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Fuel weight
Just a thought that I haven't previously seen posted. Every one knows that gasoline weighs around 6 pounds per gallon. Have any of you put smaller tanks on you cars or do you only put 2 to 5 gallons in at a time?
I seem to remember that every extra hundred pounds in a vehicle costs about 1% in fuel economy. So If a max of 5 gallons were used instead of a fillup of say 12 gallons, that would save around 42 pounds of weight on a consistent basis. If a smaller tank were installed you might save anothe 5-10 pounds in weight.
Just wondering if anyone has done this yet.
JJ
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