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hairyasswelder:
I payed £320 for full kit off that nasty auction site  ;)
If you can wire a few wires, do a bit of plumbing, drill a few holes and do a bit of general spannering you should be ok.

Downsides...... sometimes backfires when low on gas (weak mixture) and the tank takes up about half the boot (90 l ) long trips need a little extra planning or short spells on petrol

BUT in my opinion the choice of V8 or diesel ...... LPG every time  :lol: :lol:

Steve

tack43:
My rangie is marginally cheaper to run than my TDi 90. Seems to run smoother on gas. I used a kit from tinley tech. I used a 4 hole tank (quicker refill) replacing original petrol tank with 30 l petrol tank in rear wing. Expensive but worth it to save boot space. The original vapouriser soon went (after a backfire) and the reducer ring was a bit small for a 3.9 so replaced with OVLM items and had no trouble since. I fitted it myself with no problems. Some insurance companies won't insure without certification but quite a few do! I've found Lancaster ok.

Hope this helps

Rich

dod51e:
When it is correctly set up it is fine.  Usual V8 benefits without the black smoke!!!  If they go out of tune it can be a pig to sort out the problem as the LPG will highlight any ignition problems.

Fitting is straight forward.  A few wires, a few pipes and off you go.  I have a tank under the floor so all the boot space is still there.  I have, correction am in the process of fitting, a second tank where the spare wheel went to give a longer Range.  One word of warning on second hand kits (over and above that which has already been noted) don't buy an icom tank (identifyable by a Blue filler pipe and a green outlet pipe) as parts are like hens teeth; as I have found out to my cost and frustration!!!!

hairyasswelder:
On the issue of second hand, the tanks are marked with a test date, it is only valid for 10 years and then needs retesting?? rumour has it that it is cheaper/easier to replace tank.

If somebody could second this as it may be an issue  ;)

Steve

Range Rover Blues:
Yes testing is expensive, tanks are cheap so after 10 years you need a new tank.  I don't know anywhere that even tests tanks and it's quite a high pressure, typically 50% beyond the service pressure.

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