fuel tank baffle & resevoir
12-15-04, 08:08 PM
#26
Full Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: cincinnati
Posts: 98
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
where to begin? jim i meant disrespect mentioning your ability build the rx into the car that you want (i'm doing it with my 1.8t rabbit). it is great to see the real discussion of the many options we have with a common problem. no one solution should be considered the only alernative...everyone should have the right answer for their car. my idea just seems to have the right combination of ease, affordability and real help for me. i still haven't done enough testing to verify my results and i don't think this is going to allow you to run your autocross at 1/8 tank but i do think it is a huge step in the right direction. i'm working on pics but, as i said originally, i just got really excited because i've been putting up with this problem with my car or so long it really affected how i feel about the car.
12-15-04, 11:43 PM
#28
Administrative Me
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Kansas
Posts: 1,370
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by jimlab
Most people's cars serve double-duty as street cars if they go to the track at all, so they don't want to listen to the noise of an external pump when they're cruising on the street. They don't want to have to modify their fuel tank either, or at least to the extent that welding a sump into bottom of the tank entails.
I don't think people realize how loud external high-flowing pumps are. For comparison, my two A1000's are just as loud as my cars idle.
12-15-04, 11:46 PM
#29
Administrative Me
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Kansas
Posts: 1,370
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by turbojeff
I'd like to see some pics.
My imagination says a sump welded into the bottom of the stock tank is very dangerous at best.
The bottom of the tank is low and could be damaged in any off-road event. If the sump hit something I could imagine it would rip right off and leave up to 16 gal of has spilling out in a wreck.
In a rear end collision any tank flexing could break welds on a sump...
My imagination says a sump welded into the bottom of the stock tank is very dangerous at best.
The bottom of the tank is low and could be damaged in any off-road event. If the sump hit something I could imagine it would rip right off and leave up to 16 gal of has spilling out in a wreck.
In a rear end collision any tank flexing could break welds on a sump...
The rear section of the tank does not sit any lower than my differential, or some of the suspension components.
Anything is possible, a rear end collision, or something. But, thats how it goes for performance.
12-15-04, 11:54 PM
#30
Man that thing is a safety nightmare, but I bet it works well.
I see power wires, fittings, sump, etc all hanging out waiting to get ripped off in any type of incident. I bought a totalled FD a while back that had a small scrape on the tank from going over a curb. That sump would have been ripped right off along with the piping and pumps. With the power wire dangingly around you'd have a good opportunity for a spark..
I see power wires, fittings, sump, etc all hanging out waiting to get ripped off in any type of incident. I bought a totalled FD a while back that had a small scrape on the tank from going over a curb. That sump would have been ripped right off along with the piping and pumps. With the power wire dangingly around you'd have a good opportunity for a spark..
12-16-04, 12:00 AM
#31
Administrative Me
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Kansas
Posts: 1,370
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by turbojeff
Man that thing is a safety nightmare, but I bet it works well.
I see power wires, fittings, sump, etc all hanging out waiting to get ripped off in any type of incident. I bought a totalled FD a while back that had a small scrape on the tank from going over a curb. That sump would have been ripped right off along with the piping and pumps. With the power wire dangingly around you'd have a good opportunity for a spark..
I see power wires, fittings, sump, etc all hanging out waiting to get ripped off in any type of incident. I bought a totalled FD a while back that had a small scrape on the tank from going over a curb. That sump would have been ripped right off along with the piping and pumps. With the power wire dangingly around you'd have a good opportunity for a spark..
12-16-04, 09:26 PM
#33
Administrative Me
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Kansas
Posts: 1,370
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by eurautodave
me thinks my thread got jacked...
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
KAL797
Test Area 51
0
08-11-15 03:47 PM
