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10-28-2009, 05:32 AM | #55 |
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With the 11 gallon tank we have, we should be able to get +/- 420 miles per tank without running out of gas and sitting on the side of the road.
can you imagine having a 16 gallon tank, just 5 more gallons capacity. We could get +/- 630 miles on one tank, now that would be really awesome. Sure it would temporarily add 30 pounds to the car, but it would be in a good spot to add weight. Peace
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10-28-2009, 05:41 AM | #56 |
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As per our friends at MapQuest, Seattle WA to Miami FL is 3,300 miles. If we averaged 44mpgs, we would need a 75 gallon tank to make the trip. The extra fuel would increase the load by about 410 pounds. Thats a big tank. Imagine a 55 gallon drum in the back of our cars.
This was a great question about how to pass gas stations that has really taken off to what if's.
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10-28-2009, 08:11 AM | #57 |
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That would be sweet! I'd actually be able to go a full week without having to stop for gas! (Darn that commute of 100+/- miles a day, plus whatever errands I run!)
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10-28-2009, 10:55 AM | #58 |
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I would be more than willing to lose my spare and just carry a can of crappy fix a flat for a 5 to 10 gallon auxiliary tank in place of the spare.
Just a silly thought that wont go anywhere.
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10-28-2009, 01:17 PM | #59 |
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Why would we need a 70 gallon tank? You are going to have to stop to take a piss, lay or duece, get something to eat, etc anyways so it would be less $ to have the 11 gallon tank. Plus it would cause your shocks to fail prematurely and your back tires would also have more wear.
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10-28-2009, 03:23 PM | #62 |
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Could you imagine if the government and the auto manufacturers hadn't colluded and bought out and shelved several wonderfully engineered internal combustion engine designs over a decade ago. Our 100hp Yaris could be a 130hp Yaris that gets 70mpg or more. Then someone could complain about the gas tank is only 11.1 gallons and they had to put gas in it 10 times this year...
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10-28-2009, 07:28 PM | #66 |
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After finishing installing the oversized tank, what would stay in the way of installing a "collection tank" underneath the driver's seat? We can use vacuum from the engine to create suction and everything. It wouldn't even get messy... The right chemicals in the tank would take care of the smell problem. Sounds doable to me
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10-29-2009, 10:23 AM | #72 |
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If Toyota put a bigger tank in, we'd be complaining about the small trunk.
I don't know why you would need more than a 400 mile range. I pass maybe 300 gas stations during that time. |
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