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ProdigyCustoms 10-20-2008 09:51 PM

Morrison knows the backspacing for the front and rear wheels and the correct rear end widths well enough you can proceed without having the actual wheels. Your builder will probably need your engine trans for floor / firewall work

mazspeed 10-20-2008 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by gearhead1186 (Post 172519)
thanks for the tip.. i just saw everybody running rick's fuel tanks and assumed it was the benchmark for road racing.

Rick's tanks are not good out of the box for road racing. The tank doesn't have inner baffles with fuel doors, or check balls. The tank we now have from Rick's is a road race tank specifically designed for road racing, and fast driving. The difference in cost is about $1000. Talk to Hector at Rick's if you want this add on. It's well worth it.

gearhead1186 10-20-2008 10:26 PM

Correct me if Im wrong but you spent 2g on a fuel tank?


Quote:

Originally Posted by mazspeed (Post 172535)
Rick's tanks are not good out of the box for road racing. The tank doesn't have inner baffles with fuel doors, or check balls. The tank we now have from Rick's is a road race tank specifically designed for road racing, and fast driving. The difference in cost is about $1000. Talk to Hector at Rick's if you want this add on. It's well worth it.


Bowtieracing 10-20-2008 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by gearhead1186 (Post 172537)
Correct me if Im wrong but you spent 2g on a fuel tank?

And correct ME spending 1g on fuel tank wich i really thought would have even the baffling :willy:

gearhead1186 10-20-2008 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowtieracing (Post 172538)
And correct ME spending 1g on fuel tank wich i really thought would have even the baffling :willy:

According to their website, all their tanks have baffling.
"All tanks feature a unique baffle system to control fuel tank slosh. Each tank has baffles running front to rear, side to side, and surrounding the fuel pickups to eliminate fuel starvation during acceleration and hard braking."

Regardless, I think for me there a cell would be a better and more cost efficient option since I wont have a stock floor, nor do I care about trunk space.

mazspeed 10-20-2008 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowtieracing (Post 172538)
And correct ME spending 1g on fuel tank wich i really thought would have even the baffling :willy:

It does have some baffling, but not enough for road racing. Every camaro that Mark Stielow builds, he has ricks tanks design this very tank for this reason. It is an expensive upgrade but well worth it.

mazspeed 10-20-2008 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by gearhead1186 (Post 172540)
According to their website, all their tanks have baffling.
"All tanks feature a unique baffle system to control fuel tank slosh. Each tank has baffles running front to rear, side to side, and surrounding the fuel pickups to eliminate fuel starvation during acceleration and hard braking."

Regardless, I think for me there a cell would be a better and more cost efficient option since I wont have a stock floor, nor do I care about trunk space.

A fuel cell will cost as much if not more then this setup. Unless you can find one used.

Flash68 10-21-2008 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mazspeed (Post 172535)
Rick's tanks are not good out of the box for road racing. The tank doesn't have inner baffles with fuel doors, or check balls. The tank we now have from Rick's is a road race tank specifically designed for road racing, and fast driving. The difference in cost is about $1000. Talk to Hector at Rick's if you want this add on. It's well worth it.

Maz, what were you experiencing exactly that prompted you to get the extra baffling work done? Fuel starvation around corners when tank less than 1/2 full or something like that? Anything else?

Bowtieracing 10-21-2008 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gearhead1186 (Post 172540)
According to their website, all their tanks have baffling.
"All tanks feature a unique baffle system to control fuel tank slosh. Each tank has baffles running front to rear, side to side, and surrounding the fuel pickups to eliminate fuel starvation during acceleration and hard braking."

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Thanks!! i think it will be enough for me..BUT


Quote:

Originally Posted by mazspeed (Post 172541)
It does have some baffling, but not enough for road racing. Every camaro that Mark Stielow builds, he has ricks tanks design this very tank for this reason. It is an expensive upgrade but well worth it.


Why in the earth they wont do that for every tank ? Is the labor and materials really 1000 bucks more compared to that "semi baffling" they are offering as stock ??...

68protouring454 10-21-2008 05:49 AM

guys, its a stock replacement tank, thats what its meant to be just in stainless, it has minimal baffling and does not work well on low fuel levels,.
you will spend 1k to 1500 on a nice fuel safe cell with an outer wrapper and inner bladder, which is the only way to go if your talking road course days etc.


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