98-02 fuel tank baffles

I know the '98 steel tank has a baffle, because I had to fight that mf'ing pickup into the vertical hole in the tank. A vendor has told me that all F-body tanks are baffled, so I picked up a used plastic tank from a local parts place. I don't have the photo of the tank PN in front of me, but taking the pump out, I don't see any baffles. Are the 99-02 tanks wide open, and the only anti-starve mechanism simply the pump-in-bucket design?

Different PS cap design

I returned my spare Turn One pump to have a leak repaired. It arrived back today with a modified cap. Perhaps it'll help prevent the common mist leaks.

new cap

Not mine: 1998 Trans Am, M6 Road Racing Project Car

Courtesy post - Located in VA

https://ls1tech.com/forums/market/1953708

2022 Tail of the Dragon event

I found this 2022 event on FB, I'm sure some of you are closer than me. If there's a caravan going up I might tag along.

https://www.allamericancamarofirebird.com/tail-of-the-dragon

SRS & steering systems

I've had a pair of airbag codes for a few months now, so I took the car to a shop that was formerly a GM dealership. They said that the B1015 & B1021 codes show high resistance to both airbags, and that both airbags need to be replaced. Other research indicates that airbags that were manufactured in the 90's and later should never go bad. So I'm wondering if this shop performed the full Helms diagnostic or took a shortcut. I may get a second opinion if I can get a shop to follow the complete diagnostic.

My understanding is that if either airbag is measured as being bad, then neither will deploy. If the passenger airbag is bad, well it's just staying installed due to the difficulty of removal, then I'm looking to remove as much of the SRS system I can to save weight and hide any SRS failure indicators.

That leads me to an an aftermarket steering wheel & horn (I don't have radio buttons to worry about). My OEM leather steering wheel cracked years ago and I replaced it with the foam/vinyl version. Of those two materials, I like the looks of the leather better but I didn't like the beating it took in the Florida sun. The foam wheel doesn't get as hot. Outside of that, I guess I want something that's performance oriented. I've seen opinions that the OEM steering wheel diameter is 'too large' for performance. Simply as a comparison, the C8 wheel is 14", my vinyl wheel is 14.5-15". What is a good balance diameter that will work well in daily driver situations as well as being performance oriented?

Speaking of steering, does anyone make an aftermarket steering column that retains all OEM features? Does anyone make a rack and pinion that is more performance oriented that won't have side effects? Does the rack design interact with the steering wheel diameter?