AU Gas conversion...latest prices? (Government will pay $2000)

vfast · 18-12-2006, 12:39 AM

Hi,

I recently found out that the government will pay $2000 towards a gas conversion (duel fuel) for a private use car. I've rung a couple of places and the cheapest so far for an AU series is $2750 drive in, drive out with a full tank of gas.

Do you know of any places that do it cheaper than that for an AU? ... I'm quite interested... (especially if its only going to cost me $750...)

also if there is anything to worry about with getting it done?

Cheers
Juz

JC · 18-12-2006, 01:02 AM

You'd be better off having a look in the LPG section of the forum - lots of info there. $2750 is what it cost to convert my V8 pre-rebate (but I had my own tank, so add $500 for a tank, I guess). It's not a bad price at all - what brand components will it be using? Mine is Landi-Renso and so far (1 year on) I am very happy with it, but lots of people use Parnell and Vialle (which is what Tickford used in factory dual fuel AUs, IIRC).

Crash Lander · 18-12-2006, 07:52 AM

My dad converted his AU Fairmont to lpg at the beginning of this year for $1400 in Perth. The rebate came in and the prices went up.

AWD Chaser · 18-12-2006, 08:30 AM

Yeah... I got quoted $2500 here in canberra before the rebate... yet to find out how much now...

atec77 · 18-12-2006, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by au3 chaser

Yeah... I got quoted $2500 here in canberra before the rebate... yet to find out how much now...

I had a ring about , a kit for my e series is $1400.00 wholesale plus fitting , the injection kit is around the 2k mark. I takes a couple of bloke pretty much all day to install a kit so 8 or 900 in labour is not unexpected .

sednwol · 18-12-2006, 08:38 AM

Just got it done for $2500 and got the $2000 rebate. Last LPG fill $9, would have previously cost $38 !!!!

StealthAu · 18-12-2006, 10:27 AM

povos

Abacus · 18-12-2006, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by stockoau

povos

No, they've just brains.

**Mechan1k** · 18-12-2006, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Abacus

No, they've just brains.

hee hee ... more money for mods
There's no way in hell I'd be filling with petrol when I do an average for 1,500km a week.

I'd be a povo for sure if i was running petrol. :Reverend:

private9 · 18-12-2006, 10:42 PM

My AU wagon is getting done in the next few weeks - Impco system for $2900. Same place also did my EF sedan for $2400. I'm told the only difference between the 2 is the donut tank required for the wagon, otherwise an AU sedan should be the same price as what I paid for the EF.

au2sw · 18-12-2006, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by private9

My AU wagon is getting done in the next few weeks - Impco system for $2900. Same place also did my EF sedan for $2400. I'm told the only difference between the 2 is the donut tank required for the wagon, otherwise an AU sedan should be the same price as what I paid for the EF.

the donut tank goes were the spare wheel is and your spare ends up against the drivers side wall in the rear. i should hope that the au sedan would be the same as the ef as they use exactly the gear, just that the filler is slightly different.

Mr Hardware · 18-12-2006, 12:03 PM

LPG is the way of the future.

JC · 18-12-2006, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

LPG is the way of the future.

And has been for the last 30 odd years.

AWD Chaser · 18-12-2006, 01:44 PM

Except since the announcement of the LPG rebate, the government now plans to put excise ontop of LPG in a few years and increase it every year after for 5 years...

***EDIT***

From "The Age":

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Prices, however, are certain to go up — in 2011, when the Federal Government will introduce an LPG excise that will add 2.5 cents a litre a year until it is capped in 2015 at 12.5 cents per litre. At present there is zero excise.

source: http://www.theage.com.au/news/nation...802962908.html

**Mechan1k** · 18-12-2006, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by au3 chaser

Except since the announcement of the LPG rebate, the government now plans to put excise ontop of LPG in a few years and increase it every year after for 5 years...

***EDIT***

From "The Age":

source: http://www.theage.com.au/news/nation...802962908.html

They have been going to do that for years now (we are all still waiting for it to come in) ... will still make it much cheaper than petrol anyway.

Mr Hardware · 18-12-2006, 05:21 PM

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And has been for the last 30 odd years.

Amen to that, brother!

Duffman · 18-12-2006, 07:52 PM

I suppose if you had a turbo falcon putting on LPG would mean new tuning and all?

Mr Hardware · 22-12-2006, 12:58 PM

well my AU2 has 600,000 on the clock, factory tickford dual fuel, never had the head taken off.

v8ford351 · 22-12-2006, 03:17 PM

hey jc and trick xd, maybe u guys should come and work with me for a week or two. i've pulled heads off EA through to AU, on average most would have between 150,000 and 250,000kms. when your the guy using the machines to cut the old inserts out, then fit and re-cut the new seats u realise pretty quick that factory inserts aint no well-tight inserts. i recon in the last 4 years i would have done an average of 2 per week, but don't dispare....BA is all the rage these days. The v8's have poor quality ex guides and so rapidly wear and the engine will burn oil, i do them under warranty for dealers. the 6 cylinders suffer from a bit of the same thing but another major thing is insert quality, yep soft factory inserts and valves that eventually burn out if used and abused on dedicated gas.