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Old 9th February 2011, 09:21 AM
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Yes I go along with Ash here, the tank should be in the position as per book.
In case of any shunt you shall have less chance of getting soaked by the petrol.






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Originally Posted by AshG View Post
mark the tank on the riot is in the passenger footwell. from what i have seen if a tintop hits the rear of a 7 it wont matter where the tank is.

25-30kg of fuel mounted high up in a 7 can play havoc with the handling. i tried my tank above the diff as an experiment looking for ways to increase capacity, with it full up the car felt quite nervous on the back end through the fast b roads so i put it back in the correct spot
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