LPG on a Discovery

[Ben]

Right. I've decided what I want to do to replace the 90. I'm going to get another Disco (previously owned a TD5 7 seater ES).

However, I'm going to go for a v8. They seem to be quite a bit cheaper to buy, I can get LPG fitted for the difference, and then they're cheaper to run.

But...

What are the tank options? (Don't want to lose range, internal capacity or offroad ability - it will be used on the mud occasionally :lol: )
What can I expect to pay for the conversion?

Any ideas gratefully received. I've "lost" 2 300TDi engines, so don't want another, and need it to be "M" reg or newer so I can get the plate back off the 90 when the year's up since it was stolen.

Oh yes - I'd rather have the LPG conversion done myself, so that I get the tank location (etc) that I want - unless someone else has done it the same way...

Cheers

Ben

[Colin 009]

I would go with direct injection and replace the fuel tank with two tanks and fit a small petrol tank in th rear wing. should cast around max £2000 fitted.

[Jake]

I paid £1500 for twin tanks (40ltr) fitted where the fuel tank was and a 25ltr petrol tank fitted under the off side rear wing.
It worked a treat and i did'nt lose any boot/seat space from the rear.
BUT
I was'nt happy with the fact that the gas tanks hung lower than the original petrol tank and the 25 ltr petrol tank hung down to the same height.
I hit both the gas tanks and the petrol tank on numerous occassions.
Personally i'd go for sill tanks or sacrifice the boot.
If your gonna do any sort of off roading, its the best and safest route.
I have pictures of how it looked.
PM me your email address and i'll send you some so you know what to expect.
 :D

[hobbit]

Roof racks are useful  :)

[Bush Tucker Man]

Roof racks are useful  :)

Worked with the gas-bags in WW2 :lol:

Nice to see you back Ben :D

[Range Rover Blues]

I'm going for a vertical doughnut when funds allow, in the spare wheel well of the RRC, given you can't get a 235/70 in there anyway let alone the 235.85 that's on at the moment.

A 70 litre is roughly the size of a standard Disco wheel/tyre if that helps.

[petergalileo]

I did loads of research into this.

You can have a 100ltr tank in the boot.
2 36 litre tanks under the floor, if you have a lifted disco you can possibly fit larger tanks here but they have to have a certain amount of ground clearance and you dont really want them visible.

The most expensive option -

2 36 ltr tanks under the floor, with the existing tank replaced with a large doughnut (terroidial) tank in its place, you then have a small fuel tank of 5 to 10 litres in the wing directly behind the petrol filler so you have a fuel supply when the lpg runs out (It will !)

You can get all different types of systems, real basic ones thet dont even have a guage to tell you how much lpg you have left to ones that switch themselves back to petrol when the gas runs out and even have an alarm to tell you its happened.

DIY fitment if quite simple, takes a day or 2.  I get my kits from a chap who sells on ebay.  He is good on the advice too, not sure he does the expensive tanks to replace the fuel tank but you could ask I suppose.  If you want his email, PM me or better still YIM me.

Peter

[Colin 009]

just found this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8013827157&fromMakeTrack=true  might help to talk to them.

[Ben]

Thanks guys

If I do this, I want to do it right, so I'm going to run the Disco on Unleaded once I get it for a couple of months (saving up for the fuel now :D) and then make sure that I'm happy with it on that before taking the plunge.

I'm impressed by the RPI site, and the detail they've gone into on the conversion, so it seems a useful place to start. They do seem quite expensive, but on checking up with others, they're not that much more for a similar service.

If anyone's got anything to say on the RPI front, let me know on PM

Cheers

Ben