ok ok stupid question

[malcons66]

i just got my RCI fuel cell in the mail...inside of it there is two black foam-like blocks. do those come out?i dont know if its like some safty thing and the gas doesnt affect it...im pretty sure it comes out but juist not 100 percent on this one.

 

[302 coupe]

foam stays in.

 

[Jester67]

IT stays in that it what makes a fuel cell a fuel cell

 

[malcons66]

oh ok. i figure it should stay because it was in there so nicley...what does it do? sorry if i apear very elementery.

 

[wild70stang]

The foam keeps the gas from sloshing around. If it moves around to much it can create an explosion and the foam will abosrb the energy of the explosion.

 

[Jester67]

It will slow the gas from rushing out if the tank gets puncher. I don’t know if this foam is like this but some foam will release gases when exposed to a fire that will help to slow or smother the fire.

 

[ForceFed70]

It will slow the gas from rushing out if the tank gets puncher. I don’t know if this foam is like this but some foam will release gases when exposed to a fire that will help to slow or smother the fire.

Almost there!

It allows a full fuel cell to be dented/compressed without causing the fuel cell to burst. Fuel is like hydrolic fluid..it cannot be compressed. With the foam in there, the tank can be "squished" a little without bursting.

 

[wild70stang]

that would greatly help if the car some how rolls over on or off the track. Or for any accident for that matter

 

[Jester67]

Almost there!

It allows a full fuel cell to be dented/compressed without causing the fuel cell to burst. Fuel is like hydrolic fluid..it cannot be compressed. With the foam in there, the tank can be "squished" a little without bursting.

Yah that to but it will release fuel like a piece of open cell foam that has been dipped in water. It will keep you from dumping your entire fuel load in one fail swoop. Decreasing the fireball you will make.

 

[malcons66]

thats cool. learning more and more everyday.

 

[65ShelbyClone]

How big is the cell? How does it fit in the car? I'd like to get one, but it was either a Fuel Safe or Edelbrock heads, if you know what mean. A look at my sig shows what I decided on.....

 

[stang65']

way ot but... Malcon are you comming out on Sat. to Total Mustang Supply?

back on topic, I'd like yo see the fit of the fuel cell

 

[shotsy]

I worked aircraft fuel systems in the Air Force for 10 years, most of our fuel tanks had foam in them to keep them from exploding when hit with anti aircraft fire. The foam is there, so a spark in the tank wont explode ,it will just singe the foam. The foam displaces the air inside the tank creating a less volitile atmosphere. In short, static electricity + fuel vapors = BANG the foam just burns up if theres a spark keeping your car from melting down, plus it helps with the slosh and keeping the tank from caving in. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Route666]

All this time I thought it was there to stop the fuel sloshing around like an infinite amount of infinitesimal baffles. It does that too right?

 

[HistoricMustang]

i just got my RCI fuel cell in the mail...inside of it there is two black foam-like blocks. do those come out?i dont know if its like some safty thing and the gas doesnt affect it...im pretty sure it comes out but juist not 100 percent on this one.

I also use the RCI set up and it is the biggest bang for the buck.

You are going to have to vent that thing. If the vent is still on the drivers side I would suggest you run the vent tube over to the passenger side fender extension (that small aluminum casting above the rear bumper beside the taillight). Otherwise you may get fuel spillage. The tube exit will be out of sight under the fender extension cap.

Also, put a roll over valve in the vent line - cheap insurance in-case you get upside down.

Happy Motoring!

HistoricMustang
www.historicmustang.com

 

[ForceFed70]

Great info... I guess that foam is in there for a variety of reasons.

 

[steel1212]

Mine sits on the drivers side, nitrous on the passenger side, right behind the wheel well. I vented it straight down under it. It also has a roll over vent.