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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 08:28 PM
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Has anybody put a Compressed Natural Gas system into one of our trucks or can anyone recommend an outfit to do a conversion? With all of the hype surrounding this right now, I would expect some cost effective conversions to be appearing
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 09:59 PM
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I am not sure about current prices, but a while back my Dad looked into doing this with his GMC Sierra 1500. He was going to do propane instead of CNG, but the place recommended to him by a GM dealsership quoted a price of ~$5k

He is still running on gas.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 12:30 AM
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http://www.cngoutfitters.com/
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 12:32 AM
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Kit Prices

* 4 Cyl. Engine Complete CNG Kit - $1450.00
* 5 Cyl. Engine Complete CNG Kit - $1550.00
* 6 Cyl. Engine Complete CNG Kit - $1650.00
* 8 Cyl. Engine Complete CNG Kit - $1900.00
* 10 Cyl. Engine Complete CNG Kit - $2500.00

Tank/Cylinder Prices

* Car - 15.2" x 35.4" - 6.7 gallon, 66 lbs - $2200.00 + Shipping
* SUV - 16.1" x 52" - 11.4 gallon 121 lbs * - $2780.00 + Shipping
* Truck - 15.9" x 60" - 13.6 gallon 121 lbs * - $2980.00 + Shipping
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 12:34 AM
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ran into this topic on the t boone pickens site. i would love to put it on my ram but there isnt any cng sites that i can find in Ohio.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 10:24 AM
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i converted my dakota r/t, and i am going to convert my 08 ram i just purchased.. if you can bend tubing and use to wiring you can do it yourself. then you need to setup the ecu with a laptop after your done. i converted a lincoln ls also, fords suck.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 06:29 PM
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bomrat - thats cool news. You must be somewhere you can easily get the gas. I believe Utah is selling it at just over $1 gallon !! I checked the St Louis Missouri area and found one filling station that is 25 miles from work though I heard someone has a kit that allows you to fill up from a home gas supply. I would love to see a post from you on the Ram install
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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i actually purchased a home pump. i am in the chicago area currently.. my partner and i are going to start a business in the south soon doing conversions and setting up a filling station.
 
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