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#1
11-03-2003, 04:51 PM
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fuel cell legal on streets?
i have a gutted crx and i was thinking about putting a summit racing plastic 12gallon racing fuel cell in the spare tire well in the C. is this legal to drive on the streets or do ihvae to have some kind of box made for it or anything?
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11-03-2003, 06:47 PM
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as far as i know as long as its crash tested/rated and has all the correct fittings and is DOT approved, you can just have it bolted down, it can be just rolling around in your trunk, it must be secured.
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11-04-2003, 09:31 AM
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Re: fuel cell legal on streets?
what exactally is the difference between a fuel cell and a fuel tank?
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11-04-2003, 04:45 PM
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cell = inside of car, tank = under car.
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#5
11-04-2003, 04:57 PM
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I have been running a fuel cell in my truck for years w/o probs. However, I dont advertise it.
Make sure you get one with a sending unit.
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11-04-2003, 07:58 PM
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Whats the advantage of a fuel cell as opposed to a tank? Just less likey to explode from a collision or something?
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#7
11-06-2003, 07:22 PM
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Re: fuel cell legal on streets?
plastic fuel cell weighs like half as much as a metal one... plus they are small so in custom app's with no room for tank, you use a cell
Travis
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11-06-2003, 09:39 PM
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Re: Re: fuel cell legal on streets?
would it be beneficial to remove your tank and add a fuel cell? where would be a good spot on a 4dr?
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11-07-2003, 09:06 AM
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so is it legal to run it on the streets in the back of my crx? ive run out of things to take out of my car and the gas tank is going to be next so i need to know so i can order my fuel cell soon
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#10
11-07-2003, 10:07 AM
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Re: fuel cell legal on streets?
IMHO, I would not put one in an ordinary daily driven car. Not even in one that sees moderate street use. You will get the fumes in the car everytime you fill up, that sucks. I am not sure that they would pass tech at a track either.
Putting a fuel cell in a moderately stock car is like putting a roll cage in a moderately stock car, it just not make sense. 
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#11
11-07-2003, 03:21 PM
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first of all if it has the right markings and fittings and stuff you wont get any fumes in the car, and it def would pass track tech any time of the day.
like they said above, they are lighter than a stock tank, and in the 4th gen you can mount it right above the spare tire well.
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11-07-2003, 03:45 PM
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Have you got one? The fumes come in to play when you are filling it up since its inside the car. Do you think that they are just going to go straight to the outside.
 Have you ever had to get a fuel cell through tech in the back of a car? I haven't and I was just wondering what your experience was.
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11-09-2003, 11:59 PM
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not me personally, but i know people who have them in modded camaros and shit, they pass tech everytime, never been inside one that was refueling so i didnt think it would be smelly of fumes.
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#14
11-10-2003, 12:12 AM
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Re: fuel cell legal on streets?
The fumes (And any unwanted atention) can be easily avioded by using the stock gas cap and running a large thick fuel grade hose to the cell. Obviously if dude has striped everything from his car he is ready for a cell.
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11-17-2003, 05:21 PM
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yea my car is completly stripped and i am looking at getting a fuel cell and full roll cage from autopower. just tryin to drop a lil more weight cuz the cage will all plenty of weight that i dont want but the cage is more or less for safty cuz i dont have front or rear bumper supports. any of you guys taken your rear bumper support off, how did you mount your rear bumper??
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