Fuel cell

[Jim Caughlin]

Double negatives don't work in regard to the rule book. In other words, saying 'the rule book didn't say I couldn't do it' will usually get you booted. Trust me, I've been there more than once. There is a 'not within the spirit of the rules' catch all that applies in these cases. Maybe the wording is a little confusing but it's pretty clear to me that they meant to say that a replacement fuel cell need to be in the stock location, I think it's safe to bet that a fuel cell in the engine compartment is going to get bounced.

Jim Caughlin
SS 6019

[Bob Mulry]

This is the exact reason that NHRA considers us a pain in the butt......

[HandOverFist]

Originally Posted by Bob Mulry

This is the exact reason that NHRA considers us a pain in the butt......

I don't understand that reasoning. The majority of NHRA race vehicles already have fuel cells mounted forward. At any rate I have sent emails asking the question.

[Bob Mulry]

Originally Posted by HandOverFist

I don't understand that reasoning. The majority of NHRA race vehicles already have fuel cells mounted forward. At any rate I have sent emails asking the question.

The reasoning is..............

If in your mind, after reading the rulebook it looks like it would pick up your car and pass tech, just install it and let NHRA at the track make the call......

You might get lucky and pick your car up........

Plus you would be the only racecar with this trick that makes a racecar faster.....

Usually that's how it's done........

[Rory McNeil]

Originally Posted by HandOverFist

I don't understand that reasoning. The majority of NHRA race vehicles already have fuel cells mounted forward. At any rate I have sent emails asking the question.

Really, you believe that the majority of NHRA race cars have fuel cells mounted in the front? Thats certainly not the case of the race cars I see. Maybe the majority of dragsters and funny cars......

[FireSale]

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil

Really, you believe that the majority of NHRA race cars have fuel cells mounted in the front? Thats certainly not the case of the race cars I see. Maybe the majority of dragsters and funny cars......

A quick glance at the contents of the 2014 rule book shows something like 28 classes of cars that compete in Lucas Oil and Mellow Yellow races. About 20 of them allow foreword fuel tanks. That’s “most” in my book.

Dale

[FED 387]

after thinking this over where would you put a small fuel cell??? there really is not a lot of room for a 1 -2 gal cell and a pump too in a lot of the cars I am familiar with---FED 387---

[JHeath]

Originally Posted by FED 387

after thinking this over where would you put a small fuel cell??? there really is not a lot of room for a 1 -2 gal cell and a pump too in a lot of the cars I am familiar with---FED 387---

You nailed it !!! Where ?

[Jim Caughlin]

26 of the 28 classes allow all kinds of things that aren't legal in Stock and SS, I don't think I'd use that one as a basis to defend this idea. If you want to build a car with less restrictive rules, feel free to build a Pro Stocker.