Bluesman

A big welcome to the LOC. Have fun.

Love the colour.

They have been waiting for Stevie Wonder to come along and buy this abomination of a Lexus from them for over a year maybe even longer.

There are quite a few of us that have successfully had the Y section welded, I had mine done about 3 tears ago down in Brighton and it's still OK.

Hi Josep, Welcome to the LOC. Try this link to the AA. http://www.theaa.com/driving-advice/driving-abroad

Welcome to the forum. Enjoy.

I would ask to see some interior pics.

We will just have to agree to disagree. I do agree that it's important to make sure that whoever you get to do the conversion that they know what they are doing of. Make sure there are no horses tied up outside. Don't get carried away with a company that says they are recommended by UKLPG, as they are just a company who set themselves up to give you the impression they are the government appointed body over the LPG industry. Nothing could be further from the truth if you were an LPG conversion company you could become a UKLPG recommended garage just by handing over money to them by way of a joining fee annually. Some of the horror stories that have been on this forum and many other forums were systems that were installed by companies who were UKLPG recommended. I have always chosen Profess to do my cars over the last 8 years X3 cars and all have given 100% good service without a single problem. I also have had friends who have also had their cars converted by Profess and all have given 100% fine service. There are also forum members who have had their cars converted by Profess without any problem. All cars were converted in a day and they were given a courtesy car so you can go off and enjoy some good food and a look at the wonderful Welsh countryside.

Oh dear, will soon have the noose around my neck. What you refer to happened 10+ years ago and the primary complainant ended up setting up a web page to defend Mr Sparrow. Its just a rather upset customer who like alot of people do start issueing threats of legal action and start writing stuff up to the internet all of which may well be unfounded. No one can quote any further on this case as none of us was there. I am sure if you work for a company they could testify that the same has happened to them many times as well. One thing that cant be dissmissed is has a BSc (Hon) qualifications and may well have a really indepth knowledge of LPG and I wouldnt be comfortable arguing against what he says. The other thing is that we dont know that Mr Sparrow actualy did the work. The other thing to bear in mind is that as you know there is a lot of jealousy out there in the LPG world with many LPG companies who havent an honest bone in their bodies actualy sit there and review other LPG companies with terrible reviews in the hope it will put off future customers from using them. Finally I will state that all I am discussing is that "LPG has only 85% of the calorific value of the same amount of petrol, so it is impossible for it to create more heat. It can only make 85% as much."

I have quoted Go LPG Research written by Steven P. Sparrow BSc (Hons) and he states "LPG has only 85% of the calorific value of the same amount of petrol, so it is impossible for it to create more heat. It can only make 85% as much." Given the mans BSc (Hons) background I cant see how anyone can say something which is the opposite of what he says bearing in mind his BSc (Hons) background.

We will have to agree to disagree. My thanks to, Go-LPG Research - VSR for the following info. Running Temperature of the Valve Heads and Seats The most common misconception you'll hear about LPG is that it makes an engine run hotter than Petrol. This is no more than a myth. LPG has only 85% of the calorific value of the same amount of petrol, so it is impossible for it to create more heat. It can only make 85% as much.

Give them a ring they won't bite.

I wouldn't go anywhere else and I live 125 miles from where they are. They fitted my LS400 8 years ago and its never missed a beat. I know of several others who had their cars converted by them and there has not been a single moment of trouble.

Sorry Colin don't agree with that. My thanks to, Go-LPG Research - VSR for the following info. Running Temperature of the Valve Heads and Seats The most common misconception you'll hear about LPG is that it makes an engine run hotter than Petrol. This is no more than a myth. LPG has only 85% of the calorific value of the same amount of petrol, so it is impossible for it to create more heat. It can only make 85% as much. There is one factor missing though - The cooling effect that squirting wet petrol mist into the cylinder has on the valves. The evaporating petrol mist will cool the valves very slightly but that cannot happen when injecting a gas that has already been vaporised before injection. When running on LPG the gas does not have quite as much cooling effect on the valves. As a result of this difference you'd expect to see LPG operation showing slightly higher valve temperatures, but overall that isn't the case. We just established that LPG can only produce around 85% of the heat that petrol can, the lost benefit of petrol mist cooling on the valves is cancelled out by the cooler combusion temperatures of LPG - in short, both fuels end up roughly even when considering valve temperatures during operation. Even if valve temperatures were to end up slightly higher, that would only present more risk of VSR if the valve seats were too soft for the job (Go back to the Blacksmith analogy in 'Brinelling' (factor 1). Engines that suffer the most are some of the Ford and Honda engines, ALL Jaguar V6's (actually a Ford engine) ALL Subaru engine variants etc. although over 90% of engines made today are just fine. This is in no way intended as a comprehensive list of unsuitable engines and it would be wise to check with both the manufacturer of your engine and your LPG installer before conversion to find out if your engine has suitably hard valves. The UK LPG website has a list of engines known to have soft valves on a 'Caution' list, but this is not accessible to the general public. In that case it is neccesary to contact your installer prior to booking a conversion so they can check for you. If you are going to have your car converted by us then we'd be pleased to check on that for you

The reason why the normal plugs last without change is because LPG doesn't burn as hot as petrol so it's much kinder to your plugs.

She needs her front Lexus badge.

Great pictures. How exciting those days were, life was much slower in those days but we always seemed to have a lot of fun and excitement.

What a nice looking beast. You will have some fun and admiring glances in that. Welcome back

I think that it comes under if you have it fitted to the car it has to work.

Some changes to come in this month. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mot-changes-20-may-2018

When I was looking for my LS400 8 years ago dark green was the last colour I wanted but the one I eventually bought had lots of good points including FSH but it was in dark green, now I love it. When she has a good clean up she looks a million dollars. Enjoy your LS.

Yes, it gets very cold.

Cooked.

I keep mine on all year long. I have owned her for eight and half years and have never had to have it topped up and she always blows nice and cold when needed.

Ohooo I am rather partial to bananas and custard.