Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Fuel Cell

I planned on installing a diffuser but the fuel cell I had in the car sat so low that there was no room underneath it for an expansion chamber.

The old 16 gallon cell weighs almost 30 lbs empty, the new 5 gallon cell weighs under 10 lbs. I also can remove a crossmember that was only used to hold up the fuel cell, so I dropped 30 lbs just like that.

A rear crossmember had to be notched a bit to make room for the new fuel cell.

Here is the cell bolted in place. I made straps out of flat bar and they bolt underneath.

With the covers and remote filler hose in place,

It's a sump style cell and there are baffles inside to keep even the smallest amount of fuel close to the pick-up, which is perfect for autocross.

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