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[miniator]

ok guys, was all for selling up there until i read that a DIY LPG system could be bought for £899. compared to nearly £2500 for a fitted system in Northern Ireland i would love to fit the DIY system and keep her!

so, the system at £899 was from James omegamechanic.com website, no offence to James, is it a decent system? is there better or worse out there?!

any help appreciated to keep an OOF member in an omega lol!

[tunnie]

i belive thats the same STAG kit thats fitted to a number of cars here, does the job nicely from reports i heard.

Have a search for Kevin Woods install, he did DIY, although DIY is actually an insult it was a proffesional job, and i can't see a garage doing any better than what he did.

You do need some skills & well stocked tool shed to do it though

[Lazydocker]

This is mine...

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1219174789

This is Kevin's...

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1216678718

Same kit as James is talking about. It's quite easy to fit, if you're comfortable with spanners, and runs very well. There are a few of us now running around with this kit and it's cracking

I purchased mine direct from the supplier and had it shipped to home but I don't know about shipping to Paddy Land

The only thing you need to check on is insurance and certification requirements... Not sure how you'll stand over there with getting it certified :-/ :-/ :-/

[miniator]

thanks guys, im pretty accomplished with my car in regards to working on it. i do all my own servicing/repairs/modification etc etc....plus i plenty of mates and my da for help!

will have a nosey though tho threads there and ill be back with questions!

first one is though, what mpg you getting on lpg?

[Lazydocker]

thanks guys, im pretty accomplished with my car in regards to working on it. i do all my own servicing/repairs/modification etc etc....plus i plenty of mates and my da for help!

will have a nosey though tho threads there and ill be back with questions!

first one is though, what mpg you getting on lpg?

You need to allow for a loss of up to 20% 

In reality the loss is less than that. I get about 23mpg when the MID shows 26mpg

All things considered, with LPG now around or less than half the price of petrol, I get the £ for £ equivalent of 45-50mpg

Without hanging about too

[miniator]

ummm i like the sound of this more and more hahaha, 50mpg equivalent sounds good!

Could it be installed in a day? starting at 9am say?

[Lazydocker]

ummm i like the sound of this more and more hahaha, 50mpg equivalent sounds good!

Could it be installed in a day? starting at 9am say?

mpg equivalent is dependant on type of driving etc...

As for fitting in a day... I'd say yes, it is possible with 3/4 of you, but I wouldn't like to see the result! Oh, and you'd need to have a manifold pre-drilled and injector nozzles installed.

I used to earn my living with the spanners and it took me 3 easy days, no rushing! But then I wanted it to be a professional installation to be proud of

If you do it in a day I doubt you'd have stuck to the LPGA COP II so it may be dangerous!

[JamesV6CDX]

Kev, Markie and I took 2 days to convert my saloon - and the tank was already installed

You won't do it in a day, not properly

[Lazydocker]

Kev, Markie and I took 2 days to convert my saloon - and the tank was already installed

You won't do it in a day, not properly

But I am led to believe it was not rushed and done methodically and professionally

I would allow at least 3 days to do it TBH.

But you can do it in stages to keep the car drivable. Fit tank one day, front end the next and then wiring and pipe runs on another

Takes longer to decide where to mount stuff, drill holes and wire it than the actual fitting IME

[miniator]

lol no problem guys, thanks very much for your help.

kevins thread though, most of the pictures aren't working which is a shame!

[Lazydocker]

lol no problem guys, thanks very much for your help.

kevins thread though, most of the pictures aren't working which is a shame!

It's just the browser timing out (there's a lot of info there!) Try refreshing a few times, it worked for me

[miniator]

Another query my dad brought up...

Do you have to have a certifcate to say the system has been fitted correctly for insurance purposes? If its a DIY job how do you get one?

[Lazydocker]

Another query my dad brought up...

Do you have to have a certifcate to say the system has been fitted correctly for insurance purposes? If its a DIY job how do you get one?
 

Depends who you're insured with.

Basically you need to find an approved installer to do a safety inspection after it's done... It won't be a LPGA certificate, so to speak, but should be sufficient for insurance purposes

[miniator]

further research has revealed 7-8 authorised fitters in NI now. Whats the going price for one of these outfits to install the system?

[Kevin Wood]

further research has revealed 7-8 authorised fitters in NI now. Whats the going price for one of these outfits to install the system?

Around £2K for the reputable guys on the mainland to convert a V6. Some real cowboys around though. :-/

Kevin