Got my new Fuel cell today

Crxce · #1 02-07-2003, 04:59 PM

First of all the plastic fuel cells suck ass the fittings leak and there cheap compared to the aluminum on i got today 15 gallon and the fittings are welded on i changed the washers in the plastic one twice and they stiill leaked, No more leaking hell yeah and no more getting high from the gas fumes while im driving

ci5ic · #2 02-07-2003, 05:06 PM

So are you talking about a reserve tank or something?

Seems like adding another 15 gallons to the weight of your car would really slow you down... But I bet you'd get some great distance on a fill-up.

jeef · #3 02-07-2003, 05:19 PM

nah a fuel cell is his primary tank... 15 isn't too much bigger than the stock 12 gal. but it could definatly add some significant weight when its full...

Crxce · #4 02-07-2003, 05:20 PM

NO i got the fuel cell mounted in the hatch were the spare tire goes and then the fuel lines running under the car to an areomotive fuel pump and filter no its like a gas tank but its amulimun i took the old tank out. ill send a pic tommrow
i have the old pastic one in there now and its leaking as i type,lol, gona put the new tank in tommrow.

Crxce · #5 02-07-2003, 05:23 PM

cant add that much weight considering the stock fuel tank is steel and the new one is aluminum, but maybe the 3 gallons weighs more than the steel of the old tank, im not sure

ci5ic · #6 02-07-2003, 05:48 PM

What's the purpose of that then? Just the extra gallons?

Isn't the stock tank 10 gals. and not 12?

FourthGenHatch · #7 02-07-2003, 09:29 PM

Fuel Cells are for race cars really because in case of an accident they won't explode like a regular gas tank would. Not sure why you would need one for the street.

Crxce · #8 02-07-2003, 10:23 PM

cuase i was building a frame for my sytem and shit in the hatch and put srew thourgh the stock fuel pump so instead of getting ito it a relacing it witha expensive stock pump i said fuck it ill gut it all out and make a complete fuel system in my car a couple hundered dollars more but one day when im done with my car it will be a cool ass custom thing to have. BUt if i had a choice i would of kept the stock shit its just alot less aggrivation and stress but if i got the welded aluminum tank in the first place i would never of had any problems.

dfarres · #9 02-12-2003, 11:54 AM

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Originally posted by Crxce
cant add that much weight considering the stock fuel tank is steel and the new one is aluminum, but maybe the 3 gallons weighs more than the steel of the old tank, im not sure

one gallon of liquid weighs 8.34lbs so u'll b sportin about 25lbs more weight

mightytexn · #10 02-12-2003, 03:12 PM

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Originally posted by dfarres

one gallon of liquid weighs 8.34lbs so u'll b sportin about 25lbs more weight

Different liquids have different densities, so a gallon of gas doesn't weigh the same as a gallon of another liquid.

jeef · #11 02-12-2003, 04:06 PM

from a culinary stand point i really have to disagree with that... take a cup ( 8 oz) zero a scale to it and fill er up with water it'll weigh 8 oz, now do that with milk... it too will weigh the 8 oz... yes they are different densities... but volume to weight will be the same on all liquids, a gallon of milk is no heavier than a gallon oh pure water... although it is obvisouly more dense

now this doesn't work on solids and gasses..

ci5ic · #12 02-12-2003, 04:32 PM

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Originally posted by jeef
from a culinary stand point i really have to disagree with that... take a cup ( 8 oz) zero a scale to it and fill er up with water it'll weigh 8 oz, now do that with milk... it too will weigh the 8 oz... yes they are different densities... but volume to weight will be the same on all liquids, a gallon of milk is no heavier than a gallon oh pure water... although it is obvisouly more dense

now this doesn't work on solids and gasses..

Woah... hehehe nobody is cooking their car... hehehe

Sorry, but you are sooooooo far off dood. Hehehe, this will be the second physics lesson I've given in this forum today.

liquids DO have different masses because they DO have different densities (a.k.a. specific gravity), albeit for the most part they are fairly small differences wich are not likely to be detected by your everyday kitchen scale...

For instance molten lead is MUCH heavier than water... sure, it's really really hot, but it's still a liquid. Milk is also heavier than water, but not by very much at all, so like I said, you're average kitchen scale will not register the difference in such a small quantity.

This difference in density is one reason that some liquids seperate, much like oil and water...

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