California Busa Gas Tank?

[silv3rstone]

Hello everyone,

I recently purchased a used '01 Busa and there was a little fuel leak....

I took it in to the shop and they found a small hole on the tank and it will continually drip when the fuel is topped off.

From my understanding the tanks from 99-07 are universal but my question is if there are any differences with a California tank and tanks from other states (other than capacity). The mechanic said that I will need to get a California tank possibly because of emission stuff to do with it. Is this true? Will the mechanic have to do anything different if I purchased a non-California tank?

 

[BA BUSA]

Yes there are some emission differences...not just the capacity diff

 

[Mr Bogus]

charcoal canister stuff I bet...

 

[BA BUSA]

charcoal canister stuff I bet...

Yes vapor lines are different...I have a 5.5 gal tank on my '03 track bike (Busa) but I pulled all the emissions cr@p off.

 

[silv3rstone]

how hard is that to do? the mechanic sounded really firm that he needed a california tank and i'm a mechanical retard.....

 

[Scar]

Yes there are some emission differences...not just the capacity diff

Don't know how hard it is to remove said Californy-extras, but Rich (BA Busa) has nailed it here for ya, bro.

If anyone can tell you, it'd be him or possibly Charlesbusa.

Please stand by...

 

[BA BUSA]

how hard is that to do? the mechanic sounded really firm that he needed a california tank and i'm a mechanical retard.....

There is no where to hook up the evap system on the 5.5 tank.

 

[silv3rstone]

Out of curiosity.....would anyone happen to have a comparison picture on what looks different between the two tanks on the underside?

 

[DR1300R]

lets not forget there are difference in years 99 and 2000 tanks have the external fuel pump.. 2001 to 2007 have the internal pump..