Diesel gas enhancement

Shane Doevy · Post by **Shane Doevy** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:17 pm

Well despite not being eligible for the govt subsidy on the installation of the diesel gas enhancement on the Hilux due to it being salary sacrifice i had it done on Friday.
Gave 2rods a run in the lux on Saturday and he was impressed by the improvement in power.
Will post up after my trip down to Vic and give you some feedback on savings fuel wise and how it goes with a load on the back. Im picking up Harmseys new boat so it will be an excellent test for the new fuel system.

Cheers
Shane

2rods · Post by **2rods** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:27 am

Impressed is an understatement

it was awsome!!

Just waiting for the fuel usage figures from your trip and if all looks good I am getting it done to mine too

I have read a lot about it on newhilux.net and a few other places and it sounded good... but the drive in yours realy brought it home....turns the hilux into a rocket ship

Timbo · Post by **Timbo** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:15 am

Hey Shane,

Be very interested to hear your report, iv'e been thinking of getting it done to my Patrol but wasn't sure and didn't really have any first hand stories as to weather it was really as good as they say it is. Keep us posted!!

fergie · Post by **fergie** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:16 am

Sounds good Shane. Where did you get it done and will it work on the old cruiser?

flicker · Post by **flicker** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 4:46 pm

what, does it go as good as a pajero now

Jokes aside ,is it an lpg set up or one of those self hydrogen producing jobs?

Cheers Flicker

2rods · Post by **2rods** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 4:53 pm

Flicker... it is a full on LPG injection for diesels... they add a small amount of LPG into the air intake (after the intercooler I think).....have a look at there web site d-gas.com.au I think.

I remember the truck that towed the "bandag bullet" years ago had LPG tapped into the air intake but it was just through a valve on the dash

flicker · Post by **flicker** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:14 pm

yeah would be interesting to see the cost savings, as of course you have to buy the gas to add to the deisel so save on deisel so I reckon it would be a very fine line.

On the other hand there is the hydrogen producing kits that you can fit yourself that produce thier own gas at no cost.

I know they have been named as a bullshit scam but a bloke I know has one set up and he reckons he can feel the difference. you can see the gas that is being produced,in theory it should work but whether the volume produced is enough to actually make an improvement is debatable.

Interesting though.

Cheers Flicker

jasonmcc · Post by **jasonmcc** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:09 am

I read an article in 4wd monthly a while back, they had installed LPG injection on a turbo troopie. They reported back with very good economy and power improvements. Would be interested in where you got it done?

Me and a bloke from work have been working on building a Hydrogen booster at work. Just waiting for some chemicals to arrive. Either its going to work or turn our car into a hydrogen bomb.

Jason

jordan doevy · Post by **jordan doevy** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:18 pm

hey fellas
dad got the gas system done at carmech in the city

flicker · Post by **flicker** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:27 pm

Hey Jas, the one I know of uses bi carb soda in water and thats all, there could be better solutions though.

Flicker

John Whitegoods · Post by **John Whitegoods** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:14 pm

what is the final verdict on the mod? and approx how much does it cost ?? anyone had it tested to measure the increase in KW ?

Shane Doevy · Post by **Shane Doevy** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:43 am

Well i now have a bit more of an idea on the whole deal and how its performing - no doubt about the extra power - just in the process of doing a a spreadsheet and working out what the costsing are perkm so ill post that up when its done.

Just got a wireless adsl usb modem so im on line while down south.

Cheers
Shane

John Whitegoods · Post by **John Whitegoods** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 5:42 pm

shane still keen to hear what u reckon on this one (and how much it costs). I just got a new lux and I want it to go faster than my mates !! - would this mod void the warrenty?

4x4xfar · Post by **4x4xfar** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:20 pm

D-Gas is an excellent mod to run on any diesel, they can be good for up to a 20% Power Increase.
How it works is basically as 2rods said, a small percent of LPG Gas is introduced to the combustion process. How it increases power and economy is LPG is a much more volitile fuel and when mixed with diesel in the combustion chamber you get a stoichiometric burn (ha ha had to use a big word). What this means is that you get a complete burn. It is a well known fact that when a diesel is pushed under load, alot of the diesel is left unburnt and expelled out the exhaust (Black Smoke). Introducing LPG stops this. And inturn you burn less fuel but gain more power.
But if your a speed demon dont expect better fuel economy! The economy side of things comes from not having to put your foot down as hard to get the same results as you did before! So if you fall in love with the gained power and start trying to drag WRX's at the lights....expect your economy to go to poop!
The tank will replace your sub in some setups.
And the install can cost up to $4000 on some models.

Hope this helps.

4x4xfar · Post by **4x4xfar** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:21 pm

John Whitegoods wrote:would this mod void the warrenty?

Yes

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