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Car. 1995 Toyota Celica
Engine. 2.2L, stock 5 speed.
Course. Gingerman
GPH. ~5
Capacity. 12 gallon stock tank, 8 - 10 useable.
Best endurance. 2.5 hours with conservative driving, 2 hours with aggressive driving
Car: 75 Fiat 131
Engine: stock twin cam 1.8
Course: NJMP and NHMS
GPH: ~3
Capacity: 12 Gal
Best endurance: 2-3/4 hours
Notes: Stock 2bbl Weber 32/36, stock 5 speed, stock 4.10 final drive
Wow.. I think we win (lose)... we are like 11-12gph at gingerman in the lex, but we drive the pi$$ out of it, and it runs rich for some reason.
Car: 97 Pontiac GTP
Engine: 3.8l V6 Supercharged, 240hp, stock 4 speed auto.
Course: CMP
GPH: 5
Capacity: 18gal
Best Endurance: 2 Hours, we normally do hour stints so everyone gets a turn.
Notes: I think we're one of the few teams who has to run 93 octane, which really sucks when that station outside the track keeps raising prices as the weekend goes on.
Car: 97 Pontiac GTP
Engine: 3.8l V6 Supercharged, 240hp, stock 4 speed auto.
Course: CMP
GPH: 5
Capacity: 18gal
Best Endurance: 2 Hours, we normally do hour stints so everyone gets a turn.
Notes: I think we're one of the few teams who has to run 93 octane, which really sucks when that station outside the track keeps raising prices as the weekend goes on.
how can best endurance be 2 hrs at 5gph? it would be 9gph
PS, we have to run premium also...
how can best endurance be 2 hrs at 5gph? it would be 9gph
PS, we have to run premium also...
What I meant was that's the longest we've had the car out there without stopping, that's why I said we normally just do 1 hour stints. Everytime we pit we have to add one 5 gallon jug to top the tank off.
Spinnetti wrote:how can best endurance be 2 hrs at 5gph? it would be 9gph
PS, we have to run premium also...
What I meant was that's the longest we've had the car out there without stopping, that's why I said we normally just do 1 hour stints. Everytime we pit we have to add one 5 gallon jug to top the tank off.
ah, ok....
Everytime we pit we have to add one 5 gallon jug to top the tank off.
Why not fuel every other stop and save time?
Car: '89 Camaro
Engine: 5.7L LT1
Course: Sears/Thunderhill/Buttonwillow
GPH: 9-12
Capacity: ~19ish (22gal cell with baffling)
Best Endurance: 2hr 35 min at Infineon with some yellows and some parts still damp.
Worst endurance: 1hr 35 at Buttonwillow hauling ass down the drag strip
24-hour at Buttonwillow will be expensive....
PunisherBass wrote:Everytime we pit we have to add one 5 gallon jug to top the tank off.
Why not fuel every other stop and save time?
That's a good point. But by the same token, only once were we a contender for anything and broken wheel studs took care of that for us. We've always been more about just having fun instead of trying to be as quick as possible in all areas.
Car: 86-ish VW Golf
Engine: Stock 1.8 8V head & CIS FI, 2.0L shortblock
Course: any
GPH: 4-5
Capacity: 12+ Gal
Best endurance: 3.5hrs in rain & fog
generator gets 1gal / hour
i've never run anything else long enough to figure it out
Mark VIII used as much as 10GPH.
X-90 used as little as 4.5 GPH.
The Donk at Stafford, cruising along in drive, managed to go almost 4 hours with me at the helm on a single stock (20+ gallon) tank, and still had a little left. V8 doesn't automatically mean thirsty.
Car: 1980 Monza
Engine: 4.3l V6
Course: ECR 24 Hour Race
GPH: 7
Capacity: 18
Best Endurance: 1:45
Worst endurance: 5 laps before had to stop due to rear end whine.
Tinyvette
1969 Opel GT with a 1969 Opel 1.9L CIH motor
Roughly 5 GPH. We use about 10 gallons during a typical 2 hour stint. We've got a 13 gallon fuel tank.
Car: 1980 Monza
Engine: 4.3l V6
Course: ECR 24 Hour Race
GPH: 7
Capacity: 18
Best Endurance: 1:45
Worst endurance: 5 laps before had to stop due to rear end whine.
If I had to stop every time there was a little whining coming from behind me my kids would never get to swimming lessons.
Car: 1989 civic hatch
Engine: 1.6 (D16Y7 with D16Y8 intake manifold)
Course: ECR 24 Hour Race
GPH: between 3.5 and 5 depending on driver
Capacity: 11?
Best Endurance: 2:40 (across three drivers)
Worst endurance: unknown
Car: 1996 Miata
Engine: 1.8
Course: ECR 24 Hour Race
GPH: between 3.5 and 5 depending on driver
Capacity: stock...14?
Best Endurance: 2:15 (driver change limited)
Worst endurance: 1:15 at ECR in december, due to fuel starve on the stock pickup. fixed and no fuel starve issues since.
car: 86 bmw 325e
engine: 89 bmw M30 3.5L
Course: Thunderhill, Buttonwillow, Infineon
GPH: 4.5 - 6
Capacity: 14 nominal, we can get ~10-12 out of it depending on how dead the fuel pump is
Best Endurance: 2:30
Worst Endurance: 1:30 (dying pump -> fuel starvation, generally last half hour is spent nursing it around right turns)
Cordia = 8 Gal - Three hours. 2:48 average lap times... 1.8 turbo.
Notes: I think we're one of the few teams who has to run 93 octane, which really sucks when that station outside the track keeps raising prices as the weekend goes on.
We run 93 as well. We see boost anywhere from 2-12psi depending on engine in the car and number of boost leaks. Not risking detonation with cheap fuel.
Car: Ford Thunderbird (3,000LB ready to race)
Engine: 3.8L V6 @ 140HP.... 18 years ago
Capacity: 18gal
Course: Thunderhill track day w/ few cars (private day); going all out
GPH: 8.27GPH
* At least we can run regular.
* This is our personal high water mark for GPH consumption as all our Lemons races have way more traffic/yellows than this track day.
* Starts cutting out at <1/8th tank but our drivers usually only last ~2 hours so this hasn't been an issue.
-g
iunno, I just throw 20 bucks in it every few days.
rcazwillis wrote:Car: 1980 Monza
Engine: 4.3l V6
Course: ECR 24 Hour Race
GPH: 7
Capacity: 18
Best Endurance: 1:45
Worst endurance: 5 laps before had to stop due to rear end whine.If I had to stop every time there was a little whining coming from behind me my kids would never get to swimming lessons.
I was told by the guy who threw our gears in the rear end that "Gear whine is not a problem, then can do that forever"
1964 Scrubbing VeeBubbleyou
1995cc Type three, DGV carb'd
Any track, 4.5gph
11g tank, 9.5 usable before stutter. OEM tank
1:45 avg endurance. Can milk 2 flat, but most drivers are done by 1.5 hours. This car is fun to drive but uses you up.
Same car w/ 1500SP
3gph
3+hr range
slower than the tow-truck with a limo on the back...
Car: 77 Ford Granada Swamp Thang
Engine: 2 barrel 302
Course: Eagles Canyon
GPH; 5-7 (5on 89 octane/7 on 93 octane)
Capacity: 12 Gal. fuel cell
We run about 6 gph normally, and refuel every other driver swap. We run 1 hour each to give everyone equal chances to blow-up.
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