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Old 07-10-2006, 04:36 PM
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Are fuel cells required to have some sort of plastic lining, or follow some kind of guideline to make them street legal?

Fuel cells are gas tanks for some of you who don't know what fuel cells are.
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I'm not too up-to-date on regulations... but I thought certain bladders and canisters were only required for certain forms of racing, nothing special required for street use.
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I was running an aluminum Summit cell in my truck. Nothing was ever said about it.
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I think he wants to know street laws since he's asking for street legal guidelines.
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why?
is your current fuel tank too big?

don't be a pussy and make it yourself, and the point of the bladder is to prevent explosion on impact...so don't cheap out

*cough chough* pinto *cough cough*
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there has to be some sort of "firewall" between the cabin and the fuel cell.
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Originally Posted by Sneakin Deacon
there has to be some sort of "firewall" between the cabin and the fuel cell.


That is just if the battery blows up for some how shoots a spark out, and cant get near the fuel
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Dont tell me this is because your too lazy to fix your gas tank, so your buying a fuel cell
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I dont think fuel cells are street legal. (maybe if you get one of the super-duper $1000+ Fuel safe ones, they might be) Seems like there would be a lot of liability in fuel cells used on the streets since they do not undergo NHTSA crash testing.
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