Fule cell
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Fule cell
I want to replace my fule tank with a 5 gallon fule cell. Does any one have a kit to make it NHRA legal?
My car runs low 10s with a best 60ft time of 1.28. and a good wheel stand. the car will carry the wheels about 60ft.
Rick Abare
My car runs low 10s with a best 60ft time of 1.28. and a good wheel stand. the car will carry the wheels about 60ft.
Rick Abare
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Triangle makes alumn. cells that are 5 gallon vertical and Jazz also makes SFI approved cells in many different confgs. I just had my chassis guy build one for me. If was you I would take your car to someone in your area that builds drag car chassis and very possible they can fab on for you that will fit in your rear t-top hole. If you put a cell in the back of the car under the hatch it will have to be covered with some type of steel or alumn. fabricated cover.
Jim
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There are pictures on my site of my rear firewall. It seperates the fuel cell and batteries from the driver as per NHRA rules. The design has changed slightly since I took the pictures but it's still roughly the same.
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Thanks for the help!!
I was hoping somone had somthing that would just drop in and be legal. I did some more checking and the stock fule system with a larger intank pump can feed over 700hp. Mine is just under 600hp. My best time with my 96 TA at 3300lbs is 10.30 @ 127 with a best 60ft of 1.28 on 30x 9 good years.
Rick Abare
PS: nice to see some hard core racers!! I race both classes also and just foot braking.
I was hoping somone had somthing that would just drop in and be legal. I did some more checking and the stock fule system with a larger intank pump can feed over 700hp. Mine is just under 600hp. My best time with my 96 TA at 3300lbs is 10.30 @ 127 with a best 60ft of 1.28 on 30x 9 good years.
Rick Abare
PS: nice to see some hard core racers!! I race both classes also and just foot braking.
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The trouble with a factory fuel tank is it's huge and heavy. If I remember when I took mine out, the empty tank was 25 pounds.
In a drag only car you don't need to carry around extra heavy fuel so a smaller fuel cell is prefered. Gasoline is 6.1 pounds per gallon. An 18 gallon fuel tank is carrying 109.8 pounds of fuel plus the 25 pound tank means there's 135 pounds of weight in the back.
Switching to a 4 gallon fuel cell cuts off a lot of weight. The cell might weigh 10 pounds if that. 4 gallons of fuel is 24.4 pounds. So switching to a 4 gallon fuel cell will cut as much as 100 pounds off the back of the car. The downside is that you should be topping up the fuel cell after every pass.
Racing with less than 1/2 tank of fuel in a factory tank helps but can you top it up to the same weight after every pass?
In a drag only car you don't need to carry around extra heavy fuel so a smaller fuel cell is prefered. Gasoline is 6.1 pounds per gallon. An 18 gallon fuel tank is carrying 109.8 pounds of fuel plus the 25 pound tank means there's 135 pounds of weight in the back.
Switching to a 4 gallon fuel cell cuts off a lot of weight. The cell might weigh 10 pounds if that. 4 gallons of fuel is 24.4 pounds. So switching to a 4 gallon fuel cell will cut as much as 100 pounds off the back of the car. The downside is that you should be topping up the fuel cell after every pass.
Racing with less than 1/2 tank of fuel in a factory tank helps but can you top it up to the same weight after every pass?
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