Frount mount fuel cells..lets see them
Frount mount fuel cells..lets see them im really thinking about going with a front mount but would like to gat some idea on where to mount it..i know the nhra rule about being outside the frame needs bars around it..even though i see lots of cells mounted on a frame rail or off to the side with out any bars..but anyways post them up..
thanks
thanks
steve im going for a aluminum 3 gal one..i would like to stick it where the battery was with mounted to the core support..im not running a bumper support right now and have my frame horns cut flush to the core support..if i have to ill just make a real small one out of small round bar.im not cutting my core support out the car.
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I don't think steve was talking about cutting the core support. I think he was refuring to the tubular bumper supports. That would be mounted in front of the core support and bolted to the bumper supports.
yeah..i know what he was talking about..i was just stating that my frame horns are gone an im leaving the stock core support alone..i know there bumper support an looked at it.
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Verdad Gallardo yeah im trying not to have and put the bar in..there seems to be an up in the air thing seeing the rule states..if its out the body or frame rail it needs to have a bar around it..mine would be still in the core support but off to the side of the frame rail but within the fender area..i see alot of stangs,bus and 2nd and 1st gen camaros like that with them either on the frame rail or off to the side for the n2o systems..ive though about putting it behind the rad an infront of the motor also seeing im running a stand up rad.
You can kinda see where mine is mounted. Had to cut into the frame rail to get it to fit. The dimensions didn't look much bigger than the plastic tank I used to have but when it showed up it was huge.
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yeah im trying not to have and put the bar in..there seems to be an up in the air thing seeing the rule states..if its out the body or frame rail it needs to have a bar around it..mine would be still in the core support but off to the side of the frame rail but within the fender area..i see alot of stangs,bus and 2nd and 1st gen camaros like that with them either on the frame rail or off to the side for the n2o systems..ive though about putting it behind the rad an infront of the motor also seeing im running a stand up rad.
Even though it probably won't help you...here's a pic of how I did mine
The required 1.25" bar runs just behind the bumper
heres the one im going to try,its a 4 gal summit one..im going to see if i can notch under the core support some and slide it sort of in it with the angled/back side of the cell and then im going to use a bfh an beat the front of the wheel well in some and it should clear..
The cell is 12"L x 10"W x 8"H an that area about 10 in gets down to 8"w so if i can gain a inch per side i should be good.As long as they are counting the fitting in the width if not then ill be screwed..lol
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-293204/
The cell is 12"L x 10"W x 8"H an that area about 10 in gets down to 8"w so if i can gain a inch per side i should be good.As long as they are counting the fitting in the width if not then ill be screwed..lol
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-293204/
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heres the one im going to try,its a 4 gal summit one..im going to see if i can notch under the core support some and slide it sort of in it with the angled/back side of the cell and then im going to use a bfh an beat the front of the wheel well in some and it should clear..
The cell is 12"L x 10"W x 8"H an that area about 10 in gets down to 8"w so if i can gain a inch per side i should be good.As long as they are counting the fitting in the width if not then ill be screwed..lol
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-293204/
The cell is 12"L x 10"W x 8"H an that area about 10 in gets down to 8"w so if i can gain a inch per side i should be good.As long as they are counting the fitting in the width if not then ill be screwed..lol
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-293204/
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1. simplied and lighter plumbing
2. fuel pumps are gravity fed...cell in the back = fighting G-forces
3. if running a mechanical fuel pump (belt drive) then long run (from cell to pump) can be hard to prime.
Disadvantages
1. Available Space
2. More heat gets to fuel
3. Need for additional crash protection (if outside of frame rails)
yep fuel pumps work less hard..its cheaper to do the fuel system and everything is right in one spot so its easier to check an look over to make sure stuff is good an no leaks.
yeah i just realized if i ran that one i cant run a down bars so im going to get there 5 gal vert one and mount it right behind the rad an then run the pump on the rail with a Y for the outlet and then my 2 regs
setup will sort of be like this..for where ill mount it
yeah i just realized if i ran that one i cant run a down bars so im going to get there 5 gal vert one and mount it right behind the rad an then run the pump on the rail with a Y for the outlet and then my 2 regs
setup will sort of be like this..for where ill mount it
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