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Originally Posted by y=mx+b
The stock tank location is actually pretty ingenious. Curving the tank around the front of the wheel allows it to taper down to a small sump for the pumps, so when the level of fluid reaches the pump inlets, there is only a small volume of fluid left. Whereas in a perfectly rectangular tank, the volume of fluid left when the pumps start taking in air is fairly high. For tanks like this and the one I made, its about 1/3 of the total volume left making only 2/3 of the tank volume usable. Not to mention, the stock tank holds a whole gallon, while this only holds about a quart.
While its a tradeoff we have to make for fitting larger tires, the original tank design is actually fairly good.
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I guess I hadn't thought about it that way. I had assumed that there was some reason why. Pretty sweet.
In that case I'll check the damage before I decide to replace it.
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