Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Branches Eastern Canada A Little Too Close For Comfort.....

I just checked and the specs that were on the brochure of my 98.5 sez it's got a capacity of 54.8 litres. You've got to remeber though that most gas stations have there fuel temperature-compensated to 15 degrees celsius. What that means is that you're getting your gas as if it's 15 degrees and not -5 or whatever it was when you pumped it. And because gas will contract when it cools (and expand when it warms) you did not REALLY pump that much fuel into your car. If you try running the tank close to dry in the summer heat, you'll never pump 58.12 litres. Just another way the gas companies are screwing us as I doubt we have more 15 & over days than we have 15 & under days.

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Black 98.5 SVT w/ KKM intake,73mm MAF, ASP pulley, SHO Shop Y-Pipe w/ no main cat