My HR31 had problems with low fuel ( 1/4 tank or less) fuel starvation around
corners and u-turns..
not just non-EFI cars have problems, espeically when you are sucking a lot of
fuel... .
-Julian
Ignacio Sandejas wrote:
> 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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