How much does a full tank of fuel weigh?
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Hmmm 
Well - I think one litre of fuel would weigh about a kilogram. So if your tank is has a capacity of about 60 litres then that would be about 60 kilos. Which is only a tad more than I weigh.
Mind you I have based the above on my baking measures. A litre of fuel may weigh more than a litre of milk - but I would doubt it.
So I guess that it could make the difference between having me in the passenger seat or not. I am willing to offer myself as an experiment.
Debs
>> Edited by Big_M on Wednesday 17th August 19:41
Well - I think one litre of fuel would weigh about a kilogram. So if your tank is has a capacity of about 60 litres then that would be about 60 kilos. Which is only a tad more than I weigh.
Mind you I have based the above on my baking measures. A litre of fuel may weigh more than a litre of milk - but I would doubt it.
So I guess that it could make the difference between having me in the passenger seat or not. I am willing to offer myself as an experiment.
Debs
>> Edited by Big_M on Wednesday 17th August 19:41
GreenV8S said:I think the cerbie tank is 60 litres or so, I asked before but cant remember the exact figure. Basically, we're not talking 100kg then. I figured a litre of fuel would weight more than a kilo.
What is the tank capacity? I think the density of petrol is roughly 0.7 Kg/liter so eg 50L = 35Kg, this is roughly 3% of the all up weight, worth roughly 120 bhp. On the other hand it's over the rear wheels so there may be some initial traction improvements off the line ...
Water weighs around 10lbs a gallon.
Petrol is less dense, but 10 is an easy figure to work with.
A decent sized tank (say 14 galls,as on my Wedge), you're talking about a passenger-sized load, but since a lot of the 0-60 figures are measured two up, but just a small fuel load, what does it prove ?
At least you won't run out of juice as quickly.
Personally, I ease away from the line anyway, in the interests of UJs.
Chav-type 0-60s are likely to be wallet-sapping, ultimately, and best saved for company vehicles and hire cars.
Petrol is less dense, but 10 is an easy figure to work with.
A decent sized tank (say 14 galls,as on my Wedge), you're talking about a passenger-sized load, but since a lot of the 0-60 figures are measured two up, but just a small fuel load, what does it prove ?
At least you won't run out of juice as quickly.
Personally, I ease away from the line anyway, in the interests of UJs.
Chav-type 0-60s are likely to be wallet-sapping, ultimately, and best saved for company vehicles and hire cars.
Ha ha the poor guy doesn't know me does he YP 
a little off topic, but only yesterday somebody told me that a metre cube of water weighs 1 tonne!
i know this doesn't help in any way but i a) thought it was interesting and b) wanted somebody else to say 'yes, that is interesting' without being within range of being able to punch me and call me a boring t
t. which i undoubtedly am.
>> Edited by nervous on Thursday 18th August 14:38
i know this doesn't help in any way but i a) thought it was interesting and b) wanted somebody else to say 'yes, that is interesting' without being within range of being able to punch me and call me a boring t
t. which i undoubtedly am. >> Edited by nervous on Thursday 18th August 14:38
nervous said:
a little off topic, but only yesterday somebody told me that a metre cube of water weights 1 tonne!
i know this doesn't help in any way but i a) thought it was interesting and b) wanted somebody else to say 'yes, that is interesting' without being within range of being able to punch me and call me a boring t
That is just SO amazing Matt! Really, a metre cube of water weighs a tonne! No, stop. I'm speechless. Oh and
ya boring t
t 
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