Help me increase my Tacoma's fuel range

Hello all, i have a 2016 Tacoma TRD Sport and a little bit of a dilemma. i live about 47 miles from my work which means 94 miles a day round trip. my truck seems to average 19.5-20 miles per gallon and i believe the tank to be 17 gallons. this has proved to be pretty annoying as I'm only getting about 3.5 days to a tank which means I'm at the gas station twice a week.

is there a way to upgrade my tank size to lets say a 25 gallon tank?

another thought i had was buying some sort of secondary 10 gallon tank and putting it in the bed so i could just siphon the fuel into the tank when needed. however i cant seem to find a suitable tank that can be securely mounted in the bed and will not leak when the truck is bouncing around.

any suggestions on an external tank?

thank you
-matt

 

I saw a company on here, I believe Australian based, that had built a larger tank to bolt into the existing tanks location.

I looked them up, looks like they only have ones for up to the 2015 model right now. Its long range automotive. https://longrangeautomotive.com.au/...ment~341#3917b49e-37dd-460b-b568-ff51c4d575f7

 

I spoke with a guy who has one, he said in the end it wasn't worth the hassle, time, and expense of importing it.

 

Your tank is 21.1 gallons.

 

How fast are you driving on this daily commute?

 

The tank capacity is 21.1 gallons btw...

 

I use to have a 76 mile round trip, I know what it's like to fill up every few days. The only thing you can do is get something with better mpg for going to work, or do what I did. I moved closer to work. If you add gas capacity you are still going to fill up, but it's going to cost more. Plus the money spent on a larger tank. Don't waste your money on a new exhaust system or intake. If you do get better mpg, it will never pay for itself. Just a bit of advice from someone who's been there and done that.

 

Prius mod

 

Either get a better mileage vehicle or fill-up twice a week. You are not saving any time by siphoning or transferring fuel from one tank to another.

 

Not to mention the additional weight.

 

option 1) https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...w-stock-10-27-17.372325/page-24#post-16415239
option 2) https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...x-fuel-tank-setup.475581/page-4#post-14566354
possible option 3) https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/34-gallon-fuel-tank-long-range-automotive.492434/

 

No need to thank me

 

As a rule extra capacity tanks are made for vehicles that do long range towing. Full size trucks are usually covered and trucks like the tacoma just don’t create the demand for anyone to bother making one. Now someone posted an Australian option above but as you can see it isn’t very cheap.

I have a stand alone tank for my Kubota with an electric pump and fuel nozzle. But even that would be a bear. If you leave it in the truck and fill from there it really is no different from pulling up to a pump and filling there. If you leave it at home and top up you still have to bring it to the gas station and home again. Plus my pump system is designed for diesel. Once you go to a volatile fuel like gasoline the price of the pump triples (literally).

I understand your desire for less fill ups but I don’t see this as a feasible endeavour. Either the cost is high or the effort negates any gains you make. (What you hope to gain is still lost on me).

 

A variation of this is usually the most cost effective method, which is to buy a decent older Civic, Corolla, Sentra as a daily driver.

 

The fuel tank is 17 Imperial gallons.

 

i could easily be wrong on the tank size, it was a rough guess.

1/2 my trip im going 55 mph and the other half im doing 65 mph with a little bit of city driving at one end. according to the truck itself im getting around 20mpg. im not speeding, in fact when im doing 65 the speed limit is actually 70 but i found the truck gets better mileage at 65. according to Toyota's website my gas mileage is about correct so i must be doing things right (they list it at 21mpg highway).

i just want to be able to fill up once a week. my last truck was a 2011 GMC 1500 and this vehicle was able to make it about 6 days before refueling (it had a bigger tank and got better MPG). the price of gas varies widely and can be as much as $0.50 more a gallon if im caught in the wrong place needing gas. so a spare gas tank could at least save me some money if i run low in the wrong area.

-matt

 

Routine is what you need - if you are going to drive this truck. Go three days and pick a place to fill up after 300 miles. Pick a nice station. Then you have fuel for the last two days to a half tank or so. On Monday, fill back up at the same station. Wednesday, fill back up and let the cycle repeat.

The best solution (and cheapest) is buy you a more fuel efficient vehicle. Or trade for that Chevy you had.

 

http://titanfueltanks.com/titan-sidekick-15-gal-portable-liquid-tank-5040015