Down at Essex LPG the other night with my LPG Explorer 'tank' .And I spotted a black Wagon having an LPG conversion done . Should save a few bob on petrol costs

Dave

 

This makes me want to cry

 

i didnt know you could have an LPG conversion done on a turbo car,does it affect the performance?

 

 

that's what I thought , but the guy at the garage reckoned it was Ok

 

Surely that engine wont last running on gas ? Never heard owt like it, agree with the

 

From what I've read in the past I think LPG is 100 RON so it might help him

Dave

 

If a twin turbo Maserati will run well on LPG, there's no reason why a Scooby won't.

http://www.go-lpg.co.uk/Maserati.html

 

It's perfectly feasible for a turbo to run on LPG, or to be technical, Propane UN1978.

There might be a slight loss of power with LPG as the ignition has to be retarded due to the octane rating.

The favoured place for the tank is in the spare wheel well, so it can't move in cornering.

Also, the duty on LPG fuel is supposed to be frozen until 2007...I think!!

I am a fitter working for Calor Gas, so I can get a discount, so I am a fool to myself really in not having the conversion done to my WRX.

 

My understanding is the opposite - that it has higher octane rating, so you'd want to advance the ignition to help offset the inherent power loss of using LPG.

 

must have been sniffing the gas to have LPG... how muchwould it cost to convert it?

 

Cost me £1500 (ish) to have 4 litre V6 converted with the lastest kit

 

i have a leggy running lpg as has been said higher octane means less chance of det i do 4-500 miles every week!

Only thing i change more often is the plugs

Been running lpg on various cars for 4 years no dead engines if anything they like it better!

100 miles for £10 come on you guys wake up LOL

 

Oil stays nice and clean too

 

Are you allowed on ferries/the channel tunnel with an lpg tank?

 

Ferries yes, tunnel not yet

 

Do you keep the same size petrol tank?

How many miles (roughly) can you do on the lpg tank?

 

I kept the petrol tank the same , but the lpg tank replaced the spare (underneath in the case of my Explorer) . The gas tank is 90 litres which means it holds about 70 litres (I think it allows for expansion) But that is quite a big tank and may not fit in a Scooby sized car easily.I can get about 280 miles from a tank of gas , but you can always switch to petrol when ever you want . Fuel economy on LPG is about 10% less than on petrol but at 40p a litre you can live with that