Josh Halliman Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 Hey all, We are entering an e30 into some Champcar events this year. The car has a professionally installed fuel cell accessible in trunk (18gal to meet the +2gal rule). For safety and efficiency, we're looking for fuel jugs that have very long tubes attached so that we can fuel directly into the cell. I am struggling to find cans that have fueling hoses longer than a couple feet. There are guides to making super long hoses online, but before I go ahead and hack some custom stuff together, I'm curious to see if there is a professional option that anyone is using. Any help is appreciated. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelPal Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 @shutupracing can you assist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bill Strong Posted January 24, 2022 Administrators Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 Just remember that when you reach the top of your tank/fill, and the super long hose still has fuel in it, where will this excess fuel go? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginerd Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 27 minutes ago, Josh Halliman said: For safety and efficiency, we're looking for fuel jugs that have very long tubes attached so that we can fuel directly into the cell. As someone with a trunk fuel cell in an e30, I recommend you do not do this. With that setup it is impossible to not overfill and spill a substantial amount of gas into your trunk. Use a filler neck which leads to the outside of the car and fill into that. I'll add pictures in the next post. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginerd Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 (edited) Here’s my setup. Also open to suggestions if people see improvements that I can make (other than "hey dingus, those pictures are upside down!" I'm fixing it, ok!) Edited January 24, 2022 by enginerd 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bill Strong Posted January 24, 2022 Administrators Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 We should require upside-down testing of your fuel system. lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimS Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 Out the side is the easiest place to relocate filler. But you can also Brian extension of sorts in the trunk. Lots of examples of DryBrake setups but can modify the idea and use a hunsaker jug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimS Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Halliman Posted January 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 Good info. Thanks for preventing me from filling my trunk with fuel. I will either look into a filler neck or drybrake system for this purpose. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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