Camaro LT5

[Beechy]

Originally Posted by Stielow

A fuel tank needs room to vent. If not I’ll add an expansion tank. The issue in the summer we pump 70 degree fuel into a car when it is 90 degrees out side. The fuel expands and fills the TooMuch vent. OE ad a dome or expansion area for this. In hot rods we want all the fuel volume we can get.

OEMs have a"dead man" in a fuel tank......basically an inverted pie tin with a pinhole in the top surface.
When you thought you'd filled the tank, air is still trapped in the pie dish void and the fuel nozzle cuts out. The pinhole allows controlled venting to occur, so that when the fuel increases in temperature and volume (now that it's out of the ground), it swells into that void and doesn't puke out the vent lines.
THATS WHY YOU DON'T TOP OFF AFTER THE FIRST CLICK.

TOOmuch vent chamber gives the liquid/air time to settle out and is a great feature........but can't cope with massive west-coast changes in temp out of the ground vs. cooking in 95* ambient.

Aftermarket tanks don't have this feature.
Competing claims to the largest volume compared to the competition?

Carl?

[marine15Z28]

Where did you get those rotors Jhook slotted?

[Stielow]

Originally Posted by marine15Z28

Where did you get those rotors Jhook slotted?

Arron Oberle did them for me. He also made the emblem, dash bezel and shifter ring. Great guy and great parts. Working with him was some of the funnest part of this build.


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[cpd004]

Originally Posted by Beechy

OEMs have a"dead man" in a fuel tank......basically an inverted pie tin with a pinhole in the top surface.
When you thought you'd filled the tank, air is still trapped in the pie dish void and the fuel nozzle cuts out. The pinhole allows controlled venting to occur, so that when the fuel increases in temperature and volume (now that it's out of the ground), it swells into that void and doesn't puke out the vent lines.
THATS WHY YOU DON'T TOP OFF AFTER THE FIRST CLICK.

TOOmuch vent chamber gives the liquid/air time to settle out and is a great feature........but can't cope with massive west-coast changes in temp out of the ground vs. cooking in 95* ambient.

Aftermarket tanks don't have this feature.
Competing claims to the largest volume compared to the competition?

Carl?

I'm sure it may be still early to tell, but we've had a few 80+ degree days, so wondering how the fuel tank system is working out as far as smell/expansion, etc.?

[EVIL SS]

Mark, what is this?

[Stielow]

Originally Posted by EVIL SS

Mark, what is this?

It is a power steering fluid filter. Good idea that did not work. I removed the filter cartridge and left the can to keep the hoses the same.

Might of been too fine of a mesh.

Mark


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[EVIL SS]

Originally Posted by Stielow

It is a power steering fluid filter. Good idea that did not work. I removed the filter cartridge and left the can to keep the hoses the same.

Might of been too fine of a mesh.

Mark

Got it, thanks! Car came out great!! Thanks for sharing!

[Stielow]

Originally Posted by cpd004

I'm sure it may be still early to tell, but we've had a few 80+ degree days, so wondering how the fuel tank system is working out as far as smell/expansion, etc.?

My tank set up worked with no issues.


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