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Roadstergal
10-31-2003, 02:13 PM
I can fill up on gas as much as ¼ tank by talking a left-hand sweeper. :lol: By both gauge and OBC.

On the other hand, I lose gas on right-handers. :paranoid:
ARCHER
10-31-2003, 02:27 PM
Not sure. Typically, I have my eyes on the ROAD in those situations. :twisted:
Roadstergal
10-31-2003, 02:29 PM
Not sure. Typically, I have my eyes on the ROAD in those situations. :twisted:

:P

It takes a minute or so to return to the 'level' level. :paranoid:
ARCHER
10-31-2003, 02:33 PM
I don't believe either of our current cars do that. But I had a '75 Celica that did. Of course, it did a lot of other strange things too.
SteveM
10-31-2003, 03:17 PM
Yes, and my car goes faster downhill too!
lip277
10-31-2003, 03:23 PM
Sure....
The gage on the 2002's been doing that ever since I got the car. It even changes going up or down hill.... actually by a fairly substantial amount.
:P
glaws
10-31-2003, 06:35 PM
Had some older american cars that used to do that. The gauges on both my BMW's have been rock steady. Well, the M3's gauge just goes down and down - very steadily tho :dunno:
claresecl
10-31-2003, 06:38 PM
My Civic's gas gauge used to vary if I was going up or down hill.
nate
11-01-2003, 11:58 AM
Not really.

Then again, there are no hills here...
Nick M3
11-04-2003, 12:59 PM
I lost a quarter of a tank every run at the autox last weekend...
The HACK
11-04-2003, 01:38 PM
You know I go up and down a fairly steep hill daily in my commute, and I notice the gauge would move a bit if traffic is bad and I'm stuck on the hill for a while. Not too much though, certainly nothing like a quarter of a tank.
scottn2retro
11-04-2003, 03:10 PM
On the e36 M3 racer, Alex recommended not running the car below 1/2 half tank on the track due to possible fuel starvation from slosh.

He also recommended putting a second fuel pickup on the right side of the fuel tank and/or some baffles in the gas tank - neither of which are strictly legal in SCCA T2 :D
Nick M3
11-04-2003, 03:18 PM
You know I go up and down a fairly steep hill daily in my commute, and I notice the gauge would move a bit if traffic is bad and I'm stuck on the hill for a while. Not too much though, certainly nothing like a quarter of a tank.

We had LONG, FAST sweepers.

Big time valve clatter once I started figuring out how to drive on R-tires.
Roadstergal
11-04-2003, 04:37 PM
He also recommended putting a second fuel pickup on the right side of the fuel tank and/or some baffles in the gas tank - neither of which are strictly legal in SCCA T2 :D

I won't tell anyone. :paranoid:

Hmm, sounds like it's an old-bimmer thing. The nonbimmer that's about as old as the bimmer doesn't do it, though.