Another lpg question

[hippee0]

Hi Guys i have a 04 e53 4.4 i am going to have it gas converted as i do alot of milage around 100miles per day
i have read alot of write ups on this in the past 3 months some good some bad my question is what happens with the compressor & the battery
does anyone have any pics of there boot with the gas tank fitted were the compressor & batt moved & where to. I dont want to loose any boot space as i have to get my sons wheelchair in along with other things.



Thanks in advance

[IanP]

If you need the boot space then dont get the tank that goes across between the rear wheel arches and is a right pain. Before you get it done see if the firm you are going to use has done an X before so you can have a look at it

[hippee0]

I have heard that you can get a tank that fits where the spare wheel goes witch sounds like a good job
the problem i have is what happens if i need to change the battery

[IanP]

Try xdrivers.co.uk. Guess this conversion isnt so popular in the US. Wonder why..........

[PersonaNonGrata]

Originally Posted by IanP

Try xdrivers.co.uk. Guess this conversion isnt so popular in the US. Wonder why..........

Some of us in the US are jealous we did not get the E53 diesel.

[diyanich]

Originally Posted by PersonaNonGrata

Some of us in the US are jealous we did not get the E53 diesel.

[IanP]

Originally Posted by PersonaNonGrata

Some of us in the US are jealous we did not get the E53 diesel.

You have to be kidding, the only reason I can see for driving a diesel is the fuel consumption. Some say they are a nicer drive with low down torque, but cant say I miss that on my 4.6. They smell, the fuel stains your hands and they are noisy. Even in the UK the extra mileage isnt worth that to me. Mind you I am burning LPG, but with the cost of fuel in the US, why on earth would you want an oil burner

[PersonaNonGrata]

Originally Posted by IanP

You have to be kidding, the only reason I can see for driving a diesel is the fuel consumption. Some say they are a nicer drive with low down torque, but cant say I miss that on my 4.6. They smell, the fuel stains your hands and they are noisy. Even in the UK the extra mileage isnt worth that to me. Mind you I am burning LPG, but with the cost of fuel in the US, why on earth would you want an oil burner

Well, part of it is that we don't like to be denied options, especially since they were made here. I'm sure there were all kinds of EPA regulations that precluded the domestic sale of the diesel version E53. The other part is the torque that suits our stop light to stop light traffic. Finally, the added fuel mileage is nice even though our fuel prices are comparatively cheap.

[bikerwookie]

I run a 4.4 n62 with a prins lpg system. It has been excellent in every respect - I came from an e39 with an etagas system that was terrible. Tank is in the spare wheel feel and I get 73 litres of gas in it - I think it's a 90 litre tank. To get the biggest tank in you have to relocate the Positive connection on the battery (its a big block of wires). After that some routing out of the boot floor cover is needed to get it to sit flush. The rear suspension air pump the needs moving to just in front of the log tank. It's tight but can be done with no loss of boot space. To get to the battery after fitting is an hour of work but I can live with that for the cost savings. Just make sure you get a good installer and definitely go for the prins system - it costs more but the quality is excellent.

[Rewmer]

I've got a 95 litre tank in the spare wheel well. The compressor is re-located to the right hand rear panel where the sub would go if I had one. Go for a Prins or brc system and make sure the fill and feed lpg pipes have long flexi pipes to ease roving the tank for battery access