Drag Racing Fuel Cell Requirements

Shield mandatory 7 49 1 4 mile and quicker.

Drag racing fuel cell requirements.

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. Cars 13 99 or quicker 8 59 must use a helmet meeting snell. The larger line will carry a larger volume of fuel which is required. Many road racing organizations require fuel cells certified to fia ft3 ft3 5 or ft5 standards.

Nhra rules tech cards. Drivers of nhra lucas oil drag racing series and e t. 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. Our drag cells have sump fittings and safety foam.

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. Buy a rulebook. Mello yello series event contingency posting.

Junior dragster racing league rulebook. For that reason this article will focus on fia certified cells. 4 5 8 12 15 gallons. With this ratio over 85 percent extra fuel is supplied for cooling.

Contingency sponsor approved decals. In order to supply the proper volume of fuel the lines will need to have at a minimum 1 2 inch inner diameter. Please don t be offended if you get to use something else where you race. 2019 to 2020 rulebook amendments.

Drag racing fuel tanks and fuel cells parts in stock with same day shipping. Lodrs div contingency sheet. Fuel cell may be relocated to front of car maximum 2 gallon fuel cell meeting sfi spec 28 1 required. 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.

There is also the option of three different caps. Our drag racing cells with sumps come in a variety of shapes and capacities. See individual class requirements for additional requirements such as stock eliminator. In contrast during our drag racing days we ran an afr of 3 4 to 1 in our high compression blown methanol hemi engine.

X 065 inch chromoly tubing here is a pic of shepards back in the day from this site. 2019 to 2020. Drag racing fuel cells. Once again fuel filters are required before and after the fuel pump and not just any filter will do.