LPG

[mrapocalypse]

Gidday,

Does anyone have info about who to get LPG fitted by in Sydney, and what dimensions those smaller, twin internal tanks are. And of course, how much they cost and any info on performance.

Petrol price is getting to me and I can't trade the blighter in.

Thanks very much in advance,

Ian.

[Andrewpv01]

Not sure about Sydney, but to have LPG fitted in Orange is about $2000 for carb models and $2500 for EFI. These are for an underbody tank.
I have 2 cars on LPG only and they run well without performance loss, but for dual fuel you need to tune it for one or the other to get best performance (so I have been told). You will use slightly more LPG than petrol, but it still works out a lot cheaper.

Andrew

[DougLD]

Hi All
Also can you fit LPG to an high compresion engine.
Doug

[p38arover]

Originally posted by DougLD
Hi All
Also can you fit LPG to an high compresion engine.
Doug

Yes. LPG has a higher octane rating than ULP

Ron

[p38arover]

Originally posted by mrapocalypse
Does anyone have info about who to get LPG fitted by in Sydney, and what dimensions those smaller, twin internal tanks are. And of course, how much they cost and any info on performance.

Where are you located?

On the Northern Beaches, try British and Swedish. They've a lot of experience with fitting LPG to Land Rovers.

In the west, I'd use Riverstone LPG. They did my first Rangie. They also have a lot of experience with LR.

If you had a diesel, I'd recommend KLR Automotive at Kingswood for the LPG fumigation for diesels.

I have LPG on my present RR and on my previous RR and the drop in power is negligible.

Ron

[MacMan]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>On the Northern Beaches, try British and Swedish. They've a lot of experience with fitting LPG to Land Rovers.
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I know Mal from B&S through trail bike circles, and even though I have only met him twice and he is in another state all together he was more than happy to give me advice on LPG conversions when I was looking in Vic. If you're a NSW local he's well worth talking to.

[LRHybrid100]

If your in the Castle Hills area try Mark at www.bemw.com.au - he used to work for Malcom and are good mates.

He personally had a Disco 1 with twin scuba tanks until recently.

LRH

[101RRS]

I sought a number of quotes for a 3.9 V8 disco about 2 years ago - they were all around $3000 -$3500 plus petrol tanks if required - there didn't seem to be a lot of difference in quotes between Melbourne, Canberra or Sydney installers.

The cheapest was LPG only - a tank/tanks replacing the main petrol tank with no aux petrol tank - about $3000 - the price went up from there.

[RichardK]

Getting the '94 classic 3.9 done on Monday, 60 useable litres tank put where spare is currently and spare will go on a rear wheel carrier. Quoted cost $2K less $500 State Gov't subsidy plus $54 Gov't "inspection", all up I part with $1554.

[Bradtot]

Hello Richard are aaa doing the job?
I am getting mine done in a couple of weeks and am curios
Thanks
Brad
ps when are we going to meet up at kevins?

[CraigE]

Seems there may be a lot of extra mark up by some eastern states fitters. Most conversions I have seen or enquired about have been between $1500-$2000 depending on fuel injection / carby / lpg only and size and amount (1-2)tanks. $3-31/2k seems a bit steep. Prices probablly went up once the govt introduced a rebate. Have a look on the www.v8engines website in the UK they show most options available for Rovers. The best I have seen is the underfloor scuba tanks, that lay flat on the floor optimising capacity and using the minimum space. Advantage of these is they have a deck (false floor) laid over the top and maximise useable load space. If you are really serious about the conversion and have an injected car you could install a Wolf or Haltech programmable dual chip ECU. This allows as you switch between fuels to use the optimum fuel map for that fuel. Downside adds about $1000-$1300 depending on unit plus installation and dyno runs.

[RichardK]

Originally posted by Bradtot
Hello Richard are aaa doing the job?
I am getting mine done in a couple of weeks and am curios
Thanks
Brad
ps when are we going to meet up at kevins?

Hi Brad,
Quoted by Meadow Springs Autos, they did Rons' (Kev's brother in law) vehicle and Ron was happy with the job.

Can catch up at Kevins most Fridays after work.

Richard

[p38arover]

Originally posted by CraigE
Seems there may be a lot of extra mark up by some eastern states fitters. Most conversions I have seen or enquired about have been between $1500-$2000 depending on fuel injection / carby / lpg only and size and amount (1-2)tanks. $3-31/2k seems a bit steep. Prices probablly went up once the govt introduced a rebate.

I paid $1800 at Riverstone Gas here in Sinney but that was about 6 years ago. The conversion on my P38A was $3000 (paid by previous owner) and it's not as a good an install as the Riverstone Gas job.

The govt. rebate to which you refer only applies in WA - unfortunately.

Ron

[101RRS]

An article in 4x4 about 5 years ago listed a typical Impco/PA fitment in a discovery as being at $2900 + additional petrol tanks if required. So the WA price would seem exceptional - almost worth driving all the way across to get it done.

Garry