Thread: Gas tank size??

I got a 01 gt..I use DIC to estimate how much fuel ive used..Last time i got really low, i had used 14-15 gallons, and it was literaly all the way down to bottom of fuel gauge, is this wrong or do i still have a few gallons? Online says 17.5 gallon tank, but it was empty as far as i could tell with the gas gauge, and trip odometer saying i had about 1 gallon left with how many miles left.

Im confused or is the car having a reserve tank it doesnt let drivers know about on the DIC milage left option.

I see..Ive been resetting it every time and i got scarred when it went from 1/8 to almost empty in like 10 seconds and just filled up a gas can and filled it up with a quarter tank..I guess ill push it to mabey 17 but it seemed like it was out when i used 15.. got my system hooked up had to run new audio cables after i bought a new amp, somehow my rca cables when out like 1 minute before my amp started smoking, i dont get it but its bumping now, and considering i dropped from a 2200 hifonics to a 1000 watt alpine amp, i can hardly tell the difference, turn the bass boost up 2 notches and its almost no difference

Originally Posted by stealthee

I miss the 20 gallon tank in my Stealth.

As for pushing it, I wouldn't. Hell when I put gas in my Grand Prix the other day it told me I had 37 miles of range left. When I filled it, though, I put 16.5 gallons in so I was really pushing it.

Eh when mine says i have 30-50 left, i can only fit max of 14.5-15.

Originally Posted by Russosaur

I wouldn't push it too 17, the DIC is off by +/- a gallon normally or more. If the gauge is getting floaty you might need a new level sensor.

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Im sure my fuel pump is OEM the car has 58K miles right now, but its working for now..I might push it to 16 i suppose, i dont like putting anywhere under 30$ in my car. Ide rather drop 40+ than put 20$ every few days/week.

Originally Posted by Russosaur

I always fill up when i use 10 gallons, but working i fill up every week Friday which usually averages like 30-40 bucks a week. I don't like running the tank low because of possible sediments in the tank and crap like that. But you only have 58k miles? Wow

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It seems like i fill it up from 1/8 a tank to full once a week, i drive a decent amount, i need a oil change been 3k miles do it every 3.5k miles, i always seem to find a reason to drive somewhere for something that i really do not need, went about 200 miles round trip to get struts, ps pump for 97-03, and 4 rims off a 94 pontiac for 140$, everything new besides the rims but was a decent deal imo.

Yeah its amazing the miles on the car, bought it a year and a half ago with 49k miles, had to do vc gaskets, lims the works, it sat for awhile apparently and dry rotted the gaskets. Runs amazing im happy with it. Got a system and tint, led smoked tails on it. Treat her right and she goes another 100k atleast

Originally Posted by Russosaur

I think i do about 250-275 a week

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I drove mabey 150 last two days going to town for various reasons getting rca cables for system, walmart trip