Custom fuel cells.

[mattswan267]

Whats bettr to make a fuel cell out of, aluminum or stainless? Also whats the best way to eliminate or minimize fuel slosh?

 

[bobbywalter]

personally, stainless.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Prevent sloshing:
http://www.jegs.com/i/RCI/821/7050A/10002/-1?parentProductId=829970

Richard

 

[srteach]

The Jegs link is good for racing fuel cells. For common tank type applications, baffles in the tank minimize slosh pretty well.
For materials, pick your poison. They both work well.

 

[RollinWOT]

Aluminum will eventually corrode with the stupid E85 fuels, so go with stainless and use a set of wavebreakers inside so slosh can't happen.

 

[mattswan267]

What about using foam? I Know they make foam for dirt bike gas tanks. I knwo its a certain kind of foam. Not sure what its called

 

[RollinWOT]

A foam tank? For offroad I think a metal tank would be best. It might work as a tank if it was a super high density foam, almost a plastic. But in my opinion, forgoe the foam or plastic and go for a stainless tank with a set of wavebreakers, that way you have something that will hold up offroad, won't corrode with stupid E85, and won't slosh fuel around.

 

[JohnnyU]

No, he's talking about foam INSIDE the tank to prevent fluid sloshing.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/RCI-7050A/

 

[mattswan267]

Right, I mean build a stainless tank, with foam inside of that for anti-slosh.

 

[strvger]

i don't use E85 in my 1st gen truck, so i just got a used aluminum boat tank in excellent condition, $50. 48x21x8 inches tall and fits my bed perfectly. easy install using a marine manual switch over valve that comes up right next to the drivers side of the seat. 27 gallons of gas in it, plus the 15+ in my standard tank and i'm good for over 800 miles of cruising.
yeah, i'm a happy camper!

 

[Iron Ranger]

Aluminum for light weight, stainless for corrosion resistance. If you made one yourself, it's easy to install baffles in the thing to prevent fuel slosh. I do it for surge tanks that hold 100+ gallons of coolant for mining trucks. Pretty much the same concept, I recon.

 

[anchorshot]

i'm good for over 800 miles of cruising.
yeah, i'm a happy camper!

Until you visit the gas pump!