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Bad Dog Mini · Oct 20th, 2005, 05:41 PM

I've seen a few post asking whether anyone had a MC converted to run on LPG so I thought I'd post this. We had a 2.6MV6 Omega converted about 4 months ago and were very impressed so we decided to get the other car one as well. Happy to answer any questions.

Running Costs!
So far its returned between 25 - 30mpg on gas this compares with 27 - 36 on petrol. Depending on the price of gas which varies between 2.5 to 2.8 cheaper than unleaded, this gives and an equivalent to 62.5pmg - 84mpg. The conversion cost £1500 plus an extra £90 for a warranty to cover all the parts of the car which could potentially go wrong and not be covered by MINI.

Performance
To be honest I've not noticed any drop in performance and I did a 0-60 run today using MS's G-Tech kit (thanks martin!).

The 0-60 results on a dampish road: -
Petrol 9.12 sec
LPG 9.65 sec

Filling up
It's not as easy or as quick as filling up with petrol but because the filler point is in the back of the car I can fill from either side and beat the que.

Changes to the car
Well half the boot has gone, but its only half of bugger all, I can live with it though as we don't really use the rear seats anyway.

Verdict
Would I recommend it to anyone else, yes but with a few caveats only if you can find a good fitter nearby like I did www.sbautogas.co.uk , only if you do a reasonble mileage +15k and if you intend to keep the car .

Photos

The boot showing the tank boxed in and my subwoofer! Note the black
box in the recess on the bumper that's the filling point.

Close up of the tank and pipes

The modified one ball exhaust

The switch on the dash

The air filter and LPG vapouriser beneath

The gas injectors and connections to the inlet manifold

Scotlands only LPG MINI?????

danb · Nov 7th, 2005, 09:51 PM

I have been considering having this done on my MCS, but I would have to do serious miles to warrant the £1500 outlay....

*toddles off to do math*

danb · Nov 7th, 2005, 10:04 PM

With some very simple calculations, with very rough figures, I reckon I would need to do about 20k miles in the car to save £1500, which is alot less than I was expecting.

Giving this some serious consideration now

The only thing Im worried about is the devaluation of the car

Bad Dog Mini · Nov 8th, 2005, 05:42 PM

Dan I would have thought the conversion should have paid itself back before then especially with an MCS.

Most cars go up in value once converted, however the MINI might be different as you don't have much of a boot to start with and it will effect your warranty.

Oct 20th, 2005, 05:41 PM	#1
Bad Dog Mini aka The Dogfather Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Burnhope, Durham Local Time: 09:24 PM Posts: 178 Offline	MINI Cooper LPG Conversion I've seen a few post asking whether anyone had a MC converted to run on LPG so I thought I'd post this. We had a 2.6MV6 Omega converted about 4 months ago and were very impressed so we decided to get the other car one as well. Happy to answer any questions. Running Costs! So far its returned between 25 - 30mpg on gas this compares with 27 - 36 on petrol. Depending on the price of gas which varies between 2.5 to 2.8 cheaper than unleaded, this gives and an equivalent to 62.5pmg - 84mpg. The conversion cost £1500 plus an extra £90 for a warranty to cover all the parts of the car which could potentially go wrong and not be covered by MINI. Performance To be honest I've not noticed any drop in performance and I did a 0-60 run today using MS's G-Tech kit (thanks martin!). The 0-60 results on a dampish road: - Petrol 9.12 sec LPG 9.65 sec Filling up It's not as easy or as quick as filling up with petrol but because the filler point is in the back of the car I can fill from either side and beat the que. Changes to the car Well half the boot has gone, but its only half of bugger all, I can live with it though as we don't really use the rear seats anyway. Verdict Would I recommend it to anyone else, yes but with a few caveats only if you can find a good fitter nearby like I did www.sbautogas.co.uk , only if you do a reasonble mileage +15k and if you intend to keep the car . Photos The boot showing the tank boxed in and my subwoofer! Note the black box in the recess on the bumper that's the filling point. Close up of the tank and pipes The modified one ball exhaust The switch on the dash The air filter and LPG vapouriser beneath The gas injectors and connections to the inlet manifold Scotlands only LPG MINI?????

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Nov 7th, 2005, 09:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
danb MINI2 Senior My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: York / Manchester Local Time: 09:24 PM Posts: 766 Offline	I have been considering having this done on my MCS, but I would have to do serious miles to warrant the £1500 outlay.... toddles off to do math

Nov 7th, 2005, 10:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
danb MINI2 Senior My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: York / Manchester Local Time: 09:24 PM Posts: 766 Offline	With some very simple calculations, with very rough figures, I reckon I would need to do about 20k miles in the car to save £1500, which is alot less than I was expecting. Giving this some serious consideration now The only thing Im worried about is the devaluation of the car

Nov 8th, 2005, 05:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bad Dog Mini aka The Dogfather Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Burnhope, Durham Local Time: 09:24 PM Posts: 178 Offline	Dan I would have thought the conversion should have paid itself back before then especially with an MCS. Most cars go up in value once converted, however the MINI might be different as you don't have much of a boot to start with and it will effect your warranty.

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