what was your biggest fill up?
07-25-2012, 12:10 PM
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This is going back some ways, but I recall at WTD in '04 I think, we went on a ride on the Cherehola Parkway. My gas light went on almost after about 15 minutes of the drive. I mentioned it on the radio and the response was 'Mine's been on for about 10 minutes already' - you'll be fine!
We stopped and I thought I took 13 + gallons, but maybe it was just around that and I've rounded it out over time I must have literally been sucking fumes regardless.
We stopped and I thought I took 13 + gallons, but maybe it was just around that and I've rounded it out over time I must have literally been sucking fumes regardless.
07-26-2012, 08:07 AM
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12.2 and I almost shat myself because I knew it was going to be close. I live 32 miles from work and was late so I couldn't stop. I left my house with 1 bar left.
07-26-2012, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by raikouS2K' timestamp='1343179960' post='21886575
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was at the track the other day and ran the car down to empty, no bars left. decided to go ten miles into town to get cheaper gas assuming i would easily make it. once the bars disappear you still have a gallon or two left, right? about a mile from the station i start sputtering and then the car dies completely. zero gas left. i let it sit for a minute then was able to start it again and limp to the gas station. but then my fill up was only 12.26 gallons. i thought the tank was bigger. has anyone gotten a bigger fill up?
was at the track the other day and ran the car down to empty, no bars left. decided to go ten miles into town to get cheaper gas assuming i would easily make it. once the bars disappear you still have a gallon or two left, right? about a mile from the station i start sputtering and then the car dies completely. zero gas left. i let it sit for a minute then was able to start it again and limp to the gas station. but then my fill up was only 12.26 gallons. i thought the tank was bigger. has anyone gotten a bigger fill up?
Thats crazy...How was your car not losing power in the corners at the track then? Mine sputters in corners between 1/4 and 1/2 tank. When I am showing no bars I still have 2.8-3.0 gal left. I can't fathom how you didn't lose power in corners at that gas level. I now never let my gas get below half. Luckily it was corner balanced at just over a half a tank.
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Not sure, car runs fine on the street and all the track days after that. I never had sputtering again at the track again because I haven't let my fuel level get below 1/4 tank since then. I don't think it would be the filter with sputtering in high load corners only, and low fuel level.
08-04-2012, 08:56 AM
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