Fuel Cell Super Thread

[Rb_69camaro]

This thread is years old but here goes. Has anything changed in fuel cells & tanks? Looking at options for my 69 Camaro, which should be a pretty rowdy ride when its finished. I have an art morrison 3 link with a full floater ford 9" in the back. Stock sub with chassisworks components in the front. A 6.0 N/A LS engine stroked to 408ci with some AFR heads that have been worked over extensively by Tony Mamo. This is a carb'd motor that Tony estimated around 600-700hp. My hopes are to take it to the track for fun and a little mischief on the streets. Road race or auto cross style not drag racing. I doubt ill be racing wheel to wheel on the track with other cars.



One option is the Fuel Safe Sportsman series. Prices start at about $1000 and go up with options. The priciest option is the collector/surge tank. Check balls. Trap doors and different size pumps. I like the idea of preventing fuel starvation but not sure which is right for me. Of course they are race certified for safety. They have a 5 year warranty, so does that mean after 5 years they are no longer compliant with racing bodies?

Another option would be Ricks tanks. They seem to be an easy replacement, no cutting the trunk floor. You can get in tank pump assemblies. They are baffled too for sloshing. This isnt necessarily a cheaper option. Probably same as the Fuel Safe. Unless you factor in the installation cost of the fab work to install the fuel cell. However I was going to replace the trunk if I use a stock like tank but with a fuel cell I can just cut out the bad part of trunk which is right in the center and not have to do a full trunk replacement.

Would a fuel cell be overkill for me? Ive seen some other options out there. Fuel Safe makes foam blocks you can stuff into your tank to deal with sloshing. Theres Holley's hydramat which you can fold and stuff into your tank as well to deal with fuel starvation. I dont know how well these things work. Any advice would be appreciated.