Plastic or Aluminum fuel cell?
 

Which one is better, its going in a station wagon. Iam leaning towards the plastic just for the price. How many gallons would you recommend. Thanks for the info.

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Aluminum 5 gallon

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Most of the professionally built stock/super stock cars I have seen, as well the new factory race cars have aluminum fuel cells if that tells you anything.

That said, I wouldn't waste my $ or time putting a fuel cell in your stocker wagon, there is no performance advantage as I've made over 4000 passes in my '68 Chevelle with the factory unsumped gas tank, running as quick as 9.80's and 60 footing a best of 1.28.

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I bought a aluminum 5 gallon cell and mounted it under the steel cover for the spare tire, You can cut a hole in the floor to drop the cell thru for clearance if needed.

My chevelle went 1.28 BLAHBLAHBLAH. Who cares?

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I had my car slip off jackstands, caving in the stock tank. I opted for a 15 gallon fuel cell, the empty cell weighs nothing or fill it up for added ballast.

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I've seen a lot of plastic tanks warp. Aluminum has to be better, looks nicer, easier to maintain and easier to keep track of how exactly much gas is in it. I use to have a 10 gal. aluminum cell but switched to a 5 gal. aluminum. It's plenty for several runs, but I throw a splash in after every pass anyway. Besides, no sense in having any more of what can go "BOOM" on board than you have to.

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Ed No doubt a stock tank will work in his car........ But this is not a bracket car... He will have to go through fuel checks........ It is much easier to manage fuel quality through a smaller amount....... Aluminum is very nice, but plastic will work........

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Steve, easier? If you say so but what did everyone do before fuel cells were allowed in stock the past decade?;)

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Did you do that in a stocker? I was told by Div 5 tech that the only hole I could cut was for the sump, and I had to make a cover for the fuel cell.

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The reason Iam putting the cell in is because my tank has a leak on the outlet and the car has sat for a while and don't want to get junk in motor. By the time repair and flush the old tank or buy a factory replacement I probably almost paid for a fuel cell.

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Buy a 5 gallon aluminum one from Jegs.

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I just went thru this. The aluminum 5 gallon cell from RCI and Jaz (and also Jeg's too I believe) come with two 8AN outlet fittings welded in, also a welded in roll-over valve fuel vent on the right side if you are facing the tank. That is the way they come and they won't modify it for you. I like the fuel vent on the left side and pump overflow on the right, since my fuel pump is mounted on the passenger side of the trunk. I ran across BD Racing and they will build you a cell with a single 10AN fitting, and no roll over valve so you can put the vent on the side you want. Hope this helps. Made my life easier.

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Not sure, but have you heard how finicky fuel checks are these days??? Managing a small amount of fuel must be much more cost effective. :)

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Yes, Because it's a wagon you can put the cell below the floor.

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I run a 10 gal. aluminum, and i take out the foam.If you run into a problem with your fuel not checking,it is easier to get it cleaned out.Does anyone else think it is a good idea to put in a fuel shut off in the line? With the fuel cell now mounted high in the rear of the car,it is easy for it to drain out if a line is cracked open.A fuel shut off makes it easier,and safer to service a pump or regulator,or to just drain the system.I like the 10 gal. because it is easier to add a little weight if you need to.The tanks with the tabs welded on them are simpler to mount also.

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thats funny right there!

figure out how much fuel you need for one run and double or triple it. that is all you need. why would you want to carry more fuel than two runs could possibly take. i don't think theres a stocker out there that runs on 2.5 gallons per run? if your fuel doesn't pass then you have to drain 5- 10 gallons, that not cool. removing the foam only works if you keep it topped up. i run a 1 gallon cell. my 350 uses 1/3 third of it per run if i have to idle behing a jr. on the return road. i have made three passes back to back to back without waiting inline or being slowed down on the return road - no fill ups. Aluminum looks nicer, plastic is lighter.

Ian

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They all stopped putting tabs on them now, they were not meant to be mounted with the tabs, but people were mounting them that way and the tabs were breaking off creating a dangerous situation. Should mount with hold down straps.

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Here is a pic of my new setup. It's a Jeg's 5 gallon with 2 #10 outlet bungs, a #8 vent and a #8 return. I had my local race shop make a CM mount and tig on some attachment bungs.

http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/...k/fuelcell.jpg

http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/...k/IMAG0297.jpg

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40 Coupe,

Do you have the part nuber for that cell by a chance?

Thanks

Tim

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Jegs 555-15315. $131.50 with discount.