fuel cells?

oldbeercans · Dec 6, 2007

so im in the market for a fuel cell and i have some dimensions i need to be within. im wondering what material i should get and why? ive found two that would work very nicely but they are alluminum. ive heard that alluminum fuel cells have a tendency to crack and obviously dont want to have to spend a few c-notes twice. what is everyone using and what problems have occured. do i need a bladder? baffles? foam? just want to know what works the first time. thanks:corn: :redneck:

Bunk1 · Dec 6, 2007

Go alum.

Paulie · Dec 6, 2007

Bunk said:
Go alum.

x2 check out summit racing, they might have it near your dim.

oldbeercans · Dec 6, 2007

Bunk said:
Go alum.

i was wanting to go that route but will i have any problems with it cracking? i dont want to spend the 250 bones to have to re-weld the fuel cell over again. are you running an alluminum cell? are there any benifits to using alluminum?

oldbeercans · Dec 6, 2007

Paulie said:
x2 check out summit racing, they might have it near your dim.

thats were im looking. im looking at the 30x12x12. its a 19 gal. rci. or i could go with 30x17x7 and have 17 gal.

sucmah · Dec 6, 2007

i have heard cracking problems are usualy related to the style of mouting but i am not sure wheat is good or bad.

Boonie Buster · Dec 6, 2007

oldbeercans said:
thats were im looking. im looking at the 30x12x12. its a 19 gal. rci. or i could go with 30x17x7 and have 17 gal.

or you can look at the 20x24x10 20gal summit brand i just picked up from there for $249.99:;

oldbeercans · Dec 9, 2007

im pretty sure thats the one im going with. it has a 2" sump and comes with all the goodies. 20 gals. should be plenty. just kidding. the sump is in the wrong place.

bigiron · Dec 10, 2007

I run a steel cell with plastic inside

Paulie · Dec 10, 2007

if you mount the fuel in a secure place out of the way i dont see it crackin.

cisco · Dec 10, 2007

At the hammers, Illyota's aluminum one cracked, and my plastic one sagged under the weight of a heavy tool bag in the heat.

If you go aluminum, mount it on some thick elastomeric isolators and it shouldnt be a problem.

Not Jobless · Dec 10, 2007

cisco said:
At the hammers, Illyota's aluminum one cracked, and my plastic one sagged under the weight of a heavy tool bag in the heat.

In the heat, the plastics ones will sag even without the additional weight on top...

oldbeercans · Dec 12, 2007

never thought finding a fuel cell would be this hard. guess its back to the drawing board.

bigd9247 · Dec 12, 2007

oldbeercans said:
never thought finding a fuel cell would be this hard. guess its back to the drawing board.

this might be a little bit ghetto, but i'm just going to throw this out... ever consider a fuel tank from an s10 blazer? it's a rectangular shape, symmetrical (not all wierdly shaped) and has the fuel pump hole in the center of the top, the filler tube is on the top close to one side. I don't know the exact dimensions but it just so happens that I have one for sale and could measure it for you if you're interested :redneck:

yes i know it wouldn't be as pretty as a fancy aluminum fuel cell, but it would be a heck of a lot cheaper...