[chrisser]

I checked out the cost of conversion kits and I found prices around 4-5K a car which seemed rather high.

I did a little research into conversions for NG and LPG.

The parts themselves cost far less. There's no technical reason why a universal conversion setupt couldn't be made economically.

Except that the EPA requires that it put it's imprimatur on every system - they require the systems to be installed, tested, and approved for a single vehicle with a single engine. Once that approval is obtained, it is not transferrable to the same vehicle with a different engine or a different vehicle with the same engine, and forget a completely different vehicle.

The costs of getting EPA approval are pretty large, and they have to be spread across the currently small markets for conversions. Since the only conversions with a prayer of being profitable are those for vehicles with huge customer bases, the EPA approved conversions are scarce and expensive.

Our government at work.

[Average Al]

Interesting info. I imagine fuel injection versus carburetors may make it more difficult as well.