Aftermarket gas tank?

[ghostkp]

What would some of you say the odds of a company making a bigger gas tank for our cars?

I’m tired of filling up so often, realistically needs like 5 more gallons to not be a PITA anymore

 

[StingertimeNC]

0% LOL. would be nice though. Drive slower and accelerate slower. Improve your MPG is the only option.

 

[Blek le Roc]

I typically get around 31 mpg and fill up when the range gets down to 25 miles. That's about 325 miles per tank. Not too bad...

 

[nix6speed]

Auxiliary fuel cell in the hatch. The guys doing cannonball runs from coast to coast do it so can you.

 

[NoelPR]

I had a Lancer Ralliart Turbo so Im used to refill at very low miles.

Friendly reminder the low fuel light comes on when you have more than 1/4 gas tank left.


Even the range is optimistic.

 

[optronix]

Similar thread over on civicxi. The tank is small because it's a 4 door car with a shitload of storage space. Your only option as someone said is to get a reserve fuel tank like a race car and put it in the trunk.

Good luck with that.

 

[ChromaPop]

What would some of you say the odds of a company making a bigger gas tank for our cars?

I’m tired of filling up so often, realistically needs like 5 more gallons to not be a PITA anymore

For retired owners like myself, or those where this is not a daily commuter car, this small tank that saves weight is just another perfect feature LOL.

 

[acurax]

Given the shallow spare tire well on the ITS compared to the non-ITS, I wonder if there is some additional room for enlarging the gas tank? I presume not, but haven't taken a look to see for myself.

In an area where there a lot of hills and windy roads the MPG isn't the greatest even when trying to drive/accelerate slower. I've made it from the gas station home, ~5-10 miles, with green lights the whole way averaging 30+ MPG, but once I drive up the hill out of my neighborhood it drops significantly. Then there's the windy roads that tempt you to push it a little when there's no one else on the road.

 

[mattm]

Crazy talk.

StingertimeNC wrote: Drive slower and accelerate slower.

 

[ghostkp]

Crazy talk.

StingertimeNC wrote: Drive slower and accelerate slower.

He’s got a point point, but… I didn’t buy another Honda civic for a reason

 

[Integra23]

I am all for it but don't think it will happen. I currently fill-up every 2 or 3 days.

 

[koatic]

It wasn’t designed for long haul road trips.
the irony of adding a bigger tank is like charging a Tesla with a gas powered generator.

 

[ghostkp]

It wasn’t designed for long haul road trips.
the irony of adding a bigger tank is like charging a Tesla with a gas powered generator.

this is not a correct statement at all, if this car was designed for track it wouldn’t have included any of the luxury features and would have literally been a type r with a different body.

Them not having the idea to add a bigger tank so people would be able to drive more than 3-4 days on average between fill ups and sacrifice 50-75 more pounds is a a failure, not feature.

 

[Integra23]

It wasn’t designed for long haul road trips.
the irony of adding a bigger tank is like charging a Tesla with a gas powered generator.

Range anxiety shouldn't be a thing for a ICE setup.

 

[creaturemachine]

What? These things road trip fine. Your body will need a break long before running out of gas.