hy no point?
A surge tank is meant to compensate for low fuel in corners.etc
So mounting it in the boot or under the car shouldn't matter as in essence
it is another fuel tank.
The pre-pump is meant to fill the surge tank then the EFI pumps to the fuel
rail.
If you started with an EFI car you would not need a surge tank as there
would be one in the tank already.
Which leads me to the "performance" mags you can get these days. Why do
people with modified EFI (originally) cars put surge tanks when they are not
req'd?
Show value perhaps?
Iggy
Can anyone enlighten?
-----Original Message-----
From: Geordie Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 9:43
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Surge tank legalities?
Yeah, but the pre-pump takes the fuel to the engine bay where I need it, and
the EFI pump pushes it through the fuel rail to the injectors.
No point putting it in the boot... Well, not for me anyway......
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of peter nguyen
> Sent: Thursday, 24 August 2000 12:16 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Surge tank legalities?
>
>
> On most modified cars i've seen, they have the surge tank close
> to the fuel
> tank in the boot. This way you can have a pre-fuel pump to the surge tank
> and a main one to the injectors. (thats what i've seen anyway)
>
> It does have to mounted vertically cause to keep the fuel supply
> constant,
> thats why the tank thin and long.
>
> Regards,
> Peter
>
>
> >From: "Geordie Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Surge tank legalities?
> >Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 08:30:32 +1000
> >
> >
> >
> >I just picked up a surge tank for my project car, it stands about >40cm
> >tall, it's about 1.5 litres... Should do nicely...
> >My question is... I need to mount it in the engine bay somewhere
> near >the
> >driver's side, but I'm running out of room under the bonnet...
> >Is it legal / safe / practical to bolt the thing in front of the
> >radiator,
> >and run the hoses under the battery and into the regular >fuel system?
> >
> >Next question... Failing that, is it a dumb thing to mount it on
> it's >side
> >of on an angle? Or does it HAVE to be vertical?
> >
> >The tank is the cylinder type, 1/2" connection at the bottom,
> and 2 x >1/4"
> >at the top on the other side, and a bendy 1/4" on the very top >for a
> >flow-back thingymijig!
> >
> >
> >I would assume that it would be a lot cooler sticking it in
> front of >the
> >radiator, but the question of legality and safety comes up then.
> >What if I
> >have a front on bump or something like that... Switch the >fuel
> system off
> >straight away? Jump out, and check the surge tank >isn't pissing 1.5
> >litres of fuel all over the road?!?!? Hmm...
> >
> >
> >Thanks.........
> >
>
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