Jonno wrote:

On mine the air compressor is located in the right hand storage compartment using a Preston Air Bracket which is not too bad for noise.

www.preston-air.com

I have a BRC lpg kit fitted and there is no difference on power or gearchange.


Jonno

Cam-Tech-Craig wrote:

Trist,

Make sure the compressor has been mounted the correct way up as its life will be seriously reduced if not... Ever seen a workshop compressor led on its side!

No power liss with my LPG...


Craig

Ajay(UK) wrote:

By its very nature when you remove the compressor from its factory supplied sound proof shell (they call it a turtle ) it will always be noisier The art is to mount it on rubber feet and deaden down the sound with as much sound proofing as possible. On my old car I used fire rated wall insulation and then put the sound proof lining from the turtle over the top (Back/Far Right) Worked a treat

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Some relocate the compressor in the rear off side storage compartment but thats not an option if the tow bar holder is installed as on mine

Andy.

The fitter suggested same as the picture but I thought with it being closer it would be noisier, hence why i asked him to put it into the little cubby hole.

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JW911 wrote:

My compressor sits in the same place as the one shown above, with no additional soundproofing. The only time I hear it is on start up and that's it.

I have a 95 litre tank (70-75 litres useable depending upon temperature) giving around 250 miles per fill. 45000 fault free miles so far.

stan wrote:

question..where do you chaps put the spare and have you had any problems with loading other stuff in the back for instance...

Trist

I'll do some pics tomorrow.....but then again you could come over and have a look and see what a brc kit performs like at the same time. 5.0 supercharged autobiography
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Which is the right way up for the compressor? Mine has been attached to the front wall of the spare wheel space, and it is mounted on rubber feet, but is a lot more noisy than it was before I had the conversion. Does it need any free air space around it to draw in air to compress, or can I smother it in soundproofing?

prins over BRC my installer dropped brc a number of years ago with issues and moved onto prins

AUTOTECH UK no1 LR installer of LPG on range rovers he installs about 4 a week and also on lots of superchargers

he also does the engines for bowler wildcats

Jonno wrote:

Trist

I'll do some pics tomorrow.....but then again you could come over and have a look and see what a brc kit performs like at the same time.

Polux wrote:

prins over BRC my installer dropped brc a number of years ago with issues and moved onto prins

AUTOTECH UK no1 LR installer of LPG on range rovers he installs about 4 a week and also on lots of superchargers

he also does the engines for bowler wildcats

I ran a 4.4 V8 BRC for the last 5 years. Excellent conversion and whilst there was no dramatic reduction in power on LPG, you did notice that when on petrol it did accelerate faster. One disadvantage was when the tank was down to the last roughly quarter of a tank, there was insufficient pressure to feed the demands of a huge engine on full draw! The result was hesitation in acceleration which was an issue if you were halfway past a car going up hill! Quick flick to petrol and all was well again. TDV8 3.6 2010 Santorini Black / Jet Interior
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Trist,

I had it converted about 30K ago with no problems.............just keep putting gas in it!


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Gone-4.4 Vogue Lpg now unmapped
4.6 HSET Turbo Lpg mapped
Gone-Defender 90 200tdi
Gone - 3.9 Sprintex supercharged LPG
Gone - 3.9 Vogue LPG

@trist

he did mine in 3 days, but he does not work alone and has more than 1 shed

superchargers take the longest and are bitches to do.

I just had mine returned to me 2 days ago after having a Prins system fitted in. Took it on a long run yesterday and got 225 miles (85l fill) out of it doing on average 80-90mph. Has anyone got anymore miles out of there's?

In regards to the compressor. It is now located close to the driverside rear wheel arch. I can hardley hear it unless the car is completely quiet & you are listening out for it.

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and got 225 miles (85l fill) out of it doing on average 80-90mph. Has anyone got anymore miles out of there's?