Average size fuel cell?????

whats an average size fuel cell recommendation. I'm building a new chassis and i'm designing a new fuel cell just need to know what the max is and whats the min the engine is a 540 bbc with a 14-71.
my old car was 8.50 gallons.
thanks Ron

 

For safety, i only like to carry about 1.5 x the amount needed. My old door car used about 3-3.5 gallons a pass (tow up, burn out, backup, run, tow back). I only carried about 5 gallons. I had enough incase i was left idleing at the line for a long time.

In case of an 'oh shit' moment, i would rather not have 4-5 extra gallons of fuel.

 

most the cars Ive seen run 8.5gal or more size tanks. mine holds 10. 1 1/2 seems alittle thin, aside from the oops factor. maybe in a long slim dragster style. if it starts sucking air there will be a BIG oh shit moment

 

My dragster holds 6, i fill it with 6, after a 1/2 track burnout and backup, i have about 1.5 in the tank still.

 

i have an 8 gallon cell in my altered with a blown bbc, never even come close to running out....

 

since im building a pro-mod i have more room then a dragster.
thanks for your opinions keep them coming
thanks Ron

 

Greg has a point but what if you are at a low elevation track where the motor needs a lot of fuel? I do know that if the car leans out in the top end it will burn pistons. Or the guy in the other lane is slow to start or stage and leaves you there idling for a long time? I have raced guys who had a lot of parts in the trailer so they didn't mind burning me down at the starting line. If I was building a new car I would build it with a big enough tank to cover all the possiblities. What if two years from now you decide to run it in a screw blower class? Or sell it to someone who does? Some of these race car parts are expensive enough that you only want to do them once and tanks are in that group. I would ask an experienced chassis builder for a recommendation. Dave Germain

 

Greg,

When you get time, you need to upgrade your fuel tank to approx 13-15 gallon capacity. You will need this when you go to AA/FD.

EDB

 

10 gal. here and no 1/2 track hard on parts burn out..Dave\
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I'm thinking of building a 8.50 to 9 gallon again
Ron