09-15-2009, 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by travisjb
Problem identified !!! I kept the car topped off all day today, refilling every other session. only 1 issue with loss of throttle! It happened when I was 5 bars away from full and pulling sustained 1g loads through right hand turn. I'm now 99.99% convinced that the issue is fuel related. I look forward to upgrading the fuel system!
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Travis: I fabbed a baffle for the fuel pump/pickup in the fuel tank of a prototype I was developing at GM. Basically, it was a thin-guage metal tube (like a toilet paper tube but larger diameter) that wrapped around the fuel pump and extended to the bottom of the tank--I drilled some small holes (1/16th") around the bottom of the tube. The tube filled slowly while submersed in fuel, and when sustained hi-g loads were administered (driving up and down South Mountain Park--personal best: 8 min 30 sec to the top) and the remaining 1 gallon of fuel gathered to the outside of the tank, fuel remained inside the tube, thus eliminating the fuel starvation issue we experienced. It was easy to fab, easy to attach, and inexpensive. You could fab your own so you can keep racing until your fuel cell is ready for install. Z-U-later! Greg
Last edited by Zless@arizona; 09-15-2009 at 12:58 AM.
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