Thursday, February 29, 2024

Baffled Fuel Tank for Lotus Elise & Exige

 Fuel starvation is a real problem on the Lotus Elise and Exige.  Our V2fuel tank has been a great solution for many clients to fix this issue.  It sadly went out of production so we started working on an alternative idea, the 111tank.  

We landed on a design that uses a large tube to reduce fuel starvation.  This design keeps the fuel in the pump side of the tank and prevents fuel sloshing back and forth.  We're very happy with the design and have been running it in our 111RS for almost a year.

Of course we started with a design that we were sure would work but failed because it conflicted with the float.  Our new design fixes that issue and works as expected.  
Our first design


There are two types of Federal (North America) tanks, ones for '05 cars and a different design for '06 and later cars.  We have sorted our design for each variety.  Our 111tank takes factory tanks, opens then up, removes the old baffle and we insert our design.  We then reweld the end cap and pressure test overnight to make sure she is sealed.

The factory tanks have plumbing related to emissions and safety.  We don't interfere with any of these features allowing you to have a tank that is as safe as stock but with NO fuel starvation.


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