Drag Racing Fuel Cell Requirements

Drag racing fuel tanks and fuel cells parts in stock with same day shipping.

Drag racing fuel cell requirements. Mello yello series event contingency posting. Once again fuel filters are required before and after the fuel pump and not just any filter will do. 2019 to 2020. There is also the option of three different caps.

In a normally aspirated drag racing engine with 5 to 1 afr over 20 percent extra fuel is supplied for cooling. X 065 inch chromoly tubing here is a pic of shepards back in the day from this site. Shop drag racing fuel tanks and fuel cells parts and get free shipping on orders over 99 at speedway motors the racing and rodding specialists. Full face helmet mandatory on all cars 9 99 1 4 mile 6 39 1 8 mile or quicker.

Lodrs div contingency sheet. For this reason nhra safety regulations state that any fuel filler neck that is located inside the vehicle s trunk must vent to the outside of the vehicle. Fuel cell may be relocated to front of car maximum 2 gallon fuel cell meeting sfi spec 28 1 required. Please don t be offended if you get to use something else where you race.

Our drag cells have sump fittings and safety foam. Drivers of nhra lucas oil drag racing series and e t. 2019 to 2020 rulebook amendments. Fuel system safety requirements back in the 80 s when i was racing there was hardly a weekend event where someone s car didn t catch fire when they drifted and hit the guardrail.

In contrast during our drag racing days we ran an afr of 3 4 to 1 in our high compression blown methanol hemi engine. With this ratio over 85 percent extra fuel is supplied for cooling. 4 5 8 12 15 gallons. In order to supply the proper volume of fuel the lines will need to have at a minimum 1 2 inch inner diameter.

Some of this may still apply to you but not all of it. Our drag racing cells with sumps come in a variety of shapes and capacities. Fuel cells must be located within body if located outside of frame it must be enclosed in a steel tube frame constructed of minimum 1 1 4 inch o d. See individual class requirements for additional requirements such as stock eliminator.

Shield mandatory 7 49 1 4 mile and quicker. Drag racing fuel cells. 2020 rulebook amendments. Nhra rules tech cards.

Contingency sponsor approved decals. For that reason this article will focus on fia certified cells. Junior dragster racing league rulebook. Many road racing organizations require fuel cells certified to fia ft3 ft3 5 or ft5 standards.