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Originally Posted by parsonsj
Greg's right: putting the vent in the trunk is a concern. If one can find a way to properly vent the tank and keep the plumbing on the outside of the car, that's always preferable.
However, on some cars, there's just no way to do that unless you live with leaking gas caps or a vent directly open to the atmosphere, and that has safety (not to mention environmental) issues too.
I would also observe that typical pressures within the vent plumbing rarely goes above 2 psi, and is usually at zero psi. Using quality plumbing rated at 100+ psi, plus doing consistent leak checks can mitigate that risk.
Doing it this way isn't as good as keeping it all outside the vehicle, but it's better than dumping gas on the ground during typical driving.
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100% agree. I have a Rick's Tank and was extremely dissatisfied with how the vent puked all the time. I was even more dissatisfied when I called Rick's Tanks and couldn't get an answer on how to properly vent there tank! It's a waste of gas not to mention more of a hazard than what I built. Can you imagine someone flicking a cigarette on the gas your car just puked out? There are no fumes in the trunk of my car and I built the canister from high grade stainless steel and used quality Aeromotive gas hose. I would be amazed if there was any pressure in the vent hose. Maybe I should have included how I plumbed all the lines to the front of the tank, but that was my mistake.
I've been driving this car for almost 20 years. It's my daily driver and it has to work and be reliable. I wish I had the time to do everything the way I want to, but I don't.
I figure primer is a color too.
