Plastic Fuel Cell

Cy · Post by Cy » June 2nd, 2006, 8:06 pm

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetai ... toview=sku

would this fit in the stock location?

If not does anyone know of any companies that make plastic fuel cells?

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » June 2nd, 2006, 10:25 pm

Any fuel cell is made to fit in the trunk or in our case the hatch. There is not a fuel cell that will fit into the stock location. Also, why not get a metal one. I'd be afraid the plastic one would break too easily in a crash.
Plenty of companies make them. A general search should yield a ton of results.

Cy · Post by Cy » June 2nd, 2006, 11:12 pm

polyurathane doesn't break... you Might puncture it but i doubt it...That's Y plastic cells are used in racing... or plastic encased in metal..

the metal tank is more likely to "break" as metal is brittle...

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » June 3rd, 2006, 4:06 am

All the racing cells I've ever seen are metal...
ALMS, SCCA, formula Ford, Star Mazda all use metal cells. I agree that plastics are so advanced now that they could easily be better than a metal one. I just haven't seen many used in a real race car.