A factory fuel tank steel or plastic is simply not built to take that kind of abuse. The shops use a variety of different tools for projects.
Hydrogen Fuel Cells Vs Battery Electric
Fuel cell vs fuel tank. Chopped stock gas tank. Jpkerley veteran member lifetime gold member. Because fuel cells are designed primarily for racing they have a very high burst strength to prevent fuel from spilling out in the event of a collision or a rollover. Jul 8 2010 1. When building an off road rig in order to pass tech you often cant use the oem fuel tank. They chose the fuel cell option because its safer stronger has all the ports for fuel injection and can be mounted anywhere.
Jun 4 2008 location. The tank was shortened to accomodate wheel tubs. Ive developed a leak in my modified ie. So in the case of the xor pre runner a fuel cell can be the best choice. I havent determined the exact source of the leak yet but i believe one of the welds has gone bad probably from inadequate venting ie. And weve gone over the basic tools from wrenches to hammers however we havent taken a look at one group.
The biggest difference between a factory type fuel tank and a fuel cell is burst strength. Fuel tank help discussion in high performance modifications started by jpkerley jul 8 2010.