[DeTomaso] Front trunk fuel cell?

[Kirby Schrader]

Huh? Must be the vino tailgating at CoTA talking!
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> On Nov 17, 2013, at 15:15, Pantdino <pantdino at aol.com> wrote:
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> "The sad thing is, the car originally had a nice, proper-sized fuel tank and the previous owner had removed it and chucked it, in an effort to save weight!"
>  
> NEVER, EVER THROUGH ANYTHING YOU CAN'T EASILY BUY ANOTHER ONE OF AWAY!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MikeLDrew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
> To: michaelsavga <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
> Cc: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>; geoff.peters <geoff.peters at appliedenergy.co.uk>
> Sent: Sun, Nov 17, 2013 12:45 pm
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Front trunk fuel cell?
> 
> 
> In a message dated 11/17/13 12 30 0, michaelsavga at gmail.com writes:
> 
> 
>> 
>> You are doing vintage events that are sprint races?
>> Usually there is a time, lap or mileage limit, what is yours?
>> Any idea of your mpg?
>> Full blown NASCAR engine at 875+ hp gets about 5 mpg.
>> 23 laps at a 2.5 mile road course = 57.5 miles IF you had 875 hp, 12 gal would be almost perfect.
>> Pace laps and caution laps at 2x mpg .
>> How many gallons do you need?
> 
> 
> >>>Needs to run for more than an hour at a time at speeds up to 200 mph.
> 
> 12 gallons isn't close to being enough, unfortunately, as Patrick Hals found out the first time he took his second Gr4 car to Le Mans Classic.  It had a 12 gallon cell and he ran out of gas only about 2/3 of the way through each stint.  The sad thing is, the car originally had a nice, proper-sized fuel tank and the previous owner had removed it and chucked it, in an effort to save weight!
> 
> Mike
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