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[TheBoy]

I think i will have to go down the DIY route as i have an engineering background, but i have never worked or used LPG.

So where is the best place to pick up all i need.

2003 3.2 V6 Estate.
Tank in spare wheel recess, and i would like to close the wheel cover flat.
what size tank would i get in there and how far could i get with the contents.

Remember that you can only fill tank to 80%.

Some have fitted 72l tanks in wheelwheel, but had to fabricate a raised floor, as it stands slightly proud by about 30mm.

IME, fit the largest tank you possibly can, as there seems to be more wastage than expected when refilling - every time I short fill mine, the MPG plummets.

From my 3.2 (saloon) with 80l tank, I tend to average 17mpg, that's with a Stag 300+. From my 3.0 (saloon) I tend to average 19mpg (Stag+). Mrs TB tends to make these figures 20mpg and 23mpg respectively.

Fuel savings, generally around a third IME (base on filling 80l tank). I tend to pop half a tank of petrol in them about 3-4 times a year.

[chrisgixer]

As TB says, tank options on Estates are a bit limited.

A bigger tank is more economical, as its less trips to the filling station. Range is important. From that point of view I'd encourage a bigger tank and a raised floor.

[tigers_gonads]

I've a 57 litre (45 litres of lpg) tank in my estate wheel well.
I had to raise the floor up by 2 inches to fit but easy enough to do 

If you need any pictures of the estate install, give us a shout 

[joff]

Some good info there OOFERs, think it will be DIY but i will chat to them Nige and get a price

[05omegav6]

Stag 300+ from anyone you can, the rest from Tinley Tech Tank will cost almost as much as the front end kit...

[Lazydocker]

The max diameter tank is 650mm but this will probably be too big if you are only willing to go 200mm deep (the spare is 195 wide).

Personally I'd be raising the floor allowing a 650mm diameter tank by 270mm deep. Once done you don't really notice the false floor TBH This gives a range (for me) of around 200-230 miles knocking about and 270ish on a steady run

[joff]

Just seen a 650x270 72L tank on the bay at www.all4autogas.co.uk is this a good place to go? £125.60 plus postage