When I go to the dragstrip I usually have about less than 1/4 tank I wonder if this affects performance at all, whada you think?


Modified by fastwanabe at 12:28 AM 5/27/2003

 

less weight = faster car.

-Sketch

 

Weight of One Gallon (U.S.) of Water, Gasoline, and Ethanol
1 gallon of water equals 8.33 lbs.
1 gallon of gasoline equals 5.8 to 6.5 lbs.
1 gallon of ethanol equals 6.59 lbs.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy.

Edit: I always thought that water and gas would have similar weights.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sketch_hs &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">less weight = faster car.

-Sketch</TD></TR></TABLE>yes I understand the weight thing but I wonder if having a little fuel in the tank can actaully starve a motor of fuel when compared to like a 1/4 tank.

 

This is possible when your running on fumes and taking a looooong sweeping turn, but I don't think that you'll have to worry with a 20 second or less pass down the 1/4 mile.