mrgrindle Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 (edited) Hi All, I have a 1979 Brat I was having carb issues with, I tried a few different carbs with no improvement in function. The engine bay was kind of a hack job when I got it so my main problems were likely due to vacuum leaks. I also had a hole in the gas tank. So... one day I decided to convert it to propane, I purchase a kit normally for the Suzuki Samurai from GotPropane.com and he made an adapter for the Subaru bolt pattern. The removal of the old fuel system and installation of the new took about 4 hours and now the car runs the same every time, with more power. The car now has a ten gallon tank that doubles as a footrest for back seat passengers, the tank gets me about 200 miles. Propane has been cheaper than gas since I did the conversion, but this car is not my daily driver, so I am not really reaping the rewards. It is cool to have an alternative fueled vehicle and propane does count toward the 50 cent per gallon alternative fuel credit. Edited January 20, 2010 by mrgrindle More Pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooparu Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Photos of the engine bay and setup please... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgrindle Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Additional pics added! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 WOW x 10000 clean, nice fit instead of a carb I am concerned about the valve cover breather vent hoses. One of those needs fresh air inlet (you cant just t it off to the pcv), that is how the crankcase works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman18 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 That's cool. I had a friend that was gonna do that, but just never got around to it. Sounds like it works great!! and nice clean job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooparu Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 That is great. I though about doing that with an EJ22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jibs Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) What did the kit run you? I might want to go this route with my lifted Brat. EDIT: OUCH. Just checked the website and the kit for the samurai is 695$ not including having the adapter made to fit the ea engine. Thats close to an ej swap. Edited January 21, 2010 by Jibs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPGsuperchargedBrumby Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Lol thats alot neater than my underbonnet conversion....wish i could have got a proper LPG carb when i was doing my conversion...it is alot better looking than my homemade carb. nice job on the conversion....just out of curiosity what ignition timing are you running?...when i had my ea81 on LPG i was running so far advanced that i was off the timing marks on the flywheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWD TURBO! Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 good job enjoy the clean burn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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