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Re: Omega LPG Value
Reply #15 - 11. Dec 2009 at 19:31

Lazydocker wrote on 11. Dec 2009 at 19:04:

tunnie wrote on 11. Dec 2009 at 18:06:

davethediver wrote on 11. Dec 2009 at 18:03:

Entwood wrote on 11. Dec 2009 at 17:58:

I see your point entirely .... but the 14 p/mile is over nearly 2 years and includes towing a rather large caravan some decent distances .. ie south of France !!!

Looking at the spreadsheet, on runs up to Huddersfield when the lad lived there, so mostly motorway cruising ... it was running at a shade under 9.0 pence a mile ... so using that it would need a diesel to get around 45 mpg to be equal .....

At the end of the day it's your choice .. I wanted the grunt and flexibility of the 3.2 petrol ... so bought one and gassed it ... but it wouldn't suit everyone..

I'm in a similar situation to tunnie, 2.2 and somewhere in the region of 3-4K miles a month.

I had thought about the 3.2 and gassing it fuel prices in the uk are getting a bit steep Angry

But then their is the issue of insurance for us youths and the obligatory marks on the licence i would surely end up with Grin

Yup, insurance is more, i also find the 2.2 more relaxing to drive. Which is because i don't race anyone, in the Estate, i know i can 'have' that person, or if someone is tail gating, i can boot it away.

2.2 i know, i can't beat anything, so the cruise is set, and off i goes, i won't chase anything or try to boot it, because it just won't win.

Or maybe i need to control myself with more power under the toe Grin

Rather starngely I've found that I'm generally more sedate with a big car than when I was in my previous, less well powered cars....... Or perhaps that's just getting older Undecided

I do feel more in 'charge' in a big car and not as much to prove almost grown up Grin

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tigers_gonads Omega Knight Offline can't spell, don't care !! Posts: 1450 hull Gender: Drives: omega 3.0 v6 cd manual estate	Re: Omega LPG Value Reply #16 - 11. Dec 2009 at 21:01 slightly off topic i know but i'm considering putting a lpg kit on my 3ltr estate next year slight problem though ............. i need all the room in the back so it would have too be one of the tanks that fit in place of the spare wheel. what is the largest tank that will fit and how far will it go on a tank full ?
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Re: Omega LPG Value
Reply #17 - 11. Dec 2009 at 21:10

Not sure of the largest torodial that will fit .. but remember you can only fill an LPG tank to 80% for safety.

I reckon I'm getting an average of 18 mpg on LPG .. or 3.8 miles/ltr .. so my 80 litre tank, filled to 64 litres gives me, on average 250 miles - ish.

Thats over 18464 miles.

In reality when solo on a run I easily get 300-350 miles, solo around town about 230-250, towing I work on 180-200 miles between fills.

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tigers_gonads Omega Knight Offline can't spell, don't care !! Posts: 1450 hull Gender: Drives: omega 3.0 v6 cd manual estate	Re: Omega LPG Value Reply #18 - 11. Dec 2009 at 21:16 even at 150 miles to a tank ( around town ) then that will be pretty usefull i can live with 30 mpg plus on a run but a 3 ltr will kill me around town cheers ps fancy a play in that a400m ??
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Re: Omega LPG Value
Reply #19 - 11. Dec 2009 at 21:19

tigers_gonads wrote on 11. Dec 2009 at 21:01:

slightly off topic i know but i'm considering putting a lpg kit on my 3ltr estate next year Thumbs Up!

slight problem though ............. i need all the room in the back so it would have too be one of the tanks that fit in place of the spare wheel.

what is the largest tank that will fit and how far will it go on a tank full ?

I'm having a little look at this for my replacement next year. I'll have to get the dimensions of the spare wheel well from someone and have a look. I think you can get something like a 74L tank in there if you put a 1" lift on the floor (False floor) but not sure where that comes from! Undecided

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tigers_gonads Omega Knight Offline can't spell, don't care !! Posts: 1450 hull Gender: Drives: omega 3.0 v6 cd manual estate	Re: Omega LPG Value Reply #20 - 11. Dec 2009 at 21:21 are we still looking around 700 quid for the full kit ?
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Re: Omega LPG Value
Reply #21 - 11. Dec 2009 at 21:40

tigers_gonads wrote on 11. Dec 2009 at 21:16:

even at 150 miles to a tank ( around town ) then that will be pretty usefull Thumbs Up!

i can live with 30 mpg plus on a run but a 3 ltr will kill me around town Sad

cheers

ps fancy a play in that a400m ??

When it gets into "operational service" it will be 2-pilot operation .. no seat for a Flight Engineer - like what I was

- so even if I was still in no chance of a job on one Sad

If it does all it is supposed to, and their airships allow it to be used as desgined .. it could be a good "fun" plane to fly.

The Herc C130K at low level in tactical mode was hard work but good fun .. and many a single fighter found they could not "defeat" us..... trouble was as we were defenceless as soon as there were two of them we had little chance.. Sad

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Re: Omega LPG Value
Reply #22 - 11. Dec 2009 at 21:43

Lazydocker wrote on 11. Dec 2009 at 21:19:

tigers_gonads wrote on 11. Dec 2009 at 21:01:

slightly off topic i know but i'm considering putting a lpg kit on my 3ltr estate next year Thumbs Up!

slight problem though ............. i need all the room in the back so it would have too be one of the tanks that fit in place of the spare wheel.

what is the largest tank that will fit and how far will it go on a tank full ?

I'm having a little look at this for my replacement next year. I'll have to get the dimensions of the spare wheel well from someone and have a look. I think you can get something like a 74L tank in there if you put a 1" lift on the floor (False floor) but not sure where that comes from! Undecided

Have a word with Sassanach, that's what he did with his sons old estate.

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Lazydocker Omega King Offline Victim of Pinky's Power Trip! Posts: 11336 Woodbridge, Suffolk Gender: Drives: 2003 3.2 Elite Estate LPG Converted, inspected and Certified	Re: Omega LPG Value Reply #23 - 11. Dec 2009 at 21:57 tigers_gonads wrote on 11. Dec 2009 at 21:21: are we still looking around 700 quid for the full kit ? I think so... Slightly more if having a Toroidal tank I think
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Re: Omega LPG Value
Reply #24 - 11. Dec 2009 at 21:57

Entwood wrote on 11. Dec 2009 at 21:40:

tigers_gonads wrote on 11. Dec 2009 at 21:16:

even at 150 miles to a tank ( around town ) then that will be pretty usefull Thumbs Up!

i can live with 30 mpg plus on a run but a 3 ltr will kill me around town Sad

cheers

ps fancy a play in that a400m ??

When it gets into "operational service" it will be 2-pilot operation .. no seat for a Flight Engineer - like what I was

- so even if I was still in no chance of a job on one Sad

If it does all it is supposed to, and their airships allow it to be used as desgined .. it could be a good "fun" plane to fly.

The Herc C130K at low level in tactical mode was hard work but good fun .. and many a single fighter found they could not "defeat" us..... trouble was as we were defenceless as soon as there were two of them we had little chance.. Sad

yeh, i remember them well Grin

i got a jolly in a t bird ( lightning ) about 86 Thumbs Up!

went for a blat up the coast past " raf dogger bank "
topped up by a victor then went for play up north Thumbs Up!

came across a herc at about 500 ft up near otterburn Undecided

i was amazed how well they could turn at such a slow speed. we just kept pulling up and rolling over the top to come back down till we got board Undecided

or was it we was nearly out of fuel Cheesy

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tigers_gonads Omega Knight Offline can't spell, don't care !! Posts: 1450 hull Gender: Drives: omega 3.0 v6 cd manual estate	Re: Omega LPG Value Reply #25 - 11. Dec 2009 at 22:04 whats the chance ( if we can get anough names ) of oof getting a discount and us having a lpg weekend
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: Omega LPG Value Reply #26 - 11. Dec 2009 at 22:06 i thought about it, but there is a LOT of work needed to fit LPG, 3 days work in total i would say, 2 at a push, its not something that can be done on mass.
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tigers_gonads Omega Knight Offline can't spell, don't care !! Posts: 1450 hull Gender: Drives: omega 3.0 v6 cd manual estate	Re: Omega LPG Value Reply #27 - 11. Dec 2009 at 22:14 shame that
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Re: Omega LPG Value
Reply #28 - 11. Dec 2009 at 22:15

tigers_gonads wrote on 11. Dec 2009 at 22:04:

whats the chance ( if we can get anough names ) of oof getting a discount and us having a lpg weekend Thumbs Up!

We already get a discount... I'll send you the details later (just about to head off to bed so it won't be tonight as all the details are in the car Roll Eyes

) but he is very busy and can be a little slow. In fact, I think I'll give him a call about that Undecided

As for a fitting weekend... It has been discussed a few times. Can't really have more than 3 people working on one car, otherwise you'd just get in each others way. It's pretty major work TBH and not really suitable for a mass job. There has been talk of doing a couple of mini-LPG meets where people like Kevin Wood, James and myself (who have done at least one of these conversions) would float about and give general help Thumbs Up!

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Re: Omega LPG Value
Reply #29 - 11. Dec 2009 at 22:15

When I had mine done - professional install - they wanted 4 days ... 1 for the tank, 1 for the engine, 1 for the "plumbing" as the guy called it, and 1 "just in case things don't go right"..... as it happens they called me on the 4 th day to say it was complete. I suppose if you had 3 "teams" working on each aspect at once you could do it in a day ... but at times they would get in each others way....

I know when Kevin and others did Maries they got most of it done in 2 days but she still had some bits left to do....

Methinks an LPG meet would have to be at least a 3 day event, and maybe only, say 2 cars ???

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