ECU Tuning & Fuel Management - Fuel Cell

Hey guys, this doesn't really fit in anywhere so im putting in ECU and Electronics. My question is what is a fuel cell. I see Fuel Cells used often on shows such as Monster Garage. What does a fuel cell do and why would you want one?

uh...isnt that just a gass tank

http://science.howstuffworks.com/fuel-cell.htm

ha ok nm

I wasn't talking about the Hydrogen Fuel Cell. The fuel cell im talking about is some sort of gas tank. But i wanted to know what makes it diffrent from a regular gas tank.

its smaller, lighter, and can be put in a variety of places, to distribute the weight how you want it. you can also use a seperate one for race fuel.

ahahah so i was right..:D..like sacicons said..its made for weight distribution and for racing fuel

it dosent do anything different than ur normal gastank, just holds fuel. but you can place it where ever you want

right but a fuel cell holds less fuel........and its most likely lighter than a stock gas tank. So u rip out the 11 or so gallon gas tank and replace it with lets say a 4 gallon carbon fiber fuel cell or titanum one and ur cutting the weight a LOT but my car is a daily driver and um stopping for gas more than once a week seems to piss me off.....let along more than once a day. lol ull most likely only seem em on track cars.

hehe, yeah, i top mine off as much as i can so i dont have to stop as often. my stupid 10 something gallon tank wasnt made for the GSR motor. i mean, i get decent mileage, but its still alot thirstier than the stock 1.5 liter.

i top mine off as much as i can so i dont have to stop as often. my stupid 10 something gallon tank wasnt made for the GSR motor. i mean, i get decent mileage, but its still alot thirstier than the stock 1.5 liter.

i feel u on that one

but i wouldnt (and i doubt you would either) trade back.:D

it works for me well but with the ten gallon unit cut me down a gallon of fuel but i trust this tank allot more than a stock unit