Anyone Have A EF-EL Falcon LPG?

[ThoR_]

Hey guys looking at getting a dual fuel Fairmont 6 EF hopefully tickford. Anyone have one of these or something similar. Whats it like on the gas. How much to fill and how many km`s. Not that fazed unless its really krap

[Rmyers]

Originally Posted by ThoR_

Hey guys looking at getting a dual fuel Fairmont 6 EF hopefully tickford. Anyone have one of these or something similar. Whats it like on the gas. How much to fill and how many km`s. Not that fazed unless its really krap

Mum's EF's on gas. I would say we get about 400k's to the tank when mum's driving, less if i drive :P

[ThoR_]

yeh but how much to fill. i herd that if you put ur foot down on lpg you can empty it in under 50kms

[trick_xd]

Originally Posted by ThoR_

yeh but how much to fill. i herd that if you put ur foot down on lpg you can empty it in under 50kms

only if there is a hole in the tank or lines

a E-series gas tank is 68lts so you work it out.. you will put in 60lts of gas in @50Cents a ltr.. so theres $30 .. and on that you should get 400km easy

[Christiaan]

Originally Posted by ThoR_

yeh but how much to fill. i herd that if you put ur foot down on lpg you can empty it in under 50kms

Wow, stop hanging out with the people who say this! hahaha.

I get 350 to a tank driving like i stole it, and 550 cruising on the highway.

I went to shepp the other day, which was around 630 kays round trip, and it cost me $38 in LPG.

[Tiga_EL]

I got a EL, with the tickford dual fuel system. Pretty much what trick xd said.. $30 give or take to fill up, and i get approx 350km, and mostly kaning it.

[Jesk]

I got an ef series 2 fairmont dual fuel (std not ghia so no tickford engine:( ), and yeah I have about 63 usable litres and depending on the price I find $30-$35 to fill from empty, for city driving I get about 350-375 km out of a tank and I'll put my hand up to being fairly lively and when I hit the highway I can get 450-475 out of a tank and my poor girls just clocked 250000k so shes no longer a spring chicken, I certainly havent looked back cos its cheaper to run then by previous 1.5 or 1.6 litre cars

[atec77]

Originally Posted by ThoR_

yeh but how much to fill. i herd that if you put ur foot down on lpg you can empty it in under 50kms

WHo ever said that owns a holden , alow around 10 to 20% more consumption than petrol , nothing will make it eat more than normal unless faulty.

[private9]

I had my previous EF converted and other than a through minor installation issues, it ran beautifully. I was getting about 340 kays on 65 litres of gas, in purely stop start city driving.

[Trevor 57]

I got an EL Ghia (Tickford motor), and what Jesk said applies to me as well

[ThoR_]

What do you guys think about a fairmont 5litre on lpg? Slow? **** on juice?

[frd_crzer]

Originally Posted by trick_xd

only if there is a hole in the tank or lines

a E-series gas tank is 68lts so you work it out.. you will put in 60lts of gas in @50Cents a ltr.. so theres $30 .. and on that you should get 400km easy

it depends if it a factory tank u get people that put aftermarket tanks son to get better milage i know mark_td ea was on gas he got 550 to 600 km city friving

[trick_xd]

Yes my old EA is great.. it is a cfi 4sp auto and open road I was getting 650 - 700 km
my Missers EA gets just on 500km around town and 600 open road .. its got a EL motor and 3sp auto
My EL gets about 250 - 300km around town and 350 -380 open road but im doing 2,500rpm at 100km

[ThoR_]

5litres on LPG.....................?

[bauschy]

I got a ef fairmont series II on dual fuel, i only use it on longer trips and it's as cheap as **** to run. done a 400 k round trip in her yesterday and there was still some in it, gunna let it run out to see how far i get. She's up for sale so if ya interested?

[ThoR_]

where are you? also guys how are my chances on finding a tickford ef-el fairmont 6cyl on gas for under 7k

[trick_xd]

Why do you care if its on gas .... The gov rebait will pay 2k towords a new gas install and you will have to pay the rest .. EF/EL sedan I6 will cost you about 2,300

[ilsautomotive]

Keep in mind the Tickford LPG wagon's scuba-style tank is considerably smaller in capacity.

[bauschy]

Im in toowoomba QLD lol bit far away, but im chasing under 7!

[XR Martin]

I get about 400kms when the fuel light starts to come on. I usually fill up within 10kms or so and it generally takes 55L. Probably about the cheapest car to run you can get apart from a biodiesel.
I bought my EL for $3k a year ago, and its been faultless (knocks on wood) Only the tank needed to be recertified which cost $220.

[BABOSS]

I get 350kms off a tank, mostly spirited driving, you will have to look after it a lot more ie. servicing. and ffs don't go for the simple mixer ring setup in the TB as it is a restriction both on gas and petrol. Go for Gra or injection.... the newer, less restrictive systems.

[Harro]

Originally Posted by ThoR_

5litres on LPG.....................?

My 5litre is on LPG and its not slow man.

There is a loss of power when its on gas, but nothing to call home about. Plus, if you really need more power you just flick it back on to petrol

I get 350ks out of my EF 5litre.

[elvondel]

holy crap my fuel econ. is bad.
"i heard you can empty an LPG tank in 50km"
haha, not quite. my normal fuel econ mixed city and fway driving gets me about 280-300km out of a gas tank.
for comparison, i use to get 380-420 out of a tank of 98oct.
i can empty a gas tank in about 230k
you have to understant though, i rarly drive with space between the pedal and floor.
only up to the speed limit though.
lol on that mark, i finally got my first speeding ticket- 106 on princes highway coming to melbourne from geelong. i laughed.

[eb91xr6]

last time in the wagon i tryed was $9.40/100kms but that was on a blown head will try it out now with the new head and see how i go