LPG & performance chip upgrades...

[jrtonks]

Has anyone had any experience with this?

I have a 2001 V70 T5 (less than 65K miles - so not yet run in). I'm thinking about a chip upgrade, but am worried the LPG might not be able to cope with the extra fueling.

Worst case scenario I guess it could run weak with the turbo at full boost and melt the bloody engine. It might work fine though. Comments welcomed!

J

[davew]

I have a T6 chipped and running ok on LPG.

They check the fueling when setting it up so you dont need to worry about that.

Go for a BRC kit.

[John_C]

If you're talking about chipping a car which is already converted to LPG then AFAIK you are going to have to get the gas system retuned to cope with the extra power.

I'd settle on what upgrade you want and then talk to an LPG installer about what needs to be done, most likely just changing the LPG mapping but depending on what's installed there might be a need for bigger injectors or another/higher capacity vaporiser.

[jrtonks]

Is it worth chipping these things or does it have a negative effect on the longevity of the vehicle?

I have an auto box & am also a bit concerned a chip might confuse the thing

Apreciated,

[Terminator]

The steptronic box should be able to cope with the extra performance from the chip but try to get the annoying default to neutral at idle (common with the Phase 2 autos) dialled out when the chip is done. As John said, you will need to get your LPG specialist to revise the lpg mapping in line with the different parameters resulting from the chip (extra fuelling). Recommend you fit a K&N panel air filter to improve breathing.

[JezF]

I've been having problems recently - fine with normal driving, but it judders on heavy acceleration (MTE remap). It's work in progress for Arun Autogas, but I'd exercise caution with LPG and re-maps from my experience.