fuel cell

[aggielr]

I'm going to order a fuel cell pretty soon, and i was wondering what ya'll opinions on them are, should i get the drag style one w/ the sump or a circle track style w/ the pickup tube?

[Rex]

I know jason larman just got one of the cheapies and all he has is a fuel hose going into the bottom with a filter on the end. It works really well because the hose moves so when you are on a hill or something it is always in the deepest spot.

[fbronco86]

the only thing i dont like about them. they seem to be kinda small gallon wise. It would suck to drive around on a 12 gallon gas tank. My bronco would use that up in a second.

[bburris]

that's not much less than my Jeep has stock

[Doug Krebs]

I've heard the one's with bladders in them are good. Even if you puncture the outer tank, the bladder still holds the gas. Also ensures you always have fuel!

[aggielr]

you can get anywhere from 1 gallon up to i think 32 gallon fuel cells, so thats not the issue, its the design, should it have a pickup line from the top or a sump where it feeds in the bottom

[Fredo]

I would definitely want a sump in it if I were putting one in an offroad rig.

[fbronco86]

what about a baffle. do those come in them?

[BMFScout]

I hear a plastic outboard boat tank works pretty good huh Ritchie? The guage is built right in, ease of installation...

[Cajun]

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[aggielr]

after some thought, i think the drag one would be better, just face the sump toward the back, so long as i have more than a 1/4 of a tank, it should be fine, i'm probably goin to order one this week, anyone got any good leads

[redcagepatrol]

David and I both had ours made by Johnny at RCI. I had baffles instaled in mine and put the fuel pump in it myself. They cut the hole, I drilled and tapped the holes to mount the flange.

[aggielr]

how much did those cost?
and i'm running an external fruel pump, so i won't need the custom job, and if i decide to tube the back of it, then i'll just work around it, not that big a deal

[fbronco86]

i just made my own gas tank. i took a bronco tank. cut a hole in the top and put a mustang baffle inside it. then made the pickup in the baffle and put the return line in the baffle. so you get a constant supply of fuel. then welded it back up and used some sealer stuff. my pump is outside the tank. it works like a champ. the only draw back you can hear the fuel pump running. not that bad though.

Also i since i have a body lift i moved the tank 2.5 inches up. I have yet to hit on something. I did this for about $100 just cause i needed a new tank.

[aggielr]

a new fuel cell, the ones i'm lookin at anyway, are only like $115, and i don't have to worry about the coating on the inside of the tank, or it rusting, or any of that crap, i just thing this is a better deal for me

[mudtoy67]

Hell ya Jimmy....the boat tank was Kustom made for deep water crossings :D

[redcagepatrol]

Originally posted by aggielr
how much did those cost?
and i'm running an external fruel pump, so i won't need the custom job, and if i decide to tube the back of it, then i'll just work around it, not that big a deal

ours were over $300 but made from Aluminum. Plastic ones suck, they always deform and look like crap