Racing Fuel Cell Construction

From circle track to off road nascar drag racing fuel cells and beyond.

Racing fuel cell construction.

Factory fuel tanks steel or plastic aren t built to withstand that level of abuse. Drag racing fuel cells. Racing fuel cells are designed primarily for racing and have very high burst strength to prevent race gas from spilling out during a wreck or rollover. A diy look at welding an aluminum gas tank with baffles fuel cell contributed by.

Fuel safe achieved and maintains iso 9001 2015 quality certification thus. 4 5 8 12 15 gallons. There is also the option of three different caps. Re certification on universal fuel cells is 150 00 all specialty applications and custom built cells are 250 00.

For over 30 years fuel safe has manufactured the highest quality racing fuel cells racing fuel tanks fuel bladders and custom fueling solutions for motor racing applications. The customer is required to send in the fuel cell bladder sending the complete fuel cell is acceptable once received a fuel safe sales rep. Fuel safe s 4 gallon drag racing fuel cell is a durable cross linked bladder construction and offer safety and durability that rises above the rest. Vent with rollover protection pickup options single bottom pickup or dual bottom pickup drop sump design to focus fuel to the pickups for positive fuel pressure to the last drop billet aluminum flush mount cap please.

While it is much easier to just buy a premade fuel tank for many of us and our projects that is just not an option. Fuel cells can be seen in all shapes and forms in all types of race vehicles. It is filled with an open cell foam core to prevent explosion of vapor in the empty portion of the tank and to minimize sloshing of fuel during competition that may unbalance the vehicle or cause. Depending on local smog regulations a fuel cell may not be legal thus leaving it to vehicles that will be racing.

A racing fuel cell has a rigid outer shell and flexible inner lining to minimize the potential for punctures in the event of a collision or other mishap resulting in serious damage to the vehicle. Our drag racing cells with sumps come in a variety of shapes and capacities. If the vehicle will be driven on local streets local laws should be taken into consideration. Will issue an rma with notes citing that the fuel cell is inbound for re certification.