LPG Conversions Melbourne Eastern Subs

by **Sunboost** » July 6th, 2008, 5:40 pm

Hey guys,

Looking to get an ED 4L converted to LPG asap. Want to spend as little money as possible after the rebate. Prefer Impco gear but not fussed overly.

Anyone know of anyone around who can do one asap? Would prefer to hear from someone who knows someone who's had the work done, or knows someone who got it done - not heard of someone etc. etc.

Let a bro know.

Much thanks.

by **cranners** » July 6th, 2008, 5:51 pm

Im in the same boat, considering putting my car on gas now that im keeping it

by **Kaddis** » July 6th, 2008, 6:02 pm

I got mine done at place next to Swaggy's on Dorset road in Bayswater they did it within a week cost $2500, But i would not reccomend them AT ALL!

How urgent do you need it done Sunny? My brother has a LPG fitting licence.

by **cranners** » July 6th, 2008, 6:07 pm

Group LPG fitting day??

by **Sunboost** » July 7th, 2008, 12:36 am

I don't need it urgently as such but would like it ASAP.

I can fit gas shit myself but I don't have a license

And why pay for shit when some k*nt in Dandenong can do it for nix (after rebate)

I'm gunna get this ED on LPG then turbo it.

It has ABS though

Cooler piping changes FTMFL.

by **Kenaz** » July 7th, 2008, 10:58 am

Pics of ED?

by **pHaT`eL** » July 7th, 2008, 6:53 pm

Sunny, Pat recommends GasTune in Clayton, they did his, Joes ED and will be doing the EL and Bethanys car. Will cost $400 after rebate for a new system or nothing if they use a second hand tank.
Ill dig up the number.

by **blakestone001** » July 7th, 2008, 7:28 pm

pHaT`eL wrote:Sunny, Pat recommends GasTune in Clayton, they did his, Joes ED and will be doing the EL and Bethanys car. Will cost $400 after rebate for a new system or nothing if they use a second hand tank.
Ill dig up the number.

Sounds like a good deal. If you find the number post it up. I'll be putting my ef on lpg as soon as I fix my headgasket. Might use that place as its pretty close to my work aswell.

Its good to see these forums aren't so anti-lpg like most others

by **shane-ed** » July 7th, 2008, 7:30 pm

i got mine done on lazer drive about 8 months ago, had no problem with it so far, i paid 2200$ i lied a lil bit and they put the price lower, i said to them that another place has a special and they would do it 4 2200$ and they matched "that price"

Lazer drive, Rowville 3178
off kellets rd

by **pHaT`eL** » July 7th, 2008, 8:40 pm

Gastune
57 Renver Rd Clayton VIC 3168
(03) 9545 6788

Let them know about other cars that have been done there from E-Series too..

by **Sunboost** » July 7th, 2008, 9:55 pm

Sick thanks guys, but I managed to get hooked up by a cousin.

It'll cost me $1700, which means I'll get $300 back after the rebate

I don't know the name of the joint but it's in Dandenong. Most places are affected by a shortage of gas tanks apparently. Most also aren't having any problems with blatant profiteering. Since when does a MPI gas conversion cost $3k? I wtfbbq'd when I heard those prices.

by **AaronEF8** » July 7th, 2008, 10:05 pm

Most aren't having any problems with blatant profiteering. Since when does a MPI gas conversion cost $3k?

Yeah that's getting pretty bad. The only 2 installers within 100km of here want 3k for an MPFI EA, and $4400 (lol) for an SVI setup, which I've seen people have had done for under $3000. The tank thing is a bit bullshit these days, the companies that make them have started making more, and it doesn't take 6 months to make one.

PS Gas is sick.

by **Russ.** » July 7th, 2008, 10:16 pm

I was recommended to LPGAS1 by my mechanic, they were expensive ($3100) but did a great job.
I wrote my story up in the LPG Systems thread, but these guys keep a falcon kit in stock and when they can't get a kit in time for someone who's booking in they call the next falcon in the list and bring them in early, I walked in the door as someone on the phone canceled their booking for that day, so mine was done straight away (very lucky), I skipped their 3 months of backlogged bookings.

You might be lucky and get in soon with them if all else fails, they will only install Impco on a falcon

by **Eb Barbie** » July 8th, 2008, 8:24 am

Only prob with the place Pat recommended is that its a fair wait. I called mid June and couldnt get in till last week of July/first week of August. So depends how much your in a hurry.

by **rhys** » October 20th, 2008, 8:20 pm

I dont know about their conversions but 'Auto Gas Clinic' in Bayswater does an awesome job servicing gas. I was quoted $400 to fix my system from one place (nunawading, dont know name) then took it to them and they did it for $130 :shock:

Since then my mixtures went out so i took it back to them today they did a dyno run, tuned up the gas mixtures, refilled the power steering fluid as it was MAJORLY low and fixed my throttle body cable all for the low low price of FREE. And i dont even know the guys.

I was told he wasnt 100% sure the mixtures would stay because i may need a new gas comp. So rather than 'throwing money at it' as he put it, i should see how this goes and if i have problems get back to them. I also saw that one of the mechanics has an eb on gas, so they will have knowledge of the e-series. As previously mentioned, HIGHLY recommended. Their details below

Auto Gas Clinic
12 Scoresby Road, Bayswater (right near the train station)
Ph: 9720-3288

by **misk** » October 21st, 2008, 8:55 am

i can tell you not to go to auto gas connection in carrum downs.
they did my VH commodore. i fitted the tank and gave them all the parts, they didnt fit one of the converters, they fitted some vacuum hoses incorrectly, fucked my electrics, stored things on the car and scratched the paint, didnt tune it and took over 2 months to complete it. then charged me $2500 for labour - as i supplied ALL the parts they needed.

fucking shittest **** out

by **Dansedgli** » October 21st, 2008, 8:58 am

Auto Gas Clinic is pretty good.

They fixed up my maverick when I first got it and it was running like crap.

by **EFFalcon** » October 21st, 2008, 8:58 am

I'm the opposite with auto gas connection.
we gave them an EL V8 with 80% of the LPG install done.
they tested tank, fitted new line, fixed a bit of wiring, new filler, complianced and tuned it for $800

turn around time was pretty good too.

they gave the original sunny spec install a thumbs up

by **misk** » October 21st, 2008, 9:03 am

hmm lucky you lol
i THINK i got fucked over because the owner of the business had a grudge with the previous owner of my car..
either way, they acted very unprofessionaly, i was told one week turn around, and considering everything except the gas lines and converters was fitted, then it should no way have cost $2.5k

in the end i was just over it and was not going to take the car back for them to 'fix' it

by **EFFalcon** » October 21st, 2008, 9:47 am

yeah, understandable.

always hit and miss no matter where you go.

by **YBYAVL** » October 21st, 2008, 11:33 am

gas is goin up to $1.20 ltr in the next year or so...
so im told

by **EFFalcon** » October 21st, 2008, 11:40 am

yeah it is, keep LPG demand low. .................................................

by **misk** » October 21st, 2008, 11:45 am

lol thats fucking GAY
might have to do an E85 conversion when that becomes more widespread...

by **rhys** » October 21st, 2008, 2:52 pm

YBYAVL wrote:gas is goin up to $1.20 ltr in the next year or so...
so im told

Gas will only go up tothe point where its is very marginally cheaper to run than petrol. I forgot who is was (sorry :oops:

) but someone did the figures and worked out he had to drive approx 10,000k to get back the money he used on the conversion. The less you save from running gas, the more km it will be to break even and the less worthwhile it will be to convert to gas. So i predict if production remains in the same ratios gas will always be cheaper because no-one will bother with the costs of a conversion.

having said that, something will happen to prove me wrong XD

EDIT: Found the figures, enjoy the read

Russ. wrote:When I bought my EL I started keeping a list of how many K's I did between filling with fuel and how much fuel I put in etc. and since I'm bored at work today I put it all in a spreadsheet to find that I'm averaging 16.9L/100k on LPG which worked out to $9.76/100k based on what I paid each time.
I kept the same record before I got the LPG, and for the same driving I was getting an average of 14.9L/100k on ULP which worked out to $21.34/100k.
This is in my stock EL Ghia I6 so its got the Tickford motor, but I live in Hawthorn so I do a fair bit of city driving.

One thing that I noticed was that even though I always fill up when the car tells me I have under 40km to go before I run out, the amount of LPG I put in varies between about 40L and 55L, so sometimes I thought I was getting crap economy because I was only getting 250k's out of a tank when other times I got over 350 before the gauge said empty, but the actual usage was not varying much.

Based on how much it was costing me to drive 100k's on ULP vs how much it costs me to drive 100k's on LPG, my spreadsheet says it will take 9500k's before I have saved the $1100 I paid for the conversion. (I've already saved almost 40% of that amount after being on LPG for just over 3500k's)

Just an interesting set of results I thought I'd share

by **misk** » October 21st, 2008, 4:32 pm

hmm well i know i sometimes do 500ks+ a week, so in reality, thats roughly 6-8months of driving
not too bad really!

by **Kaddis** » October 21st, 2008, 4:42 pm

Or get a car with factory LPG.

My EF Fairmont used to get MAX 300km from a tank, my VT just got 230 from half a tank.

by **rhys** » October 21st, 2008, 6:12 pm

lol yer

Are there many factory LPG cars atm? The only one i know of is the XT.

by **EFFalcon** » October 21st, 2008, 6:39 pm

my EF when i got it did 550-650km to a tank of LPG.

not anymore though

by **Sunboost** » October 21st, 2008, 6:41 pm

EFFalcon wrote:they gave the original sunny spec install a thumbs up

=D

by **five point slow** » October 21st, 2008, 7:20 pm

Are any of these places just charging the difference then picking up the rebate themselves? I'd never heard of this til today.

by **Kaddis** » October 21st, 2008, 9:08 pm

Not sure how that would work because you have to apply for it and the refund goes to the registered owner of the car.

I think places saying "LPG Conversion from $400" just meaning after rebate thats what you will be out of pocket.

by **AaronEF8** » October 21st, 2008, 9:16 pm

Virtually every LPG installer in SA does it, don't know the specifics of it though.

by **TriymeD** » October 21st, 2008, 9:33 pm

YBYAVL wrote:gas is goin up to $1.20 ltr in the next year or so...
so im told

Are you serious? That means petrol will be about $2.10 a litre!

by **rhys** » October 21st, 2008, 11:05 pm

I think hes reffering to the increased demand on LPG. More demand on LPG will cause the price to rise, however if more and more people switch to primarily running gas that would act to lower petrol prices.

Although the differences caused by this volume of people is insignifigant against the exchange rate, chinas growing demand for oil and the middle easts oil production levels. Those three factors (and some others granted) have been the main factor for the volitility in the petrol prices.

by **five point slow** » October 22nd, 2008, 6:56 am

Kaddis wrote:Not sure how that would work because you have to apply for it and the refund goes to the registered owner of the car.

That's what I thought happened. Eh, I guess I'll suss it out.

Gas will not hit $1.20 next year short of some sort of massive supply disruption. That's a doubling in price. It's done it 3 times in the last 50 years, the causes all of were unpredictable.

by **LTDHO** » October 22nd, 2008, 11:46 am

Hopefully with E-petrol the cost of LPG will stay low.

by **TriymeD** » October 22nd, 2008, 2:42 pm

rhys375 wrote:I think hes reffering to the increased demand on LPG. More demand on LPG will cause the price to rise, however if more and more people switch to primarily running gas that would act to lower petrol prices.

Although the differences caused by this volume of people is insignifigant against the exchange rate, chinas growing demand for oil and the middle easts oil production levels. Those three factors (and some others granted) have been the main factor for the volitility in the petrol prices.

ah ok

by **john rv** » December 31st, 2009, 4:11 pm

can anyone recommend a place to get an EL dual fuel falcon serviced in the Sth East suburbs of Melbourne?

by **mickyyyy** » January 1st, 2010, 11:28 am

If you guys dont get this guy to install ur LPG setup then ur simply crazy, he is the best, neatest and well priced installer

http://www.amautomotive.com.au/

Ask for Anthony and if ur a forum member on fordforums he may be able to do a better deal for u

Also check out his gallery for LPG install pictures

by **vegabass** » January 1st, 2010, 2:09 pm

I vouch for mickyyyy suggestion.

His work is show car quality. He will do anything you ask with a smile and a "no worries" attitude and you get a free bottle opener key ring :drinks2:

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