I have a 93 Civic that I'm building up for the Pro Stock class and I have a few questions regarding the cell.

I'm considering a 3 or 5 gallon tank, however, where do I mount it? The front of the car or near the stock location? Does one have a benefit over the other? Is one more safe than the other?

If I mount in the stock location, do I mount the tank in the car and route the lines down and under or does the tank have to be under the car (or at least the feed/return).

If I mount it in the engine bay, I read some where that I have to have a 1.25" tube around the cell. Where can I find the specifics of this?

Lastly, if anyone has any pictures of theirs installed, I would greatly appreciate it if they could post them up.

Thanks!
Steve

 

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Tanks: When permitted by class regulations, fuel tanks located
outside body and/or frame must be enclosed in a steel tube frame
constructed of minimum 1 1/4-inch O.D. x .065-inch chrome moly
or .118-inch mild-steel tubing. All fuel tanks must be isolated from
the driver’s compartment by a firewall, completely sealed to
prevent any fuel from entering the driver’s compartment. All fuel
tanks must have a pressure cap and be vented outside of car
body. A positive-locking screw-on fuel-tank cap is mandatory on all
cars. Insulated fuel tanks prohibited. When used, fuel cells must
have a metal box protecting the part of the fuel cell that is outside
of body lines or trunk floor, excluding hose-connection area in rear.
Non-metallic fuel cells or tanks must be grounded to frame.

heres the specifics i think your looking for if mounted in the engine bay. hope thats what your looking for.

 

Maybe got for a 1 or 2 gallon tank...it will fit better. 1 gallon will be plenty of fuel for dyno or track use. If you mount the tank inside the framerails under the hood...u dont have to run a bar around it. There is room to mount it sorta where the stock battery location is if you go with a 1 gallon tank.

 

If it goes in the hatch area I'm assuming the way they're made that they have to actually be cut into the floor and not mounted on it.

Steve

 

Anyone?


Steve

 

1. Mount it as far foward and as low as possible.
2. Mount it as the rules state per the class you are running in.