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inthedeepend · 01-07-2008, 17:10

Looking for opinions on the Falcon e-gas engine.
I've been looking at a straight gas Falcon tonner.
A mate of mine is a fertiliser rep and he had one and reckons they are completely gutless.
Looking at the power figures, I can see why. I have no problem dropping some power for the cost savings.
Most of the time I'm just driving and carrying light stuff, but during the busy part of the year, I'll be loading the thing right up.
He reckons the thing to do is buy the standard petrol and then switch to direct injection LPG. LPG fuel consumption either way is the same, but reportedly more power.
Spoke to a fella over here today who does the conversions and he reckons power is much improved over the standard gas. But confirmed that you shouldn't expect better fuel consumption, that still goes down. Cost wise, it won't be a drama either way because you pay the extra for the e-gas engine and with the rebate from the Federal and WA government, I'm only about $1500-$2000 in the whole
I just found it strange that my mate reckons they wouldn't pull skin off custard. I had a 253 HZ and a 327 Chev in a HZ back in the day and neither of them suffered through the conversion to LPG. I wouldn't have said I lost any power, not noticeably anyway.
If it was to work out that I just had less power either way, I'd just live with less power because of the difference in total cost. Just looking at a better way to do things.
Anyone out there with the factory or an aftermarket unit on their ute? What are the results?

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inthedeepend Status: Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Dedicated LPG Compared to Petrol on Falcon Utes Looking for opinions on the Falcon e-gas engine. I've been looking at a straight gas Falcon tonner. A mate of mine is a fertiliser rep and he had one and reckons they are completely gutless. Looking at the power figures, I can see why. I have no problem dropping some power for the cost savings. Most of the time I'm just driving and carrying light stuff, but during the busy part of the year, I'll be loading the thing right up. He reckons the thing to do is buy the standard petrol and then switch to direct injection LPG. LPG fuel consumption either way is the same, but reportedly more power. Spoke to a fella over here today who does the conversions and he reckons power is much improved over the standard gas. But confirmed that you shouldn't expect better fuel consumption, that still goes down. Cost wise, it won't be a drama either way because you pay the extra for the e-gas engine and with the rebate from the Federal and WA government, I'm only about $1500-$2000 in the whole I just found it strange that my mate reckons they wouldn't pull skin off custard. I had a 253 HZ and a 327 Chev in a HZ back in the day and neither of them suffered through the conversion to LPG. I wouldn't have said I lost any power, not noticeably anyway. If it was to work out that I just had less power either way, I'd just live with less power because of the difference in total cost. Just looking at a better way to do things. Anyone out there with the factory or an aftermarket unit on their ute? What are the results?