LPG Conversion Price Increase....VTII Wagon

thats why over priced my v8 gen3 is costing me $4000

 

I'd like to get this thread kick-started so we can get people to post telling us how much it cost them to do the conversion, and who they went through...

I'm extremely interested now this rebate is going ahead, but not if the companies are going to increase prices to eat up the savings!!!!

 

The moment I heard on the news the government was thinking of a $1000 to $1500 rebate for LPG fitment that there would be a mad scrabble with gas installers hastily rewriting thier price signs...:whistling :yeah:

I'm really interested in anyone who has a VX Ecotec sedan fitted with gas...how effective is it? What is the power like? What system is best? Any reliability issues? Did you lose much boot space?
The reason I ask here is that I rather more trust the opinions of ordinary people who have lived with it for a while than the glowing recommendations of a fitter at a business who just want to make a sale...

 

i have heard that for ecotechs you should put the genuine factory lpg conversion. there are some issues with the aftermarket stuff on the ecotechs.

i think i read it somewhere hear on the forums

 

vapour-injection LPG seems to be recognised as the best generally available. Very little if any loss in power, some cars (holden 5.7 litre particularly) some have found a slight increase in torque and power

There is a liquid injection system, however still in development. Will see incredible increases in economy and around 15% (I think) increase in power

 

SO WHERE CAN YOU GET IT DONE??? who do you have to go through to get one?

 

Heeno good to see a fellow Ford man at heart....lol

I believe most places have caught up on the vapour injection systems..just have a ring around

 

I can imagine next year when thousands convert to gas,the demand for gas will rise,next minute prices will rise..
Then everyone back to square one.... Visious Circle..

 

Just got my vt a few days ago. Reading the manual and it says you have to disengage the traction control if you want lpg.

Someone told me that lpg can stuff your motor, especially the newer ones. Any truth in this? Something to do with injectors or something. I am mechanically illiterate though.

 

LPG also has a higher octane level than petrol.120ron from memory.Vapour injection would be the way to go,considering the old setup is akin to a carbie,and prone to desroy airboxes.But would the rebate be worth it in the long run,with a tax due and all.Reek's of conspircy to me.

 

So who does "vapour injection", and how much would it cost?

 

Did the manual say why you have to disengage the traction control. I can't see how this would have anything to do with LPG, but then again, you learn something every day.

 

i member bein quoted 2500 but thats for a vs last year but with this rebate im sure thay will jack there prices up so that u still pay the same plus them gettn the rebate as well, i think its a load of crock S*****

 

the traction control thing is definitely true....dont know why but have been told by a few ppl...

and the whole conspiracy thing.....i agree......as Rovert said as the demand goes up price goes up then feul and gas are there abouts in price.....

i personally wont touch the stuff at all and i have gone from my ecotec 6 to a genIII hsv

 

You don't have to disengage the traction control.

The computer will override the traction control system when using LPG.

Traction control will not engage as the computer cannot retard the flow of LPG the same way as it does for petrol when the traction control system is activated ( when loss of traction occurs ).

The LOW TRACT light will still come on when loss of traction occurs when using LPG.

The traction control system will still operate when on petrol.

 

Well there you go. Like I said. you learn something every day.