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Re: What's Your Fuel Cell Capacity? [Re: JonsGottaDusta] #883977
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Vallejo California
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15 gallon cell with sender. With the car being race only now, I don't use a fuel gauge any more. It's not accurate enough. Instead I have an aluminum "stick" with 1/2 gallon increments marked on it. I usually run 3 to 7 gallons as ballast depending on track conditions. -Tom.

Re: What's Your Fuel Cell Capacity? [Re: JonsGottaDusta] #883978
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5 gal, no sending unit.

Re: What's Your Fuel Cell Capacity? [Re: JBurch] #883979
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8 gallon, no sender. Keep it filled to top of the foam.

Re: What's Your Fuel Cell Capacity? [Re: 68valiant68] #883980
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5 Gal, no sender, refill every 3 runs


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Re: What's Your Fuel Cell Capacity? [Re: 70Cuda383] #883981
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I'll be building my tank for the Rampage... I use
the stock sending unit but modifying it for the height
of the tank(extending the float arm) that way it
works with the stock gauge unit on the dash... in
yours make sure it isnt touching the tank where its
binding so it cant make the full travel... also check
your ground

Re: What's Your Fuel Cell Capacity? [Re: MR_P_BODY] #883982
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12 gallons to lazy for a 5 gallon cell

Re: What's Your Fuel Cell Capacity? [Re: MR_P_BODY] #883983
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Marysville, O-H-I-O
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Quote:

I'll be building my tank for the Rampage... I use
the stock sending unit but modifying it for the height
of the tank(extending the float arm) that way it
works with the stock gauge unit on the dash... in
yours make sure it isnt touching the tank where its
binding so it cant make the full travel... also check
your ground





mine is a tube sending unit, the foam float is inside the tube, magnet on the foam. as the foam rises and falls, the magnet changes the resistance through the sending unit.

the ground seems to work ok. sometimes the gauge reads full all the time, then it reads empty all the time, then it reads somewhere in the middle for awhile...almost as if the foam is stuck.

how do I fix this? my truck is a street truck, and I really prefer to have a functioning gauge instead of having to remember the miles and fill up per the number of miles driven.


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Re: What's Your Fuel Cell Capacity? [Re: JonsGottaDusta] #883984
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I made my cell, 20 gallons, slosh baffles, sending unit with a baffle around it, sump, fits like a glove.


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Re: What's Your Fuel Cell Capacity? [Re: CrAzYMoPaRGuY] #883985
12/20/10 09:58 PM
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Mooresburg, Tn
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Mine is an alum, home made tank. 4.25 gal, no sender. I fill it after every pass and use a wooden stick for a gauge.

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Re: What's Your Fuel Cell Capacity? [Re: JonsGottaDusta] #883986
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For drag racing, I like a small fuel cell. But 5-6 gallons makes life a little easier.

I am running a 4 gallon cell with my injection (which needs a front cell... weight). And that is getting on the small side for round-robin racing with no help to get the fuel jug back to the staging lanes.


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Re: What's Your Fuel Cell Capacity? [Re: JonsGottaDusta] #883987
12/20/10 10:31 PM
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15 gal yes w a sender,car burns alot of fuel.

Re: What's Your Fuel Cell Capacity? [Re: 440Jim] #883988
12/20/10 10:44 PM
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Quote:

And that is getting on the small side for round-robin racing with no help to get the fuel jug back to the staging lanes.




Yeah, especially when we park at the finish line at MIR and don't feel like schleping the fuel jug to the staging lanes...



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Re: What's Your Fuel Cell Capacity? [Re: Dads426] #883989
12/21/10 03:19 PM
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san diego
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Thanks for all the replies, everyone. I'm actually surprised to hear how many of you guy are running 3-5 gallon cells.

Are any of you guys running EFI on your race cars with a cell?

Thanks,

- Jon D.

Re: What's Your Fuel Cell Capacity? [Re: JonsGottaDusta] #883990
12/21/10 07:18 PM
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Custom aluminum holds about 12 gallons no sender

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