Do you people think the same way I do about the gas tank being too small? Does any body knows if there is a safe after market option for this purpose?
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A bigger gas tank would be nice. It does cost alot to fill up now (coming out of a civic!). And even though it would cost even more with a bigger tank, its gas, you will use it eventually. I dont know of any aftermarket gas tanks available for the tundra. As hard as it is to get a frickin tuner or a decent stereo, it will probably be a while for a gas tank.
I know of no Tundra specific replacement larger tanks. Most of those are made for Ford, Dodge, and GM as they are obviously more prevelant in industry use. However, there's tons of in-bed auxillary tanks available. Here's some links.
With the aux. tank in the bed of my wk truck, I have an 800 mile range and it's great. I'm thinking of building an auxillary tank to go underneath the bed of my Tundra, as I have a longbed and there's tons of room down there. You could also have a local shop build you one to your specs. There's nothing real technical to them. A 26 gallon tank is useless, and makes no sense when there's clearly room for a 40+ gallon tank under there.
Since i have a shell and a raised carpet kit, i am thinking of putting the spare in the bed and mount a 20 gal in place of the spare. i will either use a low pressure pump to transfer the fuel or tap into the bottom of the stock tank and let the gas flow down. do you think 46 gal is enough?
Since i have a shell and a raised carpet kit, i am thinking of putting the spare in the bed and mount a 20 gal in place of the spare. i will either use a low pressure pump to transfer the fuel or tap into the bottom of the stock tank and let the gas flow down. do you think 46 gal is enough?
Well if you are toyota, the 20 gallon tank would still leave you with about 6 gallons after the gas light came on. J/K That extra 20 gallons would be nice. Im not to educated on these matters so pardon my ignorance, but would you have to have a separate fill neck or would it work with the factory one? Im guessing an extra one
I am not very patiently waiting for Transfer Flow to come out with one. I bet thiers will be +40 gallons. In my Duramax they put a 45 gallon where a 28 gallon used to be. I just don't understand why people build trucks with such small tanks but all of the manufactuers do it.
I am not very patiently waiting for Transfer Flow to come out with one. I bet thiers will be +40 gallons. In my Duramax they put a 45 gallon where a 28 gallon used to be. I just don't understand why people build trucks with such small tanks but all of the manufactuers do it.
Transfer Flow's website (Aftermarket and OEM Fuel Tank Systems) doesn't state that they make replacement takes for any makes besides Dodge, Ford, and GM. Do you have information to the contrary, or are you just hoping?
Well if you are toyota, the 20 gallon tank would still leave you with about 6 gallons after the gas light came on. J/K That extra 20 gallons would be nice. Im not to educated on these matters so pardon my ignorance, but would you have to have a separate fill neck or would it work with the factory one? Im guessing an extra one
I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO USE A SEPERATE FILL NECK .
I want to buy gas where I want to not were my gague tell. I do a lot of towing and a lot of times I have to stop at a poor place to get in and out of ,or a interstate that is very high priced because of the gotya factor. I like the spare tire area this .is a good place for the tank, lots of room.
Well if you are toyota, the 20 gallon tank would still leave you with about 6 gallons after the gas light came on. J/K That extra 20 gallons would be nice. Im not to educated on these matters so pardon my ignorance, but would you have to have a separate fill neck or would it work with the factory one? Im guessing an extra one
When it's an additional tank, in most cases yes - you just put a second filler neck on them. You can route that fill neck in a number of locations, including the wheel well, near the back bumper (convert to a drop down license plate? - maybe the hitch is in the way), or possibly even squeeze it in next to the existing fill neck so that'd it be accessed behind the same fuel door. Putting it in the wheel well is most common.
If you want to put an inbed tank in a bed that has a pickup shell on it, then that's no big deal either, as you can run a fill neck through a camper shell (see example near bottom of this link, Transfer Flow cross-the-bed tanks). That's how mine is setup on my work truck, although both the tank and the fill neck through the shell setup were made locally. The auxillary tank gravity feeds to the main tank, but I'd recommend a pump for the only reason that I forget to shut off the (gravity feed) valve sometimes, and when they're both near full and I leave the valve open over night, it will overfill the main tank and push fuel out of the fuel system via the fuel system breathers in the engine compartment.
With a 46 gallon fuel capacity, as one of you asked about, assuming an average of 16 mpg, that'd give you a range of 736 miles. What I would recommend is that if you're going to go to the trouble to run a second tank, then get the largest auxillary tank that you can fit without sacrificing your ground clearance (if it's underneath) or taking up more room then you can afford to lose (if it's an inbed tank).
I live in the middle of nowhere, in a town of 4,000 people. It's 200 miles in any direction to a larger town. I do a lot of highway driving both alone and on family trips. It's nice not to have to fill up every time you have to stop for the bathroom, and with a larger tank you can avoid filling up in the middle of nowhere where the gas prices are sometime through the roof. Gas is currently $3.30/gal in my town.
Wouldn't it be alot less expensive to buy 4 five gallon gas cans and keep them strapped down in the bed? There is the extra 20 gallons of fuel and no mounting worries. Less convienent but less costly.
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Wouldn't it be alot less expensive to buy 4 five gallon gas cans and keep them strapped down in the bed? There is the extra 20 gallons of fuel and no mounting worries. Less convienent but less costly.
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Do they make Gas Cans for vehicles??? the ones i usually see at Walmart are meant for lawn equipment and i donno if the nozzle will fit our trucks.
Those 5 gallon Blitz cans cost like 8-9bucks each.
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i am thinking of putting the spare in the bed and mount a 20 gal in place of the spare.
I would be a little concerned that a fuel tank mounted where the spare tire used to live could be rather dangerous in a crash situation where the truck is hit hard in the rear. It could produce a large fiireball simular to the old Ford Pinto when rear ended. If you are intent on using that space, go for a Nascar style fuel cell so if it is impacted, it might keep you and your family safe. I'm not criticizing your idea, just trying to point out a possible hazard that could become deadly in the right combination of unfortuante incidents.
Bigger gas tank.
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