LPG conversion on a T5

[BlackBeast]

As the title, has anybody considered getting an LPG conversion done on their T5?

[madness]

i work for a dealer and i have seen many conversions with problems.
some due to poor installation , others due to a poor system .
my advice would be to stay clear

[John Ret.]

We have them at work (duel fuel). They can be a pain in the arse to start sometimes and also cut out occasionally.

Not ideal, but obviously cheaper than petrol. No performance losses though.

But if things go wrong, it's not as if you can just take it to any local garage.

[madness]

they run higher boost usually to compensate for something when running on gas, but my main gripe is that the engines actually run worse mpg on gas so
it is just the lower pump price that makes it - and the government bless em
were thinking of taking away the subsidy on fuel as they turn out to not be as environmentally friendly as first thought !!!!! ]

the worse conversion i saw was a c70 t5 where a wire was just pushed into the ecu block connector which shorted the ecu. the installer when asked
said it was to connect to a spare terminal !!!!!! spare terminal on an ecu ???????

[monsterdark]

If you go for the direct injection version you will have no problems @ all, & you can also remove your cat as well so helping the gases to escape quicker.
The subsidy has been extended to 2008 so you should be ok.
I have been in a scobby which had gas conversion & the guy had had it tuned & it to say it was fast was an understatement, this guy runs the company & he said that he has done a T5R & the owner was very impressed & could feel no change in power loss etc all for 30p + a litre

[BlackBeast]

Hi monsterdark, can you please tell me the name and location of this place, its in or around the manchester area is it?

[monsterdark]

Not cheap mind for a direct injection your looking @ around £1500 + vat, but it looks the business, depending where you are could give you his web addy.
This guy has just converted my lads V8 dodge dakota lovely job it is too, fuel comsumpion is about the same not much difference & down a couple of BHP but thats all.

[BlackBeast]

Yeah, but if your filling up with Optimax every week you should be seeing that back in around 1 and a 1/2 - 2 years (on a T5) which isnt bad at all. Im in South Wales but would be willing to travel anywhere in the UK to get it done properly!

[monsterdark]

Guys place is in bolton will find his site details later cannot remember it at the moment

[monsterdark]

http://www.lpggroup.co.uk/calc.html

found this it tells you how long it would take to repay for the conversion

[monsterdark]

the guy is called eddie you can contact him on 01204 529529 web site is
www.f1automotive.com.
He's a sound guy knows his stuff very friendly, will tell you he's not the cheapist but the times i've been there in the compound were a number of vehicles that had been LPG converted else where & had come to him to be sorted out correctly. Give them a bell

[BlackBeast]

For some reason i knew it was going to be Eddie, already got his number as he is going to be converting a Fiat Coupe very soon. Ive also heard excellent reports regarding his workmanship!

Thanks mate,

Steve