Fuel Cell Mods

[swat49833]

Someone at work told me there is a Fuel Cell Mod for the CR-Z. He described it as a round cylinder that would fit into the spare tire location. He did not remember the amount of gals but I would guess maybe 2-3. Any info or links?

[lldsandsll]

I am confuzzled

[bizzybear]

that would be awesome to have an extra 3 gallons on top of the 10 already there... i see the CR-Z getting well over 600miles/tank if that were the case...


but never seen/heard of this

[lldsandsll]

ohhhhh, that would be sweet. find out more.

[GoHuskies]

I was thinking hydrogen when I read the title but if there is a fuel tank mod I'd be interested. A small tank size is one of the few things I dislike about the car.

Would appreciate any more info if found!

[InsightRacer]

I'm all for real fuel cells but the extra gas tank idea is interesting. I dislike going to the gas station (for no apparent reason). I really liked the 1st gen Insight. When I drove it nicely, I could get an entire week (650 miles) on a tank of gas.

You can get small fuel cells for drag racing but the question is how do you pipe them into the main tank?

[bizzybear]

ok, i guess the question is... where do you work that someone knows more about the CR-Z than any of us??


i'm sure a custom aluminum tank could be made... the only concern i could see is being able to fill it up and capping the original tanks opening... unless the reserve is routed from the new tank...

it would be cool to fill up and drive around for about 200 miles before even touching the stock tank of gas, the only thing that would be hard to calibrate, or read wrong most of the time, is the "range" meter...

[Shatner]

Make sure your fabricator friend knows that for it to be street legal, he has to have it certified. It needs to be within the 'frame', emmissions/evap and other things also need to be spot on. US is very, very weird about after market fuel cells.

Good luck! I'll buy one when/if it's ever available.

Originally Posted by bizzybear

ok, i guess the question is... where do you work that someone knows more about the CR-Z than any of us??


i'm sure a custom aluminum tank could be made... the only concern i could see is being able to fill it up and capping the original tanks opening... unless the reserve is routed from the new tank...

it would be cool to fill up and drive around for about 200 miles before even touching the stock tank of gas, the only thing that would be hard to calibrate, or read wrong most of the time, is the "range" meter...

The bolded is a MUST. It won't get certified unless it feeds in to the existing gas tank. It also needs a switch from stock to fuel cell.

And yes, Bizzy, if done right you'll be able to only use the fuel cell.

This was a HUGE issue for an aftermarket part maker to get done. He started ~3.5 years ago. I sold my FJ 2 months ago. As of then, he still had'nt figured out how to make it street legal.