SinglemaltWSKY
06-18-2012, 09:21 PM
OK - looking at ditching the stock fuel tank in the BMW project car. The fuel pump is dumbed down through a regulator to 6psi, which is fine, however this has cause the siphon system that relies on higher pressures to suck gas from one section of the split stock tank to the other. Long story short, instead of dickering around with another pump to move fuel - we are looking at a cell setup instead.
Reading the various rule/safety books from CASC-OR it looks like these are the common rules:
1) Fuel cell must meet FIA regulation for carrying fuel in a race car (approved fuel cell foam, inner bladder tank, metal container)
2) Fuel cell must not be in the drivers compartment and separated by a bulkhead (seems obvious)
3) Depending on class, must be as close to the original gas tank location where design allows.
Are there any other concerns I could be missing? Again, this is a toy, but I want to make sure we are as safe as possible and fit as many event regulations as possible.
Any help as usual is greatly appreciated
J
Reading the various rule/safety books from CASC-OR it looks like these are the common rules:
1) Fuel cell must meet FIA regulation for carrying fuel in a race car (approved fuel cell foam, inner bladder tank, metal container)
2) Fuel cell must not be in the drivers compartment and separated by a bulkhead (seems obvious)
3) Depending on class, must be as close to the original gas tank location where design allows.
Are there any other concerns I could be missing? Again, this is a toy, but I want to make sure we are as safe as possible and fit as many event regulations as possible.
Any help as usual is greatly appreciated
J