LPG fitting to an STI

LPG fitting to an STI

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M030ef00

Original Poster:

158 posts

199 months

Monday 4th December 2017
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I realise that suggesting fitting an STI with LPG is considered next door to interfering with small mammals, but anyone know someone who has experience doing this in or around Warwickshire? (2018 model, I know, I know that just makes it worse)

Tony427

2,873 posts

232 months

Monday 4th December 2017
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Whatever you do fellow readers do not google for STI.

It's on your search history for ever.

Cheers,

Tony

P.S. OP google LPG shop and have a chat with them.

SebringMan

1,773 posts

185 months

Wednesday 6th December 2017
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I'd call up Tinley Tech and ask them who they would use.

Otherwise I'd go to Jaymic. Yes, they are not local but take this from me. Finding good installers that have an LPG setup last for the long term is hard, much harder than you think. I know installers locally but they wouldn't convert to a standard I'm happy with. There is more to converting cars than just the kit. It's a similar reason why Clifford alarms got a bad rep.

How do I know? I used to install them myself and often diagnose other systems, often fixing simple mistakes and on occasions walking away from other issues. Even gas suppliers can't do them right, or rather find the right people.

Will converting it not invalidate your warranty?

How many miles do you plan to do a year? FWIW my E46 M3 does 24MPG average, going as low as 18MPG in pure town driving to 33MPG on a long run.

Edited by SebringMan on Wednesday 6th December 00:47

V8RX7

26,762 posts

262 months

Friday 15th December 2017
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CarGas in Stoke

I'm local but I travel to see him as he's good

M030ef00

Original Poster:

158 posts

199 months

Sunday 17th December 2017
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SebringMan said:
I'd call up Tinley Tech and ask them who they would use.

Otherwise I'd go to Jaymic. Yes, they are not local but take this from me. Finding good installers that have an LPG setup last for the long term is hard, much harder than you think. I know installers locally but they wouldn't convert to a standard I'm happy with. There is more to converting cars than just the kit. It's a similar reason why Clifford alarms got a bad rep.

How do I know? I used to install them myself and often diagnose other systems, often fixing simple mistakes and on occasions walking away from other issues. Even gas suppliers can't do them right, or rather find the right people.

Will converting it not invalidate your warranty?

How many miles do you plan to do a year? FWIW my E46 M3 does 24MPG average, going as low as 18MPG in pure town driving to 33MPG on a long run.

Edited by SebringMan on Wednesday 6th December 00:47
Thanks. Yes it will invalidate the engine warranty, I just prefer the extended range and better mileage. It gets rid of the eco-unfriendly bit, which to me is the only argument against it as the perfect car (for me obv):

Cheapest Sub 8-min Nurburgring time (2l JDM)
Four doors
Decent boot
Cheapest 6 pot breaks
Excellent reliability (before one puts an LPG kit on it obv :-) )
Arguably the most capable performance offroad for a 4x4 system, with a fully lockable diff
Tiny penis road presence (so I got it in black and took the spoiler and badgers off)

Perfect ;-)

SimonYorkshire

762 posts

115 months

Sunday 17th December 2017
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First, does your late model STI feature direct or port injection? Some of the late model Euro spec versions feature direct injection and are a completely different prospect for LPG conversion to the port injected models.