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Old Jun 6, 2006, 05:33 AM
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Whats the most gas you have put into your car?

I gas-up when my empty-light stays on, from which point it usually takes 12 gallons. Has anyone run their evo dry and does it really take 14 gallons to fill it?

The reason I ask is because I want to know if I really have 2 whole gallons left in there.
Old Jun 6, 2006, 05:36 AM
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I honestly do not look at how much is going into the car. I just fill it till it stops. Are you really bored or something? This is kind of a lame question. What is the difference?
Old Jun 6, 2006, 05:51 AM
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13.6 Gallons one time, but I really don't like doing that. it gets filled once that light comes on!
Old Jun 6, 2006, 05:51 AM
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I've actually wondered about this too. I've put a little over 13 gallons in before, but that was after driving it for a while with the light on.
Old Jun 6, 2006, 05:52 AM
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I think his question is "when the light goes on, do I still have 2 gallons to drive on?" I've actually run out of gas, when I first had my AFR gauge which blocks my fuel gauge, before I was used to checking it when I got in my car. The problem was I didn't fill it all the way up, since I didn't have my wallet, I only put in the $10 I had in my pocket.

The thing is, I don't think that it totally is drained ever, in other words the fuel pump doesn't "scrape the bottom" as it were. When there is no longer gas being delivered, there's still some gas in the tank. I don't know about 2 gallons, but you should try it if you're really that curious (although I wouldn't)...
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I've never let it go below 1/4 tank, and it's usually around 10 gallons or so
Old Jun 6, 2006, 05:57 AM
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13.7 Gals the lowest i let it go.

Average usuall 13.4 gals cause i like to keep the car light and efficient

when the needle is 2 mm under the empty line you have roughly under 10 miles left.

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I got to 13.5 once but usually I put 12.5-13.0
Old Jun 6, 2006, 06:34 AM
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14.3 BONE DRY........got lost in vermont and couldnt find a gas station. I finally saw one ran out of gas and costed all the way to the pump.
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I've done about 13.5 gallons.
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13.9 gallons, and I didn't run out.
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12 .... i don't let the gas light come on. All the crap at the bottom of the tank is horrible for your injectors (sediment) .
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Originally Posted by 8urv8
I honestly do not look at how much is going into the car. I just fill it till it stops. Are you really bored or something? This is kind of a lame question. What is the difference?
Thanks for the responses In answer to the question above

When driving on the interstate my wife tends to panic (pregnant women have a tendency to get worked up about nothing) when the guage starts to get low. I just wanted to know how much further I could safetly go. (I generally fill up before the light comes on, but sometimes you cant).

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14.2...ran on fumes to the pump
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The most I ever put in was 13.8 gallons. I also put in 13.6 gallons once.

Normally I fill up with around 12.5 gallons which usually puts me at around 250-270 miles on the trip meter.


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