anyone got pics of fuel cell installs? cusrious to if anyone cut through the floor in the rear and maybe stretched the bottom of the spare tire well further across and mounted the cell lower, or if they just mounted it in the back
pics of fuel cell installs
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I'll have to get you some good pics
I built an aluminum box and mounted mine in the trunk floor after cutting it all out. I made a new flat sheet metal hatch floor, cut the hole for the cell, sealed it and bolted it in. The inside of the car looks stock.
I built an aluminum box and mounted mine in the trunk floor after cutting it all out. I made a new flat sheet metal hatch floor, cut the hole for the cell, sealed it and bolted it in. The inside of the car looks stock.
Pics of that would be great. It sounds like what I've had in mind for a while to replace the spare tire well.
I've thought about doing dual exhaust under mine also. I have plenty of clearance with a 16 gallon street cell...
I am also interested in this I searched but could not find any pics I want to finish my dual exhaust.
gixxer750;927805 said:
ok thanks, i was up in limbo on sumping the oem tank, but i think it will be best in the long run to just drop a fuel cell in and would like to see some examples
gixxer750;928630 said:
running into any issues, or is it just the comforts of having the oem setup?
try filling up at a gas station without having people look at you crazy. better yet, you better make sure you look out for a cop, as a fuel cell is illegal in all 50 states for highway use. Looks mighty strange when you are filling up in the hatch.
Its hell to make the fuel gauge work, and you will always wonder if there may be a hole about to be rubbed through the cell.
Its hell to make the fuel gauge work, and you will always wonder if there may be a hole about to be rubbed through the cell.
I am looking at using a fuel cell just for the simple fact it would be a much easier setup when running an external fuel pump.
gixxer750;929506 said:
are you sure? I've seen quite a few in muscle cars and the cops don't seem to care...
I'm sure if you could figure out a way to use the stock filler neck it would be better...
i think it's the fact that they're not DOT approved, even though a good fuel cell installed properly could be safer than an oem fuel tank, especially a bladder cell.
I bought at 15 gallon ATL fuel cell with foam, bladder, surge tank and two walbro 255lph pumps. I mounted it by cutting out the hatch floor and making a frame out of 1x1x0.120 tubing. In my opinion, there is no reason to put a fuel cell in your car unless you get one similiarly equipped to mine.
It is about at the height of the stock fuel tank. If anything it can't be more than an inch lower, still plenty of room.
bit the bullet today and got an RCI fuel cell. this will help remove some extra weight and it's going to be safer if the car flips or something at the track
Is the RCI cell you bought 18-20ga steel with a seamless bladder? A ton of people buy the plastic or aluminum ones thinking they're getting the same benefits.