Fuel Cell? (Post pics iffya gottem)

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Fuel Cell? (Post pics iffya gottem)
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elbine69
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This is the fuel cell in my buddys truck.
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joemazda93
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I was looking into a fuel cell but what do you need for a fuel pump? I have a FI 2600. From what I have found there like 200-300 bucks
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hambandit
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any of those would work, or use your stock one
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kirk
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Yeah, I was wondering about the fuel pump issue too.
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nytrdr24
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dev is right, the foam prevents sloshing, which if you've ever drove a tank vehicle you'll know why they put baffles in them, the foam in a fuel cell acts as a baffle.....and it will have to be replaced every 2 years or so... he also posted a good link to aeromotive, their site has a bunch of good plumbing diagrams n such on it....

you could use a small inline electric pump and the check valve to supplement the oem mechanical pump if you wanted, just don't get one that pushes much more than 5 psi....

here is a pic of my setup from the start, but it is still not finished, it will give ya an idea..
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22below
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My fuel cell, Autocore made it...

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Might as well add this one to the mix. Custom folded from 16ga sheet with a baffle near the middle. VDO sending unit.
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hex0rz
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Wait a tick, why is the sloshing bad? My stock one does'nt have baffles and sometimes I hear it sloshing after I park and turn the truck off.
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nytrdr24
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^^ have you ever tried to walk into the ocean, the waves hit you and if big enough will knock ya backwards...kinda the same thing, if you slam on the brakes in the truck, the fluid (gas) wants to keep moving because there isn't a baffle or foam to inhibit its present motion, and every time the wave in the tank hits the foreward part of the cell/tank, it will exert extra force on your brakes. this can/could be dangerous if you aren't coming to a stop quick enough and timed just right, the extra force that the sloshing applies causes you to hit the object that you were trying not to hit, or makes you run a stop sign blah blah blah....something as small as the fuel cells we run it isn't too bad, but imagine a large tanker truck w/o baffles trying to stop!
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kirk
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So back to the fuel pump issue, can I use a fuel cell w/a stock fuel pump w/o issues?

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