Sideways Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 So just a random question that i cant test out atm (no fuel gauge for starters, and the cars in another state) But how many gallons does the stock 240z tank hold? any difference for the 260/80z tanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin240Z Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 stock 240Z gas tank should be about 16 gallons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideways Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 Damn seriously? Can anyone else confirm this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotfitz Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Damn seriously? Can anyone else confirm this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 What the hek, my 71 240z fills up till 12 gallons??? It definitely looks like an original tank, and my fuel gauge shows full with 12 gallons in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerAce Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 What the hek, my 71 240z fills up till 12 gallons??? It definitely looks like an original tank, and my fuel gauge shows full with 12 gallons in it. you probably aren't going all the way to empty *shrugs* I know that I usually re-fill mine when it indicates 1/4 of a tank left, and I've put in anywhere from 7 to 9 gallons on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 The shape of the gas tank makes the first 1/2 of the tank go really fast in relation to the last half on the gauge. There is a lot more volume in the tank when it reads the bottom 1/2 of the gauge. Also the fuel senders are not the latest and greatest design and they tend to not be accurate, especially after 30+ years of service. There is a little "60" in the bottom right corner of the gauge on the 240s that shows the volume of the tank in liters. I'm not sure if the 280 has this as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwik240z Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Glad I installed that 75 280Z tank in my car. 17.25 gallons. Wow!. I can go 500 miles on one tank but I never have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerAce Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 The shape of the gas tank makes the first 1/2 of the tank go really fast in relation to the last half on the gauge. There is a lot more volume in the tank when it reads the bottom 1/2 of the gauge. Also the fuel senders are not the latest and greatest design and they tend to not be accurate, especially after 30+ years of service. There is a little "60" in the bottom right corner of the gauge on the 240s that shows the volume of the tank in liters. I'm not sure if the 280 has this as well. yah, mine can read b/w 0 and 1/2 tank depending on which direction I turn and how fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideways Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Hah 16 gallons might not be too bad- Im used to my 86 corolla with its 10 gallon tank. Though i have to admit ill really miss the 35-38 mpg I was a little worried about driving distance on the Z, i expected it to have a 10 or so gallon tank- but that makes things a lot different. Thanks for the awesome info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zmanco Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 What the hek, my 71 240z fills up till 12 gallons??? It definitely looks like an original tank, and my fuel gauge shows full with 12 gallons in it. My 73 reads "empty" at 12 gallons as well. As an experiment, I took my spare gas can with me and drove until the car ran out of gas. It took 15 3/4 gallons to refill (2.5 gallons from the can, the rest at the gas station). It turns out that true empty on my car doesn't occur until the needle is pointing towards the left corner of the bottom of the "E". That's a long way (4 gallons!) after it hits the left-most side of the scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Sweet! Thanks for that Zmanco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerAce Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 FYI guys, an AMSoil by-pass setup adds two quarts to the amount of oil needed. Thank god I bought two cases of 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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