Fuel Cells worth the price?

[rubbinsracin]

Want to see an expensive fuel cell get on grt's website and look what they got. $2,200 fuel cell.

[cswitch11]

I went to an RJS 22 gallon this year. I am going by memory but I think its 9 1/2 tall by 30 long by like 18 wide. Modified the fuel tank chassis so I could get the cell forward to the rear axle centerline and up as high as I could.

[drtrkr244]

Its been my experience, theres nothing wrong with using the 32 gal cells.Since the rear weight required is getting less, just be sure to mount the cell as high as possible.Most cars only use 15-20 gals for the short races anyway.

One idea I started using about 5 years ago, involves placing the center of the cell(left to right), in line with the center of gravity.It involves finding the center line of the front suspension and extending that line past the rear bumper.

Once you have the true center found, you can adjust your cell to your left side %.

Ive seen the handling become more consistent, which obviously makes the car easier to drive.

[joedoozer]

I set my cell in place. And the started putting fuel in 2 gallons at a time. Shifted it left and right until it stopped changing bite. I also made my fuel gauge at the same time.

[JustAddDirt]

The new cell from mastersbilt comes with nothing inside to control fuel slosh. Overpriced for what it is in my book. Anybody run one? Does it do what they claim it does?

They are using fuel slosh to move fuel forward into right front corner of cell. this will tighten corner entry handling. and add sidebite. (supposed to anyway)

[stock car driver]

There is this huge misconception that fuel "sloshes" around in the cell. That's ignorant, and an old way of thinking. During race conditions, the fuel is under some form of g-loading at all times. Whether it's turning into the corner or accelerating down the straights, it's not "sloshing" around. It moves fluidly in relation to the g-forces. Run foam, run whiffle balls, run nothing. Your not going to see a difference. The main factor is going to be the placement of the fuel weight, and whether it benefits you to run a smaller cell in order to increase the effective ballast height.

b.s.

foam is for SAFETY, it should be ran in the event you rupture your cell it will help contain the fuel from going every where. The only time to not run foam is if you run alc or something else that will cause the foam to break down.

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If common sense were common I guess everyone would have it.