 How big is the gas tank on your 914?, And how big does Porsche-Audi say it is? |
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| JeffBowlsby |
 Feb 24 2005, 05:41 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses & Beekeeper  Group: Members Posts: 8,974 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None 
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| JeffBowlsby |
Feb 24 2005, 05:43 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses & Beekeeper Group: Members Posts: 8,974 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None
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And does anyone know anything about DIN standard 70030? I know is a fuel consumption calculation method...any more details?
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| redshift |
Feb 24 2005, 05:48 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
heh 16.4 with 1.6 counted as reserve, if my memory serves me..
Germans are hisorically bad with math... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) What do you get if you cross an Elephant and a Banana? ELEPHANT BANANA COS (THETA) M |
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| SLITS |
Feb 24 2005, 05:51 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None  |
About $40 worth of regular
DIN= dumb international number |
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| redshift |
Feb 24 2005, 05:52 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
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| SLITS |
Feb 24 2005, 05:53 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
Jump back, Miles is awake and sober (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)
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| TheCabinetmaker |
Feb 24 2005, 06:45 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,339 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
Don't know about DIN, buuuuut, a few months ago I installed a tank from a 73 to a 75. I started with an empty tank. Poured in exactly one gallon of gas. Drove one block to gas station. Red light went off when I pumped 1.3 gals. That = 2.3 in reserve. Full to the top took 15.4 gals. That = 16.4 gals total. Of course I assume not all lights come on at the same level, but the tank size has got to be the same, right?
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| davep |
Feb 24 2005, 07:15 PM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,292 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
You might notice that there is a difference in Yankee and Imperial Gallons: 128 oz vs 160 oz, in otherwords you Yanks are shorted one-fifth.
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| TravisNeff |
Feb 24 2005, 07:30 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region
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I dunno, but I went for 2 years on one tank of gas, heh.
So whats up with the ads say 26, then 29 for a 2.0? |
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| Reiche |
Feb 24 2005, 07:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 169 Joined: 13-October 04 From: Vista, CA Member No.: 2,934 |
That's the difference. 16.4 US gallons=13.66 Imp. gallons. But the MPG difference seems backwards: since a US gallon is smaller, you would get a higher MPG on an imperial gallon. Do they use nautical miles in Canada for that calculation? |
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| davep |
Feb 24 2005, 07:46 PM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,292 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
Well, we don't use furlongs per fortnight.
It is interesting the variations in the various ads. That means I have to search out a whole bunch more. There are some very specific national references. And they had to spell Mosport incorrectly (MOtorSPORT Park). There sure isn't much moss growing when the Porsches are on track. |
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| JeffBowlsby |
Feb 24 2005, 07:47 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses & Beekeeper Group: Members Posts: 8,974 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None
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Are not Canadian roads in kilometers not miles? Or is a US mile not= to a Canadian mile?
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| davep |
Feb 24 2005, 07:50 PM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,292 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
Tis now, twasn't then.
I do know there are differences in the owners guides as well. It cost me a point or more in the tech quiz at Parade. They covered their ass well by quoting the specific editions of the manuals as the official references. |
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| JeffBowlsby |
Feb 24 2005, 07:58 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses & Beekeeper Group: Members Posts: 8,974 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None
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So if:
16.4 US gal x 29 mpg = 475.6 US miles on a tank and 13.6 Imp gal x 26 mpg = 353.6 Imperial miles on a tank Then 475.6 US miles / 13.6 Imp gal = 34.97 'US miles' per Imp gallon... "Thats not right"...Johnny Depp I am confused.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) |
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| ArtechnikA |
Feb 24 2005, 07:59 PM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
at least some GT's had 100-liter tanks...
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| davep |
Feb 24 2005, 08:05 PM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,292 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
Why don't you try 26 mpg x 16.4 gal=426.4 and 29mpg x 13.6=394.4 BTW, I sometimes got up to 500 miles on a tank with my 73 1.7 |
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| davep |
Feb 24 2005, 08:13 PM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,292 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
Anyway, the 26/29 does not compute well. 26/29=.9 whereas 128/160=.8
Do you think someone goofed on the conversion? I get 32.5mpg. Maybe they wanted to stay in the 20's and 29 was as high as they could go. I distinctly remember getting 45 mpg with the 1.7 on a very regular basis. On one tank I ran 250 miles at 45 mpg and 250 more miles at whatever and got an average over 50 mpg. At the time I calculated the whatever to be about 70 mpg. This was over 25 years ago now. |
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| bd1308 |
Feb 24 2005, 08:32 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
well if i fill up before i go to Louisville from western, thats like 100 miles plus around 35 miles....so 135 miles on half of a tank...doubled would be 270...plus reserve of course!
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| Joe Ricard |
Feb 24 2005, 09:08 PM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
All I know is I usually got to pee before I need gasoline. My bladder barely matches half a tank with the 1.7L just a little more than that with 2.0L and 44 IDF's
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| mrihop |
Feb 24 2005, 09:13 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 265 Joined: 6-November 04 From: Pahrump, NV Member No.: 3,068 Region Association: None |
Yesterday I stopped for gas about 100 miles out of town...but my biggest priority was to pee on that stop. My car took 8 gallons though...I decided to go below 85 mph after that with my screaming gas guzzling small block! The gauge read 1/2 tank. This morning I had 1/8 tank and could get the light to come on with a relatively hard right turn.
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