Is LPG worth it?? I am confused BIG TIME

[Stue 3 doors down]

We have Stue our 3 door disco which is a great car. My problem is I cant fit sequential gas as the computer is not modern enough and if I have it mapped Stue will eat tons of LPG or run rough.

Now Stue is a neat looking thing but is it worth it as Stue is getting old and has niggling things happening as well (not many or bad. just niggling)?


I spoke to a bloke from lilydale who explained a lot to me today which was a great help. He was not the first or only person I have spoken too and now Im wondering.

Do we wreck Stue or sell it and buy a 130 or older Td5? My concern is I cant afford to loose what little power Stue has and then have Stue back fire and blow up the MAS

We have 3 kids and travel so Stue is being built to travel maybe the odd caravan trip and a tool trailer at other times as I volunteer to house building organisation, we do about 400ks a week (about 2 tanks a week, joke but close).
I want to keep Stue running cheaply so the last choice if I fit diesel in to Stue then what motor maybe even a Toyota turbo?

It comes down to wasting money carefully and what will be the most reliable and cheapest long term out come.

[ozscott]

I run a 95 with LPG - single open loop mixer. It only backfired when I had a dodgy lucas dizzy. Add a performance ignitions Australian Bosch one and no more problems - vehicle ha 275k on the clock and runs like a bought one on LPG...good economy, smooth, no idle problems,....just make sure you buy nice clean gas and let out the gunk every so often from the converter.

Cheers

[p38arover]

We have Stue our 3 door disco which is a great car. My problem is I cant fit sequential gas as the computer is not modern enough and if I have it mapped Stue will eat tons of LPG or run rough.

That surprises me as I've seen sequential systems fitted to very old EFI Rangies and Discos. Is your Disco carby or EFI?

If it is EFI, I think you'll find this can be fitted: KME - Manufacturer of CNG and LPG (GPL) electronic systems

[It'sNotWorthComplaining!]

LPG might be the cheapest option if $ are tight as the Gov has a rebate on LPG fitting, but not for long.

[PAT303]

Go gas.The rover V8 runs on gas better than it ever does on petrol.I saved $50-$60 a week running gas in the disco. Pat

[Gullible]

Go gas - 52c a ltr and you get 4c back with the woolworths dockets

[big guy]

Go gas, one with a comp and a oxygen sensor in exhaust.
Get the right plugs for gas and the right leads and have the leads seperated so they are not closely together under the hood.

Get the timing advanced to 12degree btdc.

My install with 3 scuba tanks(2nd hand) in back and still the full range on fuel cost me $150 after the gov rebate.

My car used roughly 25l/100km's.
You do the maths and the savings are huge, the power was almost same and never had a backfire.
There is a guy in SA that specialises in the gas for Landies and he did mine, brilliant.

If you do decide to wreck at a later date, you will get money back on the 2nd hand gas system.
My range was great with up to 8-900km's with combined fuels.

[clean32]

Adelaide to port Lincoln

Ford Territory = $260 auto cruse control
ford Ranger = $120 3 litre auto turbo diesel
ford Ranger = $130 3 litre manual turbo diesel
Dunny door lt1 =$240 manual
Ford falcon = $85 auto cruse control LPG

From what I know I think LPG is a given. Having said that i have 125 litre Tanks so I can get from Adelaide to port Lincoln and back to Whyalla on about 50 bucks. These are based on my trips over the last 3 months. fuel prices have moved about a bit but not that much.
The falcon is a ford dedicated LPG set up, its always backfiring on start up, runs on 5 pots when cold some times but never for long. To me it seems more quiet smother and a bit quicker than the petrol falcons from the same batch.

[djam1]

I think LPG is great remember that the govt will start to tax LPG in 2011 (I think).
My V8 is only a Carbied one and I average 22-23 L per 100 km.
It has run faultlessly for 4 years I just put modern Discovery ignition on it and run it at 12 deg BTDC.
I pay 89.9 cents a litre as I live in WA where Kleenheat have a monopoly.

[defmec]

i keep getting quotes for a gas conversion on the goldy and the cheapest was 3000 -3600 for a 85 110 v8 what is the go do they think im an idiot