has anyone tried the extended fuel tank?

id have to dig for it, but theres something like a 32gallon tank out there, which you more or less have to pull the bed off to install, unless you want it to suck.

thinking about it. would be nice to go a longer period of time between fillups.

but has ANYone ran it on their 2nd gen?

further compounding this is i might have to sell mine so i dunno if i wanna throw a new gas tank in it, as it turns out i kinda need a bigger truck. goddammit. haha. but, i really wanna put a bigger gas tank in it =D

 

Honestly I think the 21 gallon is pretty good. The few times I needed more fuel I just put a six gallon can in the back.... instant 120 miles right there.

 

I think a couple here have. I was interested but the price of the tank put me off.

 

The whole point of a bigger tank is so you don't have to stop and fill up, even from a can in the bed. If I were doing that I'd just stop and buy gas.

My F150 has a 36 gallon tank and it's sort'a spoiled me. Fuel mileage is virtually the same between the 2 trucks, (Tacoma wins by 1 mpg). I buy fuel when I WANT to buy fuel and at PRICES that are favorable, not when I HAVE to buy fuel. There can be 20-30 cents per gallon difference in fuel 50 miles apart when driving and I buy where it's cheaper even if I'm not close to empty. I rarely run the tank anywhere near empty, but when I've burned 18 gallons, about where a Tacoma's fuel gauge is on "E", I still have 1/2 tank.

The biggest advantage is when towing and getting 10-12 mpg. That's cutting it close with a 21 gallon tank and I understand the 4th gens only hold 17 or 18 gallons. You are going to be stopping every 75-100 miles when towing.

I'd like to see Tacoma offer a little bigger tank from the factory. Even if it's only around 25 gallons that extra 4 gallons would help and wouldn't add too much weight. All of the aftermarket tanks are just more expensive than I think they are worth though.

 

yeah, therein lies the rub. the cost is.. not cheap. but it would help so much... /sigh

 

An even bigger gas tank on the driver's side would make the Taco lean so bad

 

the taco lean is more of a stock truck thing =D

 

And that isn't going to run you a few thousand $ for the tank and install job.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/long-range-automotive-fuel-tank-34-gallon.490548/

I have it. Has its perks. I wouldn’t buy if I were stock. I’m tuned for premium fuel only so it’s been handy going out to the middle of nowhere MT where I can’t get higher octane.

 

Fair point. Makes sense in that case.

 

That's what Jerry cans are for. A lot better than putting a huge tank in your truck.

 

DIY is free.

 

sure is, but i just dont have the time, i work two jobs. my absurd schedule is the reason i considered selling the truck to start with.. lately i dont have TIME to do anything fun with it, ha. taking motorcycles to the track can be done with my girlfriends turbo CX5, which is actually rated for towing 2000 pounds.

but in the meantime, the tacoma needs to hold more fuel =P hmm.

 

Well...for a couple/few grand shipped and a weekend of wrenching for the install, you can buy a fancy 33ish gallon long range tank, and have 50%ish more fuel capacity over stock

Orrrr for $150 you can buy a 4pack of VP cans on Amazon and have 24 extra gallons, more than doubling your OEM fuel capacity. The weight of which you only have to carry when needed. Sure, you need to pull over for a couple mins to fill up, but you don't need to be anywhere near a gas station and the VP cans dump fuel pretty quick anyway. Besides, after burning through a whole tank of gas I'm ready to stretch my legs and take a leak anyway. Plus they can be dual-purpose for track use(long as they're not full of premix lol).

If you really wanna DIY, i remember seeing a thread a while back, dude installed a junkyard tank from a Suburban as an aux tank in place of the spare tire. but that's not a light project to take on.

 

two good options

1. high clearance steel rear bumper with swingouts to hold nato cans

2. find a mechanic for side work pay them $50/hr to do whatever you want

 

yeah im all about throwing money at a problem, but i cant even order the tank itself since i live in california. best idea ive had so far is have it sent to my gf's parents' house in utah then ship it down here, or just go up there and have the work done up there, why not. i dunno. kinda janky every which way. in any case, i just thought it was odd that theres virtually no one running an oversized gas tank. like one guy on this forum or something? weird.

 

I'm sure most people here would love to have a larger fuel tank. I know I would. But given how expensive they are, most just don't deem it worth the money and time to install one when that $2-3k buys lots of other mods, and a couple of jerry cans does the trick. How many years will you need use the added range to save 20cents a gallon here and there, before the tank pays for itself?

Not bashing at all, I think it's a cool mod. But realistically it's a very expensive solution to a problem not many people actually have.

 

well, its strictly about range. about practicality and convenience, basically. its not about banking up a larger amount of fuel when bought at a certain price or whatever, i long ago quit giving a shit about the price of gas. the taxes here in california make pretty much everything ridiculous. its just how it is here.

for a split second i even considered getting a tesla model S, as that 400ish mile range sounds pretty damn sweet. =D

 

I think if I were building an overland rig from the ground up, and the budget allowed for it and/or I had time to hunt for a used LR tank for a good price I’d likely throw one in there.

But talking about modifying the existing truck, the cost of buying a LR tank is pretty prohibitive.

in terms of convenience, the 350mile range I get isn’t terrible, even if it drops to 200ish while towing. After 200miles I’m happy to pull over to stretch my legs and spend 3mins gassing up. And I typically carry 6-12 gallons of extra fuel(2 VP cans) while towing heavy or way out in the sticks anyway, just in case.

I mean, to each their own build. I just can’t justify dropping that much cash for a marginally more convenient fuel tank, when a couple of VP cans gets me the same overall range increase for 1/20th the price. I’m sure if raptor lights cost $2-3k you’d see fewer of those too. lol.

 

Also the tank sticks off the bottom past frame rails so some overlanding would be ok, rock crawling not so much.

Just like the supercharger, it’s a fun mod. Not so much for convenience.
Forgot to mention fuel sloshes more than the stock tank, I solved this with a hydramat. But I’m also heavily modded with an aftermarket fuel pump/filter/larger fuel hoses.