CNG compressed natural gas conversion
#1
04-30-2008, 11:29 AM
CNG compressed natural gas conversion
Go read this, stuff like this is good to know:http://www.mycngkit.com/ They can convert any vehicle, and set you up with a small fleet permit so you can buy cng anywhere. This allows you to switch from gasoline to cng even while driving. There is no one on this site that can't do the install.
#3
04-30-2008, 12:46 PM
RE: CNG compressed natural gas conversion
Interesting. The only problem is an 8-cylinder kit costs $1,200 without a tank. Add a 9.2 gallon tank, and it's another $2,500, for a total of almost $4,000 just in parts.
EDIT: I ran some numbers. Assuming you get 12 MPG combined driving, gas at $4/gallon, and CNG at $1 per gallon, it would take you 16,000 miles of driving to make the CNG conversion pay for itself. (This also assumes your gas mileage is the same when running CNG. Since CNG has more energy per volume, you should actually get higher MPG, which means the pay off happens even quicker.)
I'm starting to wish I had four grand to blow on this.
EDIT: I ran some numbers. Assuming you get 12 MPG combined driving, gas at $4/gallon, and CNG at $1 per gallon, it would take you 16,000 miles of driving to make the CNG conversion pay for itself. (This also assumes your gas mileage is the same when running CNG. Since CNG has more energy per volume, you should actually get higher MPG, which means the pay off happens even quicker.)
I'm starting to wish I had four grand to blow on this.
#4
04-30-2008, 01:04 PM
#5
04-30-2008, 01:12 PM
RE: CNG compressed natural gas conversion
ORIGINAL: Dedmeat1
And then trying to find a fueling spot close enough. Nearest one to me according to their search link is at least 100 miles away. For now it would just be defeating the purpose of getting it.
And then trying to find a fueling spot close enough. Nearest one to me according to their search link is at least 100 miles away. For now it would just be defeating the purpose of getting it.
This would be ideal for driving around town. (Wouldn't want to use it on long trips. Where would you fill up?) But then again, with only driving around town, it would take a long time to reach that 16,000 mile pay-back point.
#6
04-30-2008, 03:26 PM
RE: CNG compressed natural gas conversion
ORIGINAL: dusty_duster
Interesting. The only problem is an 8-cylinder kit costs $1,200 without a tank. Add a 9.2 gallon tank, and it's another $2,500, for a total of almost $4,000 just in parts.
EDIT: I ran some numbers. Assuming you get 12 MPG combined driving, gas at $4/gallon, and CNG at $1 per gallon, it would take you 16,000 miles of driving to make the CNG conversion pay for itself. (This also assumes your gas mileage is the same when running CNG. Since CNG has more energy per volume, you should actually get higher MPG, which means the pay off happens even quicker.)
I'm starting to wish I had four grand to blow on this.
Interesting. The only problem is an 8-cylinder kit costs $1,200 without a tank. Add a 9.2 gallon tank, and it's another $2,500, for a total of almost $4,000 just in parts.
EDIT: I ran some numbers. Assuming you get 12 MPG combined driving, gas at $4/gallon, and CNG at $1 per gallon, it would take you 16,000 miles of driving to make the CNG conversion pay for itself. (This also assumes your gas mileage is the same when running CNG. Since CNG has more energy per volume, you should actually get higher MPG, which means the pay off happens even quicker.)
I'm starting to wish I had four grand to blow on this.
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04-30-2008, 03:45 PM
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RE: CNG compressed natural gas conversion
I was also thinking about doing this to my truck, causemy family has there own gas well.
Didn't some Dodge Rams come with the compressed gas set-up from the factory? Everytime I get parts at Advanced the computer screen always has the option of the compressed gas 318.
Running just compressed gas would mean that you would have to have a 500 gallon tank to make any decent trip, Atwhat Psi does natural gas turn into a liquid state?
I would imagine that compressing the gas would also cost alot of money
Didn't some Dodge Rams come with the compressed gas set-up from the factory? Everytime I get parts at Advanced the computer screen always has the option of the compressed gas 318.
Running just compressed gas would mean that you would have to have a 500 gallon tank to make any decent trip, Atwhat Psi does natural gas turn into a liquid state?
I would imagine that compressing the gas would also cost alot of money
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04-30-2008, 03:51 PM
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#9
04-30-2008, 04:35 PM
RE: CNG compressed natural gas conversion
ORIGINAL: TheForce55555
I was also thinking about doing this to my truck, causemy family has there own gas well.
Didn't some Dodge Rams come with the compressed gas set-up from the factory? Everytime I get parts at Advanced the computer screen always has the option of the compressed gas 318.
Running just compressed gas would mean that you would have to have a 500 gallon tank to make any decent trip, Atwhat Psi does natural gas turn into a liquid state?
I would imagine that compressing the gas would also cost alot of money
I was also thinking about doing this to my truck, causemy family has there own gas well.
Didn't some Dodge Rams come with the compressed gas set-up from the factory? Everytime I get parts at Advanced the computer screen always has the option of the compressed gas 318.
Running just compressed gas would mean that you would have to have a 500 gallon tank to make any decent trip, Atwhat Psi does natural gas turn into a liquid state?
I would imagine that compressing the gas would also cost alot of money
The largest tank they have is 9.2 gallons, and it is one big, heavy mother-trucker.
EDIT:
Oh, and natural gas is already under pressure in the pipelines, so compressing it isn't going to cost you anything.
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04-30-2008, 04:55 PM
