Ask ALEX PFEIFFER Something!

[110octane]

Originally Posted by Jonny Fonseca View Post
I don't have alot of experience in racing so i don't understand why we need to make a fuel cell! What does it improve? Is it safer than the stock gas tank?

Most fuel cells are designed with foam inside the casing that, if the fuel cell were to rupture, would keep fuel from spilling out and causing a fire hazard.

Actually, the foam in the fuel cell is there to minimize the fuel from sloshing around and potentially starving the fuel feed. Inside the aluminum or steel fuel cell is a "bladder" that is usually made of kevlar or polymer. That contains the foam and ultimately the fuel. The bladder is in place to greatly reduce the risk of fuel spillage in a roll over or damage to the aluminum or steel outer housing.

Build is looking great Alex! I can't wait to see this on the track.

[Justin Banner]

Actually, the foam in the fuel cell is there to minimize the fuel from sloshing around and potentially starving the fuel feed. Inside the aluminum or steel fuel cell is a "bladder" that is usually made of kevlar or polymer. That contains the foam and ultimately the fuel. The bladder is in place to greatly reduce the risk of fuel spillage in a roll over or damage to the aluminum or steel outer housing.

Build is looking great Alex! I can't wait to see this on the track.

Well, dang, wonder where I got my info from...

[AlexPfeiffer]

I wanted to use my stock tank but it was so rusty I had to ether buy a cell or buy a new tank.

Started on the exhaust. Wasnt exactly sure how I should run it. The outlet on the turbo is 3.5" and the wheel is kinda tight in there. So was thinking of going 3.5 vband and up it to a 4" down pipe, then spit it to twin 3". Reason being is with the tight radius bends on the down pipe, it kinda needs larger OD to keep the flow. Then running twin 3", its just cheeper and easier to get 3" tubing and gives me more ground clearance.




Also started on the hot pipe. For more room I cut the outlet on the turbo and welded on a new end.

HAHAHA remebered the intercooler you did for my ghetto FD?

Is that you Todd?

[alex]

do you think that your car might be ready by July?

[AlexPfeiffer]

The goal right now is to run Vegas FD.

[Hubert Young]

HAHAHA remebered the intercooler you did for my ghetto FD?

Wow, indeed that's the Docta! Yeazzzzzzz...

[AlexPfeiffer]

Picked up some tubing this morning and got to work again. Made the intake pipes and had the windows put back in. The windshield was cracked before we took it out so needed a new one.



Then got to work on the hot side. Starts off as 2.75" and switches by the sway bar to 3" and goes into the intercooler.





Comes out the intercooler as 3.5" and then goes to 4" at the TB.

[AlexPfeiffer]

From my friends at club4ag...

[AlexPfeiffer]

Mounted up the oil cooler and adaptor. Originally it had some small pipe thread on the adaptor but welded on some -12 fittings since the oil cooler has -12's on it.

[AlexPfeiffer]

Going to take the car to Spocom this weekend, so started putting a bunch of the small stuff in. The car wont be running of coarse, still too much to get done, so its more important to get the car looking good right now. Did alot today, like finished off the fuel lines, got all the vacume ports in, started running some of the other lines, all while Naoki from Drift Day was working on graphics. Sneak peak time.

[silviaguy]

You tease!!!

[Cavi Mike]

If the graphics match the powder-coat: eff'n beautiful

If not: I'm not feeling the bare c/f doors

[silviaguy]

To me it looks like it matches...I can't wait to see it all!

[AlexPfeiffer]

Here's some pics from spocom today. Forgive my crappy point and shoot.



This one you can see the metalic on the hood from House of Kolors

[Bebop]

Serious sht alex....










































Do you smoke????
















Pot?

If so.... everything that is not understandable now is.