Fuel Cell Foam Alternative

Fuel cell foam alternative.

Fuel cell foam alternative.

Even atl recommends changing it every couple of years. Its a super huge pita. Harmon racing cells only uses yellow foam for our racing fuel cells as it is tends to be the longest lasting and has a high chemical resistance to modern fuels. What i did was purchase a fuel cell nut ring nro4x6 1 gasket 1gas98 and cover.

Mike 1970 road runner 451 cu in indy 440 1 cyl heads solid roller cam t d rockers 11 12 at 120 mph on motor. Bp4x6 i got the nut ring and gasket from fuel safe and the cover from pyrotect. From battling foam in the past i know that is from a partially blocked pre pump filter i pulled it and found a little not much but some glue like residue against the screen of my russell filter which has a really fine screen it was more of a goo like crap i cleaned it and moved on. I have a 10 gallon fuel cell and it has a black color foam inside it is it safe to take it out.

Depending on your size of fuel cell it ll cost probably 80 or more in foam only to have to do it again in a year or 2. Foam in a fuel cell prevents a concentration of the fuel vapor plus air mixture which significantly reduces the probability that the fuel cell will explode in case of a fire. 2001 dodge 1500 4x4 offroad qc on 35 maxxis bighorn tires. We recently added a fuel cell to our car and didnt want to h.

This allows access to the interior. I ve replaced the foam in a handfull of fuel cells in the past and i m in the process of putting new foam in the cell of a car i m restoring. Hi guys everyone who has run a fuel cell for a while has run into the foam degradation problem at some point or will with the use of any ethanol in the fuel. Jump to latest follow.

Why not buy something once and be done with it even if it costs a little more.