Plastic or Aluminum fuel cell?

[Phillip marvetz]

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?

[72Malibu]

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.

[Myron Piatek]

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.

[Eric Kitzan]

Originally Posted by Phillip marvetz

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?

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.

[Ian Hill]

Originally Posted by Phillip marvetz

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?

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