Noob fuel cell and pump question
08-21-2006, 10:41 AM
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Noob fuel cell and pump question I'm starting on the fuel system for my 76 Vega with a W2W stroker L92 at 414 CDI.
My current plan is a fuel cell in the trunk. I do not want to cut my trunk up.
Do fuel cells need to supply out the bottom? (cutting trunk)? or are there top feed ones?
I have an A1000 external pump already, can it pull from a top feed if there is such a thing or does it have to be pulling from a botton feed?
I will be setting up from scratch as the only part I have is the A1000 pump which I would get rid of if it won't do what I need.
Also do fuel cells have intank pumps?
Any suggestions or help will be greatly appreaciated. HP at crank might be from 500-600 N/A and I will next year be spraying 150-200 on it wet probaly.
What would you setup if you were me?
My current plan is a fuel cell in the trunk. I do not want to cut my trunk up.
Do fuel cells need to supply out the bottom? (cutting trunk)? or are there top feed ones?
I have an A1000 external pump already, can it pull from a top feed if there is such a thing or does it have to be pulling from a botton feed?
I will be setting up from scratch as the only part I have is the A1000 pump which I would get rid of if it won't do what I need.
Also do fuel cells have intank pumps?
Any suggestions or help will be greatly appreaciated. HP at crank might be from 500-600 N/A and I will next year be spraying 150-200 on it wet probaly.
What would you setup if you were me?
Last edited by Rock_Daddy; 08-21-2006 at 11:05 AM.
08-22-2006, 11:48 AM
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It can pull from the top but in cases of slosh it is always better to pull from the bottom. Why not just raise the fuel cell off the floor a couple of inches? Pull the fuel out the sump.
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08-22-2006, 12:03 PM
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No need to be lower than the feed. Just use as big of feed line to the pump as possible we use -12. Provides it with as much fuel as possible as to not starve the pump.
Nate
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08-22-2006, 06:44 PM
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Thx for the info.
I was looking over the car tonight and I really wish I didn't have to use a cell. The stock fuel take would be so easy to use but looking at the size of the feed line that was going to a Holley blue pump in the truck, I don't think it is larger enough. What is the minimum for the feed for an A1000 external pump? Maybe I should pull the tank and weld in one of those bottom tank sump things. Hmmm..
I was looking over the car tonight and I really wish I didn't have to use a cell. The stock fuel take would be so easy to use but looking at the size of the feed line that was going to a Holley blue pump in the truck, I don't think it is larger enough. What is the minimum for the feed for an A1000 external pump? Maybe I should pull the tank and weld in one of those bottom tank sump things. Hmmm..