Jpkerley veteran member lifetime gold member. They chose the fuel cell option because its safer stronger has all the ports for fuel injection and can be mounted anywhere.
Fuel Cell And Fuel System
Fuel cell vs fuel tank. Chopped stock gas tank. The shops use a variety of different tools for projects. Because fuel cells are designed primarily for racing they have a very high burst strength to prevent fuel from spilling out in the event of a collision or a rollover. Jun 4 2008 location. Ive developed a leak in my modified ie. The tank was shortened to accomodate wheel tubs.
I havent determined the exact source of the leak yet but i believe one of the welds has gone bad probably from inadequate venting ie. When building an off road rig in order to pass tech you often cant use the oem fuel tank. And weve gone over the basic tools from wrenches to hammers however we havent taken a look at one group. Jul 8 2010 1. So in the case of the xor pre runner a fuel cell can be the best choice. A factory fuel tank steel or plastic is simply not built to take that kind of abuse.
Fuel tank help discussion in high performance modifications started by jpkerley jul 8 2010. The biggest difference between a factory type fuel tank and a fuel cell is burst strength.
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