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Article #2026Re: Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuel Conversion For Light Trucks
From: Ron Jones
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:51
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:51
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Nehmo wrote: > > I haven't seen a decent thread on this subject recently. Does anyone > have a comment, info, or opinion? Has anybody did a conversion > recently? Let's hear what you have to say. > > Nehmo There's a fair proportion of UK cars converted to Duel-fuel using LPG (usually a propane / butane mix) due to a large difference in duty between petrol and LPG. Most opinions seem to be that LPG gives slighlty less power (but at about half the price here!). You might find more data on conversions on UK sites. (The rest of us that don't want to drive round with a gas cylinder in the boot run diesel cars - modern turbo common rail diesels being as nippy as a petrol car, and much more economical) -- Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
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