior lights (doesn't disable night vision / looks wicked).
8. Hand held spotlight for spotting rice burners (when they switch off their fullysik neons maaaaaaaate!)
9. Switch located somewhere weird so I have to switch that on before I can turn the engine on. MwahaHahAhAhA!!
10. Another switch to enable all the other switches to be able to be used (stops the missus from playing with the switches thus blowing the lights or the fridge! Trust me it happened once.
11. Some sort of anti-rice burner sticker or something - piss them off a bit more.
12. Somehow make the whole inside of the car waterproof (did it to my 4x4) so I can just hose the inside of it down if required (I love having the ability to be drenched in water / vomit / blood and be able to drive home without being pissed off even more that my trim is wet/dirty/etc.
13. Lucky 13!
- Fourzer0 out.
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