Gas Tank Level Theory

I agree, so far.

accuse it.

I think we're having a miscommunication. What I'm
challenging here is whether the gage reads more
proportionally to the actual weight of fuel in the tank in
the winter rather than summer. E.g. in winter, I get about
220 miles by the time the gage indicates half-full. In
summer, by contrast, I get about 270 miles.

Roughly.

Right.

It's not something I'm losing sleep over. Just something
that might be worth mentioning when people come here
complaining that their fuel gage doesn't read in much
proportion to the fuel in the tank.

 

Not in my neck of the woods.

In some parts of the country, yes, there is a significant
difference in gasoline "blends."

mileage.

Oy.

We're having a miscommunication.

average.

That's exactly what I do.

 

Not in my neck of the woods.

In some parts of the country, yes, there is a significant
difference in gasoline "blends."

mileage.

Oy.

We're having a miscommunication.

average.

That's exactly what I do.

 

thats what i do, too. i also knew on my last trip to laughlin that i can
usually make it there on a tank of gas.

almost all the way there, gauge is reading low. trip odometer says
something like 285 miles. 11.9 gal tank, i usually get 32mpg. (380 to
a tank?)

 

thats what i do, too. i also knew on my last trip to laughlin that i can
usually make it there on a tank of gas.

almost all the way there, gauge is reading low. trip odometer says
something like 285 miles. 11.9 gal tank, i usually get 32mpg. (380 to
a tank?)

 

Waiving the right to remain silent, SoCalMike

So, how many gallons did you use for 285 miles..?

 

Waiving the right to remain silent, SoCalMike

So, how many gallons did you use for 285 miles..?

 

Exactly - that's the interesting part.

 

Exactly - that's the interesting part.

 

i ferget. turned out to be something like 25mpg. incredibly low, but
thats running close to 100 at times, with the A/C, and in 3rd or 4th
gear. definate mileage killers!

 

i ferget. turned out to be something like 25mpg. incredibly low, but
thats running close to 100 at times, with the A/C, and in 3rd or 4th
gear. definate mileage killers!

 

| Still great mileage
Impossible w-o changing your exhaust*manifold & spark cables.

Honda fits only short branch ( 4 into 1 pipe ), cheap & heavy cast iron
* for its engines <2.2 litre, even a F22A's *'s twin pipes are short.
Result is lower though adequate torque @ low rpm ( as during
buyers' test drives ), but very low ( <½ as much ) torque & mpg @ high
( >3000 ) rpm, this inadequacy expands with rpm.
http://circletrack.com/techarticles/73598
In 6-02 I saw a new Civic vtec 1.6 litre engine with very short * : a waste
of vtec ( no way is torque / mpg esp @ high rpm maximised ).
www.turborick.com/gsxr1127/gasoline.html para 10.2(1) indicates how
bad a civic's * is. Many car makers ( incl Nissan in Sunny 130Y, Hyundai
in Sonata 2.4, Proton in Waja 1.8 ) save on *, because 99.99% buyers
don't test drive on highways, or know / experienced a difference between
short & long branch *.
My F20A had crude carbon-core cables made by Sumitomo, efficiency
was low ( even by 1990 std ) : longest cable has 12.7k ohm, this is why
honda prescribes just 1mm plug gaps.
www.magnecor.com/magnecor1/truth.htm I've changed my F20A's spark
cables 4x, present set ( German cables ) has just 0.2 ohm/ ft : when
warm & w-o load, my F20A can idle @ just 600 rpm, with load ( gear &
brake engaged ) then 550 rpm ( without shaking / stalling ). Plug gaps are
2mm. All these are impossible with crude carbon-core cables, this is
why honda prescribes 770±50 i.e. minimum 720rpm. How low can your
original spec engine ( with crude carbon-core cables ) likewise idle @ ?
Carbon can absorb RFI, but cannot conduct as well as metal : high
efficiency cables makers coil metal wires around carbon cores, then use
these coiled wires to conduct : spark size Ø expands from ½ to 3 mm,
10x brighter, colour turns fr deep to bright blue, 5x as loud.( in open air ).
@ high rpm, any engine ( incl yours ) with 1 small coil & crude carbon-
core cables will have very small sparks, low torque & loud exhaust noise,
this inadequacy expands with rpm.

 

| Still great mileage
Impossible w-o changing your exhaust*manifold & spark cables.

Honda fits only short branch ( 4 into 1 pipe ), cheap & heavy cast iron
* for its engines <2.2 litre, even a F22A's *'s twin pipes are short.
Result is lower though adequate torque @ low rpm ( as during
buyers' test drives ), but very low ( <½ as much ) torque & mpg @ high
( >3000 ) rpm, this inadequacy expands with rpm.
http://circletrack.com/techarticles/73598
In 6-02 I saw a new Civic vtec 1.6 litre engine with very short * : a waste
of vtec ( no way is torque / mpg esp @ high rpm maximised ).
www.turborick.com/gsxr1127/gasoline.html para 10.2(1) indicates how
bad a civic's * is. Many car makers ( incl Nissan in Sunny 130Y, Hyundai
in Sonata 2.4, Proton in Waja 1.8 ) save on *, because 99.99% buyers
don't test drive on highways, or know / experienced a difference between
short & long branch *.
My F20A had crude carbon-core cables made by Sumitomo, efficiency
was low ( even by 1990 std ) : longest cable has 12.7k ohm, this is why
honda prescribes just 1mm plug gaps.
www.magnecor.com/magnecor1/truth.htm I've changed my F20A's spark
cables 4x, present set ( German cables ) has just 0.2 ohm/ ft : when
warm & w-o load, my F20A can idle @ just 600 rpm, with load ( gear &
brake engaged ) then 550 rpm ( without shaking / stalling ). Plug gaps are
2mm. All these are impossible with crude carbon-core cables, this is
why honda prescribes 770±50 i.e. minimum 720rpm. How low can your
original spec engine ( with crude carbon-core cables ) likewise idle @ ?
Carbon can absorb RFI, but cannot conduct as well as metal : high
efficiency cables makers coil metal wires around carbon cores, then use
these coiled wires to conduct : spark size Ø expands from ½ to 3 mm,
10x brighter, colour turns fr deep to bright blue, 5x as loud.( in open air ).
@ high rpm, any engine ( incl yours ) with 1 small coil & crude carbon-
core cables will have very small sparks, low torque & loud exhaust noise,
this inadequacy expands with rpm.