Drag Racing Fuel Cell Requirements

2019 to 2020.

Drag racing fuel cell requirements.

Our drag cells have sump fittings and safety foam. Drivers of nhra lucas oil drag racing series and e t. Contingency sponsor approved decals. With this ratio over 85 percent extra fuel is supplied for cooling.

Nhra rules tech cards. In contrast during our drag racing days we ran an afr of 3 4 to 1 in our high compression blown methanol hemi engine. Many road racing organizations require fuel cells certified to fia ft3 ft3 5 or ft5 standards. Fuel cell may be relocated to front of car maximum 2 gallon fuel cell meeting sfi spec 28 1 required.

Some of this may still apply to you but not all of it. The larger line will carry a larger volume of fuel which is required. 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. Junior dragster racing league rulebook.

Shield mandatory 7 49 1 4 mile and quicker. Lodrs div contingency sheet. 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. Drag racing fuel tanks and fuel cells parts in stock with same day shipping.

Buy a rulebook. In order to supply the proper volume of fuel the lines will need to have at a minimum 1 2 inch inner diameter. 4 5 8 12 15 gallons. Drag racing fuel cells.

Cars 13 99 or quicker 8 59 must use a helmet meeting snell. There is also the option of three different caps. Full face helmet mandatory on all cars 9 99 1 4 mile 6 39 1 8 mile or quicker. 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.

See individual class requirements for additional requirements such as stock eliminator. 2020 rulebook amendments. In a normally aspirated drag racing engine with 5 to 1 afr over 20 percent extra fuel is supplied for cooling. Our drag racing cells with sumps come in a variety of shapes and capacities.

Please don t be offended if you get to use something else where you race. 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. Once again fuel filters are required before and after the fuel pump and not just any filter will do. X 065 inch chromoly tubing here is a pic of shepards back in the day from this site.