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30 gallon fuel cell with sump - any out there?

Posted By: Mopar_Mike

30 gallon fuel cell with sump - any out there? - 07/26/19 07:02 AM

Ideally I am looking for a poly plastic 30 gallon fuel cell with a sending unit, foam and sump with outlet(s) and two outlets on top. I can find a 20, but not any larger. Just throwing this out there if anyone knows of a 30. Thanks.
Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: 30 gallon fuel cell with sump - any out there? - 07/26/19 01:12 PM

Why do you want to carry that much fuel.. when I built my tank it was
18 gals.. that last a long time and you dont have to carry that much
weight
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Posted By: fbs63

Re: 30 gallon fuel cell with sump - any out there? - 07/26/19 01:27 PM

Contact Rhodes Race Cars. They will build whatever you want.
Posted By: bigdad

Re: 30 gallon fuel cell with sump - any out there? - 07/26/19 01:39 PM

this guy will make whatever you want , his work is fantastic

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Local-Business/Winchester-Metal-Works-818250571547880/

: (603) 903-9737
Posted By: Mopar_Mike

Re: 30 gallon fuel cell with sump - any out there? - 07/26/19 02:08 PM

I’m de-tuning a race car for the street. It is already set up
with a trunk mounted cell and pump. Since the car probably will
get about 10 miles per gallon lol I want to be able to drive
without stopping at every gas station along the way lol
Posted By: Mopar_Mike

Re: 30 gallon fuel cell with sump - any out there? - 07/26/19 02:10 PM

Thanks for the info guys!
Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: 30 gallon fuel cell with sump - any out there? - 07/26/19 02:22 PM

I bought a complete gauge cluster for my car so the fuel gauge was
part of it... they are easy to set up to have it match your tank
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Posted By: Dragula

Re: 30 gallon fuel cell with sump - any out there? - 07/26/19 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by Mopar_Mike
I’m de-tuning a race car for the street. It is already set up
with a trunk mounted cell and pump. Since the car probably will
get about 10 miles per gallon lol I want to be able to drive
without stopping at every gas station along the way lol


My Hemi got a new best this year of 6.7 mpg over last years 6.5 mpg......Can't go too far with it, but it sure lets you know somthing isn't stock under the hood...
Posted By: Bad340fish

Re: 30 gallon fuel cell with sump - any out there? - 07/26/19 03:30 PM

My 416 usually gets about 13mpg loaded on drag week (4200lbs or so with passenger and gear). I have an 18 gallon tank and I think the farthest we have ever run was like 140 miles or so on a tank. At that point you get fuel just because you don't know the area and don't know when you will see fuel again. Also after that long at 3000RPM -3500RPM even with tail pipes and stock seats its time to get out for a few minutes. I couldn't imagine going 300 miles lol.
Posted By: 451Mopar

Re: 30 gallon fuel cell with sump - any out there? - 07/26/19 04:24 PM

I have a 1977 RamCharger fuel tank that is 30-gallons. I cut an access hole in the top, and installed a -6 AN bulkhead with 3/8" pickup.
I should have put fuel cell foam in it as fuel slosh with a 1/2 tank can spin the car out.

What ever you get make sure it has something to stop the fuel slosh in a tank that big.
Posted By: tubtar

Re: 30 gallon fuel cell with sump - any out there? - 07/26/19 05:00 PM

I have a 22 gallon Rhodes........I added foam , the filler and a different sending unit.
The tank itself was a hell of a value , and after the rest of the stuff I added , it was still in the 400.00 neighborhood.

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Posted By: CMcAllister

Re: 30 gallon fuel cell with sump - any out there? - 07/26/19 06:45 PM

30 gallons of fuel is nearly 200lb. plus the weight of the tank. The tank itself will need to be more substantial for the weight, as will the mounting, and it will be over 4 cubic feet.. That's a bunch in the back of a car with a race type suspension. If you're set on that amount of fuel, 2 15 gallon units may be something that makes sense. Or a single 20 gallon. Or some configuration that allows for a second, easily installed and removed tank for use on road trips that can be removed or emptied and isolated to go to the track.
Posted By: 451Mopar

Re: 30 gallon fuel cell with sump - any out there? - 07/26/19 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by CMcAllister
30 gallons of fuel is nearly 200lb. plus the weight of the tank. The tank itself will need to be more substantial for the weight, as will the mounting, and it will be over 4 cubic feet.. That's a bunch in the back of a car with a race type suspension. If you're set on that amount of fuel, 2 15 gallon units may be something that makes sense. Or a single 20 gallon. Or some configuration that allows for a second, easily installed and removed tank for use on road trips that can be removed or emptied and isolated to go to the track.


Not a bad idea, 2 tanks would allow one for pump gas and one for race gas.
Posted By: mopar dave

Re: 30 gallon fuel cell with sump - any out there? - 07/26/19 08:23 PM

That guy is talented. Very nice. Will keep this number. Thanks
Posted By: squirrel

Re: 30 gallon fuel cell with sump - any out there? - 07/27/19 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by Bad340fish
Also after that long at 3000RPM -3500RPM even with tail pipes and stock seats its time to get out for a few minutes. I couldn't imagine going 300 miles lol.


this!

Having done drag week several times, I will attest that 150 miles range is plenty, if your car is snotty enough to be fun.
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