I'd be willing to bet a good chunk of money on your handling going in the crapper with the extra 270+ pounds of weight that you would add to the front end. 1 gal of gasoline weight is 6.073 lbs 44 X 6.073 = 267.212 Add to that the weight of the tank/lines/pump/support brackets/etc. Yes, you would lose some front end weight with the removal of stuff to fit the tank but not nearly enough to offset what you add on. So, now you have the tank installed and filled. Did you put in stronger springs to support the extra weight? You didn't? Well I hope you like riding around on the bump stops. You did? What's the ride going to be like when you burn off that fuel and don't have the added mass to compress the springs when you hit a bump? Just my thoughts.
Front of car is a crumple zone ... bad place for a fuel tank.
At least this is a fuel cell, the VW beetle had a pop can of a gas tank up front and it was much more of a crumple zone. I wonder how many of the MILLIONS of bugs burst into flames after a heavy front end impact...I would not do it though....
At least this is a fuel cell, the VW beetle had a pop can of a gas tank up front and it was much more of a crumple zone. I wonder how many of the MILLIONS of bugs burst into flames after a heavy front end impact...I would not do it though....
Here is what I would do is check into the PPG pace cars and even contact Fred on his. They installed fuel cells in all those cars for on track requirements. I am not sure of the size but it did not require cutting or kill the handling. But then again it may have only been a 8 gallon cell too. I am not sure how much they held. I had some photos but not digital of them. They fit in very nicely but they were shaped differently.
unless you need it for racing it would be a lot of work for something that is not really needed for the street. The cost would well out weigh the cool factor. The stock tank is in a great location and is very safe. Lets face it a car has to go through you to get to it.
Either way check out the real indy pace cars and the PPG Pace cars and see how they did it as they worked fined there.
Spencer, that tank is worth more than your car in its current condition. not trying to be mean, but WHY??? If you REALLY want more gallons, get an '87-'88 tank and expansion tank and bolt them in.
It's 4 gallons so the extra weight shouldn't be a problem. Mounted it in the front compartment and plumb the lines into the front of the fieros fuel tank. If you plumb it right you can fill both tanks from the front. The only problem is you will stay on full forever until the fuel is used out of the vertical tank.
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ARCHIES JUNK IS FASTER THAN SHAUNNA'S JUNK
12.3 is faster than a 13.2
[This message has been edited by FIEROPHREK (edited 08-26-2013).]
