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#37 |
Heart Up! Vitz
Drives: トヨタ Vitz Join Date: Jun 2007
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LMFAO....at the pics.
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#38 |
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This thread is hella funny.
The truth is, it would be kinda fun to have a bigger tank on the Yaris and have a range of 1,000 miles or something. Imagine the conversation: aren't you afraid you're going to get stuck in the desert? No, I can cross the Sahara in this thing on one tank of gas. Second, too bad you can't do anything with that deer. If you hadn't written the explanation, I would have guessed it must be just perfect, the deer already tenderized, just fire up the BBQ... |
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eww, too much weight. I've thought of getting a smaller tank or fuel cell to eliminate some of the weight of the gas. Weight matters a ton to fuel mileage. The less you can have, the better.
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Reluctantly Crouched...
Drives: 2008 Yaris HB M/T Join Date: Oct 2008
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This is pretty funny. BTW - I don't think it would be that hard to swap a larger-capacity tank from another Toyota vehicle. you'd need to figure-out the max dimensions that would safely fit and ensure that the pump/pickup were either the same or could be fitted to your existing wiring/fuel lines. I think the Camry and/or Corolla have similar-but-larger tank setups.
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I don't think I would like to be around when he drills a hole in the fuel tank, the pyrotechnics could be quite spectacular...
IF one can find a tapped hole in the tank, it is possible to devise a "chicken hopper" tank as an auxilliary, but whether it would work with these sealed systems or not, I can't say. Best to just get out of the car after 300 miles anyway... |
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It was a joke dude |
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Okay, so you still might have to fill up as often as you did with your larger vehicle. You can still get a little (or a LOT) of joy from the fact that when you do fill up, instead of costing you $80, it's going to cost you less than $30. You have to admit that's pretty cool!
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![]() As others have said earlier, it would add too much weight and for daily driving it wouldn't make sense. But I still think crossing the Sahara on one tank of gas would be cool too ![]() |
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I think crossing the US would be even cooler
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Well, yeah, I'd like to have a nuclear reactor and just change the fuel in 20 years or so.
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I ♥ Yaris
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I ♥ Yaris
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The weight of the extra gas would be about 370lbs, so it would be like having a couple of 185lbs people in the back...
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I don't doubt you could fit the gas into the car someway. What I wonder about is whether or not the car is capable of driving 3,000 miles non stop? |
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I ♥ Yaris
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well 35mpg at the start, but more like 45mpg near the end when fuel is lower (averaging 40 I'd hope...) as far as it running 3000 non-stop, I can't imagine why not, you wouldn't be running at redline or slinging the car side ways and such that would cause something to break... barring any silly bad luck breakdowns...
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