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Some advice please. Is this possible?

Some advice please. Is this possible?

Some advice please. Is this possible?

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Please don't laugh :D.  I have a 1.4 litter engine(65 horses)that is naturally aspirated and carburated. Recently i've installed a lpg system. I think it has a "open loop" mixer.  I was wondering if it is possible to supercharge or turbocharge my engine cause since the conversion to lpg it's REALLLY lazy. What type of supercharger/turbocarger will work and how can i control the fuel mixture? Thank you.

RE: Some advice please. Is this possible?

By the nature of your question I'd say you either have a significant learning curve ahead or you should find a shop in your area with the expertise to turbocharge your application for you.  They will probably want a couple thousand to engineer it for you.
You might try locating a forum that specializes with your particular engine, you may not be the first one to do this.

RE: Some advice please. Is this possible?

Before you turbo or supercharge your engine you may want to have it tuned by a competent LPG tuning shop.

Changing to LPG on my car I have noticed no difference in performance from using unleaded petrol / gasoline.

This would be a much quicker and cheaper alternative.

Cheers , Pete.

RE: Some advice please. Is this possible?

I'd agree with the above posting, you shouldn't notice too much difference. One reason for lack of power may be insufficient initial spark advance, this needs to be 12-16 degrees for LPG, while total advance should be less than for petrol. It may be worthwhile to look at ignition timing first.

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