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| Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Gurgaon
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| Hi, Just joined the forum yesterday. Planning to buy a Baleno Vxi thanks to the huge fan following of this lean mean machine. I will be doing about 60-80 km everyday (gurgaon-delhi-gurgaon) and was interested in finding if anyone has fitted a CNG kit in his/her Baleno. Does it make sense to go in for one. While Petrol and disel prices are on the upward curve without any respite and the huge availability of CNG (as mentioned by the vendors), theoritically it makes sense to go in for a CNG kit. But how much impact it has on the car. I have heard various things like engine life getting effected to no problemo Can people who have fitted cng respond. will highly appreciate... Yogi ![]() |
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| BANNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore (the city of modded cars) !!
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Infractions: 0/1 (10) | Well i happened to drive my uncles maruti 800 fitted with a CNG kit .. The car though is easy to maintain does certainly feel like a dud , no torque , no power at all .. Got tired and switched to the petrol mode and the better torque levels , accelaration was clearly noticeble .. The difference was so much that i could not belive my eyes .. So from this i inferred that CNG kits do play well with ur pocket but have a tremendous disadvantage from a drivers point of view .. Balenos are best known for the torqueir engines for city driving , but by using a CNG kit im thinking that u might just take the advantage of the baleno itself out of the equation .. That being the point , for that matter i think it would be better to pick up a zen and run it on gas .. Bcoz ud be hitting the baleno hard on its advantage point , so makes no use of going for a baleno .. If u can live with the drop in performance , then carry ahead .. However im inferring this based on the ride on the 800 , i could be wrong .. Lets wait for what the others have to say .. |
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| Senior - BHPian | I hope this helps.. also i have never used a cng kit but a few of my friends have and they are not at all satisfied with it.. http://www.indiacar.com/index2.asp?p.../using_cng.htm the rest is up to you to decide..
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| BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: delhi
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| M800 -- 38BHP+ cng = (Under powered)// Baleno 90+ bhp+cng ==(makes sence) Quote:
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| Senior - BHPian | hey dude firstly welcome to tbhp. 1)if driven cautiosly the baleno will easily give you 12+ with AC on 100% of the time in city.but it all boild down to your driving style. CNG only makes sence if you really really bothered about your mileage.which i feel if you are that it makes sence buying a desiel vehicle like the accent Crdi or the fiesta.but if you really want the baleno and want to go in for a conversion i would suggest Lpg.i think its better than CNG in a couple of ways and a friend of mine has LPG in his astra.no problems as such but dont expect the same performance and responsiveness from the engine after the conversion. 2) dont really know about the discounts. 3)yeah.why dont you check out the accent crdi and fiesta desiel too. 4) handling of the baleno is great.if your going in for the vxi its okay as it comes with 185 mm rubber but if your going for the lxi make sure you get thicker tubeless tyres considering that youll be doing long distance travel sometimes. enjoy your stay here. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/introd...-everyone.html (Hi Everyone...) Rev
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: delhi
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| Hi, I have been using CNG since 1998 in my Zen (Carb). Having driven extensively I recommend converting it. The difference between Carb and MPFI is that in MPFI you don't feel any lag in power whereas in Carb it is noticable and you have to live with it or get used to it. My friend is using a Zen MPFI and conferted it into CNG and on driving his car I did not feel any lack of power. So far as maintenance is concerned I have not had any maintenance issues especially with MPFI vehicles. Go for it.
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| BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: kochi
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| Team-BHP Support ![]() Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad
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| BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: mumbai
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i am picking up a Baleno and thinking of CNG conversion. What has been your experience.. specially with the SC on? thanks | |
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| BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mumbai
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![]() Baleno stands for different virtues for different people. If you're attracted to Baleno and also to CNG economy, go for both... My only advice... (since you live in Gurgaon), get the conversion done through experienced Maruti hands... you'll have no regrets... Enjoy, and we look forward to your experience (maybe first in India!) in a new avatar of Baleno!!
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| BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne
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| but guys isn't CNG dry fuel which will eat up the engine much faster than the regular fuel will? also if this is not the case how much drop in performance should we expect? ny info on how the AC works, cause thats the USP of baleno. |
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