gas tank swap ?
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Originally Posted by oorx7
I think this will be a much better salution, and will be alot cheaper than buying a hole new tank.
This was built by our fellow forum member, hyperion.
This was built by our fellow forum member, hyperion.
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Originally Posted by oorx7
You can't buy different year tanks from Mazda. The one he bought is the latest version. They didn't make any other changes than what I stated already. The baffle over the plastic box.
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The only other difference I can see is that the baffle that sits over the rear part of the bucket is pushed a little farther back on the 95+ tank. This makes it easier to install and remove the bucket cover which has a tab on the very back. I actually didn't even see this in my 94 tank with the pictures I took because it was hidden behind the baffle. But I checked again today and there is definitely one there!
For comparison, the 95+ tank
Thanks for posting such great pics!
-ch
For comparison, the 95+ tank
Thanks for posting such great pics!
-ch
Last edited by hyperion; 03-21-07 at 05:22 PM.
#34
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Oh, BTW, I am working on productizing the cover that oorx7 posted above. I'm working on a solution that will work for all FD tanks including the 93 and mid-94 tanks that don't have tabs on the surge bucket. I'm working with a small group of beta testers and hope to have some results in the next few weeks. If these are positive, I'm going to do a small run of these as a kit.
I'm going to post more on this soon. It will be posted at this thread: https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...7&page=1&pp=15
You can read my own test results there. The short version is that I ran down below 1/4 tank at Laguna Seca on R-compound tyres with no starvation issues at all.
-ch
I'm going to post more on this soon. It will be posted at this thread: https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...7&page=1&pp=15
You can read my own test results there. The short version is that I ran down below 1/4 tank at Laguna Seca on R-compound tyres with no starvation issues at all.
-ch
#36
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I updated the other thread, but I wanted to post here as well to keep everyone in the loop.
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I wanted to update everyone on the progress with the surge tank cover I designed. I'm shipping out a small number of them to beta testers this week, hoping to get some good feedback in the next few weeks. I've made a number of updates to the design that make it more effective and easier to install in both 1993 as well as 94+ cars.
Stay tuned,
-ch
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I wanted to update everyone on the progress with the surge tank cover I designed. I'm shipping out a small number of them to beta testers this week, hoping to get some good feedback in the next few weeks. I've made a number of updates to the design that make it more effective and easier to install in both 1993 as well as 94+ cars.
Stay tuned,
-ch
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Okay, updates!
I've made a few design improvements during the beta test period (which is still ongoing) and I want to thank my testers for their input. We had a successful test of the cover in another car this weekend, and there will be a few more data points in the next week or so. The test car was able to run below 1/4 tank without starvation issues on a roadcourse.
I'm waiting on some parts from a supplier, but we're getting very close to the point where I can start a production run. I don't forsee any major issues so with that in mind, I'm going to contact the rx7club.com admins and get permission to do a group buy.
Again, there may be a few changes based on feedback from the beta test group, but I think we're pretty close.
-ch
I've made a few design improvements during the beta test period (which is still ongoing) and I want to thank my testers for their input. We had a successful test of the cover in another car this weekend, and there will be a few more data points in the next week or so. The test car was able to run below 1/4 tank without starvation issues on a roadcourse.
I'm waiting on some parts from a supplier, but we're getting very close to the point where I can start a production run. I don't forsee any major issues so with that in mind, I'm going to contact the rx7club.com admins and get permission to do a group buy.
Again, there may be a few changes based on feedback from the beta test group, but I think we're pretty close.
-ch
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Originally Posted by oorx7
I think this will be a much better salution, and will be alot cheaper than buying a hole new tank.
This was built by our fellow forum member, hyperion.
This was built by our fellow forum member, hyperion.
#40
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Hey all,
I've gotten some positive feedback from the beta test group, and I've had quite a few requests for this so I'm posting the official group buy here:
https://www.rx7club.com/group-buy-center-69/gb-fd3s-surge-tank-cover-647708/
See you there,
-ch
I've gotten some positive feedback from the beta test group, and I've had quite a few requests for this so I'm posting the official group buy here:
https://www.rx7club.com/group-buy-center-69/gb-fd3s-surge-tank-cover-647708/
See you there,
-ch
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