Anyone know of a Corvette running on LPG

[TeaVR]

I know - it sounds mad, but I've heard so much about the reliability and low running costs of the C5/C6, I thought why not run one as an every day car on LPG?

Has this been done?

[v8yea]

I think the main problem is finding a plsce for a 95l tank !
My Range Rover has the tanks in the spare wheel well but corvettes don't have a spare wheel and the car is so compact the only place you could put one is right behind yer ears !

[vetteheadracer]

There is a guy in Holland running his C5 on LPG, he was on the Parade du Pilotes at Le Mans on Friday.

[anonymous-user]

Not directly comparable, but the V6 Mustangs and Firebirds/Camaros have always been unpopular in UK compared with their V8 versions. Most buyers of US cars over here are looking for "the real thing".

Could be an interesting experiment though.

[spiral_C5]

Theres a guy over here with a green C5 running LPG.. I think his name's Steve. The C5 has an aftermarket bonnet and boot spoiler.

[Vet Guru]

This is an evil topic and should be stopped! LPG in a VETTE!!!

[franv8]

Makes sense, in fact LPG in everything!

There can be advantages from a performance perspective on LPG too, if you modify the engine to suit - has a much higher octane than gasoline!

Perhaps suited to older Vettes then, that had a spare wheel (since they don't have a transaxle there...)

[TeaVR]

Vet Guru said:

This is an evil topic and should be stopped! LPG in a VETTE!!!

It's only a fuel source! Not talking about replacing the V8 with a 'diseasal' !

[eLSerbera]

The killer problem for the C5 onwards is like what has already been said - space, its what stopped me importing a Corvette - no space to put a tank.

With LPG the higher the compression the better, supposedly 12:1 static allows more efficient combustion, trouble is their don't appear to be many systems which allow the engine to run solely on LPG, you always start on petrol, and that mean you have to run well on petrol which means you can't optimise for LPG...

Funnily enough thats why I am getting an LS (custom built 416ci) engine transplanted into a Cerbera (removing the rear seats gives a fair bit of space to fit some vertical toroidal tanks)...