Beiträge von adamski

  • LPG conversion on 840ci sport

    ough aghh, propane gas defender :mrgreen:
    10 years ago LPG conversions hit the market like a bomb (at least in Pl), during this time this type of fueling improved a lot especially multi injection and that's good. However engines we are interested in M30/60/62/70/73 weren't designed to run on air propane gas mixture at all and faster or later signs of failure will be seen and you're right this later or faster depends if conversion job has been done properly.
    Engine isn't the only part affected, fuel injectors and fuel pumps are prone to damage. These parts aren't used when engine burns gas, so very often when fuel pump is working, fuel biulds in lines and stops in injectors making them unusable in some period of time.
    Next are:
    Much less power,
    Fussy engine service (valve seats, gaps to set in shorter intervals)
    Decreasing space in the boot by fitting there a gas tank,
    Drilled holes in body work from boot to engine bay (where is originality?),
    Much weight on car,


    Please ask LPG users about condition of theirs cars in 3, 5 years of use :idea:


    And this smell when you have to follow someone who is running on gas, like eggs out of date :?


    LPG is good but for working horse for special cars like BMW E31 isn't

  • LPG conversion on 840ci sport

    in these days when GWB & Co are doing everything to raise fuel prices all around the globe, looking for another type (cheaper) of fuel is normal thing. Over here in Poland LPG is very popular, price ratio is 3:1 and for last 10 years using this fuel in different cars, engines conclusion is:
    LPG conversion pays back for small engines (max 2000cm3) on bigger lumps general worn is so fast it's no cheaper at all (service costs)
    when running on LPG you have to use special oil with higher grade,
    the same with spark plugs which are also "special" and to change every 5000/8000 km,
    More frequent air filter changes, etc.


    I know a few e31 examples running on LPG, theirs owners aren't happy people.

  • Brand new Original AC Schnitzer rear spoiler

    Zitat von Hemibum

    Why do people NOT show their locations on their intros? Annoying when it's simply a topic post, but bloody annoying when they advertise. :(


    becouse when registering you can choose UK,USA,Germany only as your visible location. Countries like Poland (which i'm from), Netherlands, Norway, Spain, etc are not specified but they are :P
    Just look at each not specified user profile and you will see

  • How to change avatar

    Re: How to change avatar


    Try these steps:


    1. Log in
    2. Press Album icon which is visible below every message you write
    or Choose Gallery on the top of the screen
    3. When you are in Your Gallery window on the left top corner you
    can find Upload Pic icon - press it and follow the instructions
    (e.g. first foto in your gallery is your avatar)


    hope this will help :wink:

  • BMW 850 KOENIG--help me please

    cze Wojtek!


    zauważyłem, że 8mki tuningowane przez Koeniga mają takie małe nerki,
    ta czerwona ma oryginalne BMW może sam nos był kiedyś wymieniony?
    A Twój Motorsport piękny :shock:
    to się klubowicze zdziwią 8):lol::lol::lol:


    when you look closer there is one thing which originally tuned koenigs
    don't have - kidneys.
    On that red one you can see original BMW kidneys, on Koenig are smaller, integrated as one unit. Also Koenig badge should be installed
    on bonnet not on the nose.
    Maybe in the past owner decided to change it. But most crucial things like
    one of member said is what you can find in enginebay.

  • Starting the 8 after being parked for a week

    Zitat von peter1980

    Will I be expecting any trouble when I jump start it? I mean, will it go in limb-mode or anything else?


    Peter


    Had to do the same before i changed them (with much much higher
    starting power). And there's not any major problem, only engine is idling very poor but only for a couple of minutes (ECU needs some time for setting).


    Adam

  • high octane fuel

    last time when i filled my 8 i tried Shell99 Vpower.
    M70 as a low compression lump doesn't feel the diffrence when
    running on high octane, especially in performance.
    So someone can say is not economical but...
    Today i filled my 8 again but this time with 95 octane,
    and i found that consumption is much higher than with 99.


    99 ocatne
    120km/h with cruise control on - 13l/100km


    95 octane
    120km/h with cc on (the same road) - 16l/100km


    3 litres per 100km it's huge economical difference.
    Am i right or i'm mixing up?

  • Tyre pressures

    i have 17' Alpinas fitted what tyre pressures i should have?
    According to owner's manual 2.5 bar on front and 2.7 on rear,
    but these figures are for 16' wheels?