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  1. craigmackem

    LPG....not again...lol

    hi clio 172 reference to your question...the saving on fuel is just awesome...but i can see y ppl are reluctant cos of the initial cost...i probably wuddn have handed my own money over for this mod....the trip computer it stayin the same...at first i thought it was better but its only the...
  2. craigmackem

    LPG....not again...lol

    hi clio 172....ol...not sure bout your maths m8...i worked it out at 7 and a half months...at 1000 mile a week...so actually u might be right...lol..it seems if u do lots of miles it pays for itself quickly...if u dont do many miles its totally not worth it in the slightest.....thats how i see...
  3. craigmackem

    LPG....not again...lol

    hi hutchie. good to speak to sum1 who knows bout these things. cos i am new to this. i have a few questions i would like to ask u please. can the car be mapped or chipped still as i notice a new ecu appeared. also can it be modded. air filter zorst ond other things now its on lpg...many thanx...:)
  4. craigmackem

    LPG....not again...lol

    hi. yesterday i mentioned the power was returning. i spoke to a lpg guy today. (i work with this stuff so finfing a guy is easy) he said there is a diaphram fitted somewhere which when new is stiff and will soften up over the first thousand miles or so. as this is getting better by the day this...
  5. craigmackem

    LPG....not again...lol

    if its southend u live then try this http://www.getlpg.org.uk/stations/essex
  6. craigmackem

    LPG....not again...lol

    i have no idea where u live...but this topic was to clear up all the speculation about figures that i seen gettin thrown around on here...i work for an LPG company but i looked around where i live in durham and there is loads..i found 4 in the first day within 10 mile of my house...all in...
  7. craigmackem

    LPG....not again...lol

    also the mid range torque i previously mentioned seems to be coming back....im noticing the car is returning to what it was before...there must be a learning curve of somesort or the car is getting used to the fuel some other way...maybe sum1 can clear this up cos im guessing....:) happy...
  8. craigmackem

    LPG....not again...lol

    i filled up yesterday on leaving work on their forecourt...done my usual commute..this was 63 mile exactly...filled up when i left work tonight just to see how much it had used on a typical day....65 mile of A19 driving between 60 and 70 mph all the way...these figures are pleasing...but bear in...
  9. craigmackem

    LPG....not again...lol

    a can ask for ya m8....this is apparently the latest model of the conversion so i imagine its the same price....i have to take it for the free 1000 mile service on saturday so i will ask the question....yes i do 1000 mile a week before any1 asks....
  10. craigmackem

    LPG....not again...lol

    yeah every brand of car is different so i hear. its much much more economical. by a long way. hopefully the thing i read on ecu learning was true. i also realised tonight that on a 70 mile A19 trip when i first got it back it was averaging 37 to the trip computer. that was friday, today it read...
  11. craigmackem

    LPG....not again...lol

    aye ronnie...the results are not as good as the geordie result...lmao....:)
  12. craigmackem

    LPG....not again...lol

    must have been typin then ronnie, typical drivin you dont notice, on the A19 in 5th you just cant tell. its when you take off from lights in 1st and 2nd its lacking in that range i mentioned, 3rd seems ok and 4th the same, but i mentioned the marker we race to and its lost 3mph to the marker, 93...
  13. craigmackem

    LPG....not again...lol

    2 your question. its slower. without a doubt slower. not much but a little slower. its quieter, dont understand why but its definately quieter. thats the first thing i noticed. its also smoother, quite a bit smoother, the power loss seems to be in the mid range between 2000 and 3500 rpm, not...
  14. craigmackem

    LPG....not again...lol

    answer to the question about the tank. i only know what i have been told by the installers. the biggest tank that fits in a clio sport mine is the 02 shape. is 38 litres. bear in mind that 38 litres only accepts 80 percent of that figure due to expansion in the hotter months the valve is set to...
  15. craigmackem

    LPG....not again...lol

    the diesel thing got mentioned b4. but i work for an LPG company who kindly give me an interest free loan to pay back at 42 pound a month. so diesel was not an option for me. also the gas is cost price to me. 48p a litre. again diesel is not an option when i can have the power of a petrol for...
  16. craigmackem

    Petrol remaining in tank...?

    rather than walking down the road with a petrol can if your gunna see how low u can go...fill the petrol can up b4 u try it...then your not walkin anywhere....
  17. craigmackem

    LPG....not again...lol

    Noticed a few threads on this topic and different things getting said. just had mine done got it back friday gone, so i got first hand experience, if i can help out i will. pics available and any information i can supply i will be pleased to provide. 172 sport 02 plate.
  18. craigmackem

    lpg...........

    a had nee choice m8.....a crashed me car 10 days ago diesel corsa so a bought this off me m8......needed a car there and then.....decided a like it.....not a bad car really....fast....fun...thats bout wot i noticed up 2 now......the bloke said it was the new multi point system which loses no...
  19. craigmackem

    lpg...........

    thing is i already own a clio 172......is the dci a performance car....cos a not looked really at them....?
  20. craigmackem

    lpg...........

    yeah m8 a mean i...lmao....thing is i do 30000 a year....i deliver fast food and me kids are in birmingham...200 mile each way.....so i think i am looking at it being worth it cost wise.....just any other cons to this upgrade....thanx....
  21. craigmackem

    lpg...........

    hi a saw a few threads bout lpg on here.....most ppl say if u want economy buy a diesel...a decided to get mine done and went for the proper job of 1521 quid multi point setup....a think if u can have the fun of a clio sport and better economy than a diesel then how can this be wrong....? bear...
  22. craigmackem

    help needed...

    hahahahahaha......cheers :)
  23. craigmackem

    57mph on motorway

    yeah but a bought it cos a wrote me corsa di off on sat....a needed a car to get to work same day and this was for sale...a bought it so a wuddn lose me job......wen a used it tonight for me second job a noticed its eco.....so its like the best of both worlds....chill and u get 35 plus....kick...
  24. craigmackem

    help needed...

    right it took me all that time.....but its done wot a haed ache...think its just me though...lol.....job dun m8...many thanx for ur help....all do the postal thing in the morning cos me head is hurting...lol...thanx again....
  25. craigmackem

    help needed...

    a link would be good...a have no problem at all with payin for the service....a give money to charity with nothing in return...so a feel if a give 10 quid a year a will benefit.....any chance of bein pionted in the right direction plz....is it left or right at the lights......thanx.... :)
  26. craigmackem

    newbie

    yep ur right and a cant find out how to become 1....suppose we was all learners once......
  27. craigmackem

    help needed...

    how do i become a full member so a can post in the wanted section...bought a clio and it needs a few cosmetics....nothing major...but i am unable to post in the wanted section....any help appreciated....thanx in advance..... :)
  28. craigmackem

    newbie

    thanx...gunna look about this site to see wot its all bout...thanx again...
  29. craigmackem

    newbie

    will do many thanx......is there a link to parts for sale...as it needs a few cosmetics....or am a able to post a wanted ad...or is this against the rule.....thanx in advance.... :P
  30. craigmackem

    57mph on motorway

    up and down to work at 65 mph a got 175 mile on 20 quid.....thats the only miles a dun in the car up to now...trip read 38.9 at a constant 70....???
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