Charcoal canister Options

[mb911]

I looking for fuel tank carbon canister that would be easy to hide.. Any thoughts or suggestions?

[Rob-O]

Could the larger, aquarium pellets be broken into smaller pieces to more closely match the original size?

I’d think just the replenishment would make the biggest difference. If the 4mm pellets lasted 50,000 miles maybe just reduce the mileage before changing them out with the larger pellets.

The CW slope is definitely slippery. I can’t imagine a judge opening a plastic charcoal container to check/measure the size of the pellets.

[bbrock]

Could the larger, aquarium pellets be broken into smaller pieces to more closely match the original size?

I’d think just the replenishment would make the biggest difference. If the 4mm pellets lasted 50,000 miles maybe just reduce the mileage before changing them out with the larger pellets.

Maybe a chemist can chime in on this but someone on another forum said something about both size and iodine content made a difference whether the charcoal is optimized to filter liquid or gas. I don't know how much is true. I can see where the larger pellets would allow a higher percentage of the gas vapor to travel through the canister with less time in contact with the charcoal, but if everything is hooked up right, anything not adsorbed to the charcoal would wind up in the fuel intake and be burned in the engine.

I agree with you. There might be a bit of a difference but is it worth getting our unders in a twist over? However, if a vendor could buy the "good stuff" in bulk and retail it competitively with aquarium charcoal, then why not get the good stuff? AFAIC, I'm set for quite a few miles unless I start smelling gas.

The CW slope is definitely slippery. I can’t imagine a judge opening a plastic charcoal container to check/measure the size of the pellets.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) I like to see that! They might, of course, notice the difference between an early metal canister and late plastic one though. I wanted to stick with original in mine. Plus, I'm a CSOB who didn't want to spend money on another canister. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)