How long can car idle on a tank of gas?

[Tristan Lall]

Probably for quite a long time, for the reasons pointed out above. Try this for some peripherally related information on inverters (from 12 V DC batteries).

But just as a public service announcement, avoid carbon monoxide poisioning, no matter how comfortable your car's seats are. Don't do something you won't live to regret.

[Andrew Rudolph]

yesterday i tailgated the UCF football game and we were using my car stereo as a bom box. 800 watts (max) pulling for 6 hours with the car idling. I have a 3.3L V6 thats in great shape. Even in the hot central florida sun the temperature gague stayed right where it is supposed to be. I proabaly used 2 gallons of gas, if that much. My car has a 110amp alternator.

[Matt Attallah]

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Andrew - it isn't a Intrepid is it? Or a Caravan?

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And about your 800 wats max - that is when It hits at max volume. I bet you where running at about 1/5 power and when it hit at about 1/2 to 3/4 power.

Even at that rate - you where still pushing 160 watts (and that's a loud system - so I bet even less at 'normal' volume)

[Andrew Rudolph]

Originally Posted by Matt Attallah

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Andrew - it isn't a Intrepid is it? Or a Caravan?

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And about your 800 wats max - that is when It hits at max volume. I bet you where running at about 1/5 power and when it hit at about 1/2 to 3/4 power.

Even at that rate - you where still pushing 160 watts (and that's a loud system - so I bet even less at 'normal' volume)

Close Guess with the Caravan. its a nissan quest. And i had the volume all the way up, we had to be loud enough so we could hear it over the crappy music playing a few spots away. All of my speakers are rated for much more watts than I'm capable of pushing through them.

[Ryan Albright]

Originally Posted by Matt Attallah

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Andrew - it isn't a Intrepid is it? Or a Caravan?

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And about your 800 wats max - that is when It hits at max volume. I bet you where running at about 1/5 power and when it hit at about 1/2 to 3/4 power.

Even at that rate - you where still pushing 160 watts (and that's a loud system - so I bet even less at 'normal' volume)

Matt this is way off topic but i love that movie FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, lol infact i am watching it right now with my roomate

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Andrew Rudolph

My car has a 110amp alternator.

Was that an add-on by you? Don't most cars come with a 90amp alternator?

I thought the only cars that had higher one's were VW's for some reason or another.

[Matt Attallah]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

Was that an add-on by you? Don't most cars come with a 90amp alternator?

I thought the only cars that had higher one's were VW's for some reason or another.

I'd agree on most V-6's but normally too you can get a better alternator just by asking. All of our chevys here (the 2.2 I-4 all the way up to the 6.0 V-8s have 2 alternators. Just one for the 'base' model and the heavier duty one for the 'limited' models.)

And standard on the Chrysler 5.2 is a 120 amp and on the 5.9 I think it's 160 amp.



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