Fuel consumption – travel cost calculator
Parameter, which largely determines the purchase of a car, is fuel consumption. This value can be found in every advertising brochure and in the instruction manual, which we get when buying a car. Rises …
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VW Lupo FSI engine
The FSI engine is equipped with an intake manifold with a variable cross-section of the channels. The cross-section is reduced, when the engine is running at part load, and increased as the torque requirement increases. The cross-section size is regulated by a vacuum actuator, changing the location of the additional ones …
Gasoline engine direct injection – principle of operation
During the intake stroke, air is sucked into the cylinder along with some exhaust gas, supplied by the exhaust gas recirculation system (EGR). The purpose of exhaust gas re-suction is to improve the oxidation of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide from previous engine operation cycles. The presence of exhaust gases during …
History of direct fuel injection in gasoline engines
Direct fuel injection in gasoline engines is not a new idea. In years 30. it began to be used in military aviation to ensure continuity of power supply in various positions of the aircraft and at different values of ambient pressure and to eliminate the carburetor, which on …
Factory gas installations
The number of LPG-powered cars in use in Poland has exceeded 2,5 million. Most of them are vehicles with gasoline engines, adapted in specialized workshops for gas combustion. Cars with such a factory installation are less common.
Peugeot in a dual-fuel model 406 SR …
Cheaper on gas
Popular adage, that he "can afford a car." – it can afford gasoline ”is no longer relevant. Fewer and fewer drivers think this way. Fuel price increases, we've lived through, forced us to conduct a more in-depth analysis of car operating costs.
Many look around …
LPG installation
The simplest gas installation, the so-called. we can install the first generation in cars, which are equipped with a carburetor power system. Currently, the most commonly used second-generation installations are intended for cars with engines powered by injection systems. The third generation of LPG installations, uses the multi-point power supply technique. …
Gas installation – what oil?
In cars powered by LPG, due to the higher temperature in the combustion chamber of the engine, it is recommended to use synthetic oils, Mineral oils oxidize quickly under such conditions. For the same reason, but also due to the high content of oxides …
Installations with multi-point injection of gaseous fuel
Installations with multi-point injection of gaseous fuel are enjoying great success. There are several factors for this. Firstly, thanks to the installation of this type, the consumption of LPG and gasoline in terms of 100 km is practically the same. Power loss, shown by the engine …
Benefits of using LPG
Benefits of using LPG.
The use of gas supply brings undeniable benefits resulting from the differences between the price of gasoline and LPG, but it is associated with certain limitations and obligations resulting from the properties of gaseous fuel. First of all, even before deciding to install a gas installation …