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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Dazzler on 05 April 2013, 12:26:03
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As above, any pics and advice would be nice.
Does the floor have to be raised?
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think its 55L goes in ok, recall 65 going in but with floor raised 2" :-\
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Also worth mentioning they are not filled to capacity, my 90L, only gets around 74L in :y
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Also worth mentioning they are not filled to capacity, my 90L, only gets around 74L in :y
Hi Tunnie, yes I think it's around 80 percent they hold.
Won't get far on a 55lt tank ???
That's about 44lts of gas, around 8 gallon, so 150 miles?
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Some have (specific) 72l ones, requiring raised boot floor.
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Biggest is best for MPG IMHO
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Anyone know if it's feasable to lower the wheel well a couple of inches?
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Biggest is best for MPG IMHO
O yes :y
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Anyone know if it's feasable to lower the wheel well a couple of inches?
more feasible to raise floor
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Anyone know if it's feasable to lower the wheel well a couple of inches?
more feasible to raise floor
I know it's much much easier but leaves very little room under the torno cover :-\
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Two inches doesn't eat that much into the boot space :y besides if you put some thought in to it, you can create additional storage around the tank :y
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Have a 51 ltr in my wheel well as you say about 150-170 miles per tank, but floor needed no mod's
Last's me over a week, town driving, and over 200 miles on m/w that's over 2hr's driving, which is just right to stop for a break
Bigger is probably better but in an estate you are detracting from being able to use one of the biggest load space's you can get with the seats down
(http://www.butterworths-int.co.uk/Pictures/Ebay/Photo0685.jpg)
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Have a 51 ltr in my wheel well as you say about 150-170 miles per tank, but floor needed no mod's
Last's me over a week, town driving, and over 200 miles on m/w that's over 2hr's driving, which is just right to stop for a break
Bigger is probably better but in an estate you are detracting from being able to use one of the biggest load space's you can get with the seats down
(http://www.butterworths-int.co.uk/Pictures/Ebay/Photo0685.jpg)
I'll not comment on the fitting of that :-X :-X
Dazzler, I looked into this in great depth before converting mine. Lowering the floor isn't really feasible as there's only about 20mm clearance between the wheel well and the petrol tank. I have an OMVL 74L, 4 hole tank (actually fills to 64L for some reason, but I'm told this is common with toroidal tanks) with a Stako Vapour box (for ease of fitting). I had to raise the floor by about 3" but, in the grand scheme of things, rarely notice it because I have a dog crate in the back!
Not pictures of mine but the same boot floor modification!
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2070/5696003218_5b45ac67fd_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24961476@N08/5696003218/)
SDC12348 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24961476@N08/5696003218/) by lazydocker (http://www.flickr.com/people/24961476@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2699/5695427665_574da863d2_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24961476@N08/5695427665/)
SDC12350 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24961476@N08/5695427665/) by lazydocker (http://www.flickr.com/people/24961476@N08/), on Flickr
This was finished off with a carpet edge and a flap so that the boot looked like a factory fit :y
Edit: I get 230 miles between fills regularly, more on a run, with a heavy right foot and a lazy 'stat :y
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I'll not comment on the fitting of that :-X :-X
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/images/2008/01/17/mrs_doyle_203_203x152.jpg)
"Oh go on, go on, go on" , was not done by me, the LPG installer co, so you didn't upset me :) :)
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I'll not comment on the fitting of that :-X :-X
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/images/2008/01/17/mrs_doyle_203_203x152.jpg)
"Oh go on, go on, go on" , was not done by me, the LPG installer co, so you didn't upset me :) :)
I can tell ;) ;) ;)
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no ones commented, hows the spare wheel well going to be dropped when the fuel tank is right below it hth
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no ones commented, hows the spare wheel well going to be dropped when the fuel tank is right below it hth
Fuel tank would have to be dropped too.
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in mine I got tank same size as spare wheel-42 litre I think? gives me about 100 mile range-not a lot but I go past lpg station on way to work so ok-plus I did'nt have to faf about raising floor-but horses for courses IMO AS it had a 90+ litre cylinder across rear of car behind rear seat as an estate it was useless BUT now can carry all sorts of stuff including Olivias Land rover
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in mine I got tank same size as spare wheel-42 litre I think? gives me about 100 mile range-not a lot but I go past lpg station on way to work so ok-plus I did'nt have to faf about raising floor-but horses for courses IMO AS it had a 90+ litre cylinder across rear of car behind rear seat as an estate it was useless BUT now can carry all sorts of stuff including Olivias Land rover
I make that around 11mpg?
I have a theory with small tanks and/or short fills that they crucify mpg. Certainly on mine, which average 19 and 17mpg respectively, if I don't wait until near empty before filling, the MPG drops dramatically. Not sure why this is, as surely the filling gas escape cannot be that much, but others have seen the same.
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11mpg!? Even on petrol around town low 20's from a 2.5 should be easily do-able :-\
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11mpg!? Even on petrol around town low 20's from a 2.5 should be easily do-able :-\
Not everyone drives like you. On petrol (which gives better mpg than LPG), sub 10mpg is easily possible over a couple of gallons. You really must try harder ;D
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I dont run it empty :D actually according to MID I get 21 :y--honestly 11mpg-its a miggy not a challenger ;D ;D ;D
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Next time you fill, can you record mileage, then on the fill after, work out MPG. Interested if you see the same with smaller tank as I see short filling my larger tank :y
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ok mate will do :y
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I have a 73Litre full Toroidal tank in mine, the boot floor is raised by 50mm, still loads of headroom! Btw, the tank fills to 60 litres so no real complaints there either! :y
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no ones commented, hows the spare wheel well going to be dropped when the fuel tank is right below it hth
Oh yes I did ;)