Which is better to provide a constant flow of fuel; a sump pick up on your gas tank or an external swirl pot (surge tank)? Is there any point to having both? Do you even use in-tank pumps in conjunction with sump pick ups?
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It depends on application and your budget...
If you can afford it, run a big fuel pump off a properly sumped pick-up from the gas tank. KISS rule. Swirl pots are an ingenius method to get big fuel delivery with minimal modification of the stock fuel system. -Ted http://fc3spro.com/ |
[quote name='RETed' date='Jul 20 2005, 09:15 AM']It depends on application and your budget...
If you can afford it, run a big fuel pump off a properly sumped pick-up from the gas tank. KISS rule. Swirl pots are an ingenius method to get big fuel delivery with minimal modification of the stock fuel system. -Ted http://fc3spro.com/ [snapback]740392[/snapback] [/quote] So budget aside, a sump pick up is the way to go. With a sump pick up is there any need for in-tank pumps? And swirl pots are just over kill at this point, right? |
[quote name='22GoinOn2' date='Jul 20 2005, 06:23 AM']So budget aside, a sump pick up is the way to go. With a sump pick up is there any need for in-tank pumps?[/quote]
No need for in-tank... Most of the sump pick-up "systems" I've seen are for drag racing. The sump pick-up "shelf" is welded to the rear portion of the gas tank, since heavy acceleration tends to slosh the fuel toward that area. Pick-ups are facing rear-wards, and hoses feed the fuel toward the front (first to the fuel pump of course https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR ). And swirl pots are just over kill at this point, right? [snapback]740438[/snapback]
-Ted http://fc3spro.com/ |
[quote name='RETed' date='Jul 21 2005, 05:54 AM']No need for in-tank...
Most of the sump pick-up "systems" I've seen are for drag racing. The sump pick-up "shelf" is welded to the rear portion of the gas tank, since heavy acceleration tends to slosh the fuel toward that area. Pick-ups are facing rear-wards, and hoses feed the fuel toward the front (first to the fuel pump of course https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR ). That is correct. -Ted http://fc3spro.com/ [snapback]740938[/snapback] [/quote] Thank you, That's what I thought, but I figured I had better ask. Ryan. |
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