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?

 

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/


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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 ).





That is correct.





-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 ).

That is correct.

-Ted

http://fc3spro.com/


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Thank you, That's what I thought, but I figured I had better ask. Ryan.