anyone with an aftermarket fuel tank
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anyone with an aftermarket fuel tank
im looking the go with an aftermarket fuel tank but i dont want it to mount in the trunk as i dont want to risk spilling fuel inside the car. id like to mount it in the stock location . Does anyone have this done or heard of it being done? thanks
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I would suggest looking at the rules for what ever kind of compitition your going to be taking place in. I think some of the major ones have rules about mounting fuel cells in the rear hatch area/truck. Pretty much mounting it anywhere that shares the same air with the cabin so keep that in mind.
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I've used an RCI tank in the back of a 1st gen RX-7. I had to cut up the floor of the hatch to mount it from above, then build a steel box to protect it, with a hatch for access to the filler and holes for the vent and fuel level locations. Tech signed-off on it, so it was good enough for ITE. If I did it again, I would add a filler neck and hose back to the stock filler door, for convenience.
RCI Tank:
The hole:
The steel box:
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RCI Tank:
The hole:
The steel box:
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yeah id really want it to be mounted under the car . NHRA requires their be a protective shield on the bottom to protect the tank that im cool with . i just want to save 20lbs or so with a fuel cell . i wouldnt mind cutting the trunk and mounting it that way but id have to make a cover for the tank and install a filler neck to the stock location .
anyone done it on a 3rd gen?
anyone done it on a 3rd gen?
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Mine passed tech at Gainesville, FL...an NHRA owned track. The steel cover is the required bulkead. And, running the filler neck to the stock location is trivial...the neck adapter is a bolt-on.
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