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Yes, I know this is a topic that has been beat to heck, a million times. I know there is the CJ fuel pump upgrade kit available (for $1100) to

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Old 01-02-2015, 08:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Yes, I know this is a topic that has been beat to heck, a million times. I know there is the CJ fuel pump upgrade kit available (for $1100) to remedy the starvation issue. I've researched the pump and seen how it works (very nice product and clearly works).

I'd like your input on a walk through as to what happens to make the car starve, as I have not had it occur.

It is to my best knowledge that the starvation occurs when fuel is sloshed over to the opposing side of the tank (away from the pick up), during long (high G) sweepers; with the issue becoming more prevalent as the fuel level becomes lower; thus allowing the car to go lean and move into limp mode. Is this correct? Or is the issue with the pump itself?

I've worked on circle track and road race cars for about 15 yrs now and fuel starvation is obviously an issue. However, there are many old ways of curing the issue that I believe are considerably more cost effective. For years we've been using trap doors, foam, movable pickups, and black boxes to solve all of these issues. Why is the Z so different? Since 2006 I've done Vettes primarily and they have saddle tanks too, but use a transfer system to keep the tanks at a constant level.

Any input and tank pictures would be appreciated. If anyone has cut one in half, that would be great to see also.
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...and would Holley hydramat help solve the problem.?

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Hydramat is one of the many solutions out there that could be used in our application
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Terrible baffle design, also pump has one side pickup only passengers side i believe.
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There is no baffling inside the tank.

Look at post 4 of my install thread. It has pictures of inside the tank.

phunk's road race fuel pump install
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Has anyone tried wedging fuel cell foam across the trans tunnel area of the tank? Additionally, it appears a small collector tank could be used or a trap door box, at the base of the pump.

Is the tank steel? Or aluminum?
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It's steel.
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Excellent. I need a spare tank now. I can make a drop in fix for this.

Anyone got one?
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i think a wrecker might be your best bet
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You're misunderstanding. I believe I can make a solution that can be dropped into the tank using the two top ports (NOT dropping the tank). I need a stock tank to fabricate it. I sincerely believe the $1000 pump is nice, but too much cash for those of us not needing any additional fuel volume (other than the obvious issue).
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Not misunderstanding. You said that you wanted a tank to play with. If you get one from a junk yard. What they would do, is flip the Z on it's roof to remove the tank in most cases. It's easier. Some yards won't do that until most of the car is stripped. Just sayin'.
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haha, nice. I found one in CA for $110. $66 to ship though

I'm going to check insurance auto salvage here in SA TX in the coming week.
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Am working on fuel stare fix that will be universal and it will cost about $100, just gimme time to test it out, so that the product is ready.

There will be a custom fit just for 370z and i guarantee it will pick up ur last drop, also other fuel filtering features will apply.

I will reveal everything at the appropriate time. Stay tuned.
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