portal pete Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Just about to build the tank for the truck, was wondering how much fuel you use on an average 6 hour challenge. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 petrol or real fuel? i've no idea of the figures but i bet real fuel is about 1/3 1/2 of petrol figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portal pete Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 petrol or real fuel? i've no idea of the figures but i bet real fuel is about 1/3 1/2 of petrol figure. Real fuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 8 gallons to last a day and allow for severe slopes and fuel starvation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Just about to build the tank for the truck, was wondering how much fuel you use on an average 6 hour challenge. Cheers Petrol or Diesel Pete ??? my 200 tdi will easily do a six hour challenge using about 20 litres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 With a 4.2 V8 I find my 90's standard 10 gallon tanks is enough, get through maybe 6 or 7 gallon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honitonhobbit Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I have always though 10 gallons is a good starting point as that is 100lbs in fuel weight. When we had our little jaunt to Wiltshire last week for some map reading a'la GB Mud, I filled up at Mere, drove to Stonehenge, completed most of the route, drove back to Mere, onto Shepton Mallet, back to Honiton, to and fro to work for three days and then filled up tonight as I haven't got enough to get to Bristol tomorrow. So motorway/dual cway/back roads/A road/off road - 322miles and used a snadge over 10 gallons. I know this is nothing to do with the thread but I don't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portal pete Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 Cheers guys, can get on building the tank now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Pete , just a thought but make a nice large inner reserve pick up pot for those precarious angles you may have to encounter . I have to modify my tank after a challenge today , with about half a tank on the gauge and leaning about 60degrees side ways held by the winch of course , I suffered lack of power and airlocks in the fuel , very frustating . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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