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Old 01-07-2016, 07:55 AM
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Bigger Fuel Tank?

I have a 2012 Honda Fit and I believe it has a 10.6 gal fuel tank. I was wondering if anyone ever swapped for a larger capacity fuel tank? If anyone knows or has a best guess, how easy/difficult is this and how big do you think I could go and is this even possible?
 
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Old 01-07-2016, 08:11 AM
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Well the fuel tank is placed in such a way to allow the rear "magic" seats to perform their tricks. I doubt there is room to add a larger tank and if you did you have now compromised the safety testing that was done.

Best thing would be to increase your MPG. Have you heard of hypermiling?
 
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Old 01-07-2016, 08:29 AM
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Yeah- if you can't stretch your tank, stretch what you can do with your tank. The Fit really rewards even minor hypermiling efforts.
 
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Old 01-07-2016, 06:04 PM
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The fuel tank is underneath the front seats on the Fit. It's not practical to swap it out for a larger tank—it's made to fit the space already.

If you really need a larger tank, the best option probably would be to install a (good quality) fuel cell in the hatch area. I don't know what all would be involved in doing that safely and legally, but I suspect it would not be a simple process, and you'd lose a lot of cargo carrying capacity.
 
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