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Originally Posted by racerbruce
Awesome!
The weight of the new tank and 3 gallons of oil (oil weighs appx 8 lbs per gal) will be appx 30 lbs?? As this is offset from center of vehicle, perhaps relocating the battery, or the enclosure for the cool suit system (if spec'd) could help balance this out?? Or, perhaps because the oil tank is over the "front axle" it won't matter as it relates to the "rear axle" and balancing out weight per corner of the car?? In my crazy math equation, deducting the weight of the air box removed and the addition of sheet metal you added (minor) could be included in the equation.
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Interesting observations.
The weight of the remote oil tank is actually slightly aft of the wet sump. It is right of center, but the car has more weight on the left side. A 3 gallon tank will hold 2 gallons of oil to allow room for oil/air separation. So we're only talking about a few more quarts. At 7.3 lbs/gal, this is insignificant. The metal mentioned replaced the metal cabin air box, so likely no change.
But weight and placement of an oil tank is insignificant. The big objective is moving the 500 pound lump aft 3+ inches.