This weekend I plumbed the fuel cell and installed the fuel filter and pump. For now I wired the fuel pump to the existing external fuel pump circuit and it seems to be working...kinda. It sounds like the fuel pump cuts out every now and then, but I can't confirm it. I think one of the issues is fuel starvation under acceleration from a stop. I only have 4 gallons of fuel in the 12 gallon cell, and I think I'm having pickup issues when I start from a dead stop. I'm going to put some more fuel in and see if that helps. After my track day I'll have to look into fab'ing a small collection tank or swirl pot to reduce the starvation issue.
The glass was also installed last week, I used a mobile service and they sent a guy who looked like he was straight out of a porn. He was wearing a blue jumpsuit that he apparently gave up on buttoning after his belly button, no doubt to allow his massive growth of chest hair to blow about freely in the breeze. I tired to get a photo but I didn't want him to get excited at the site of a camera and try to hit on me or something. Anyway, the glass was installed nicely and I'm one step closer to being kinda street legal.
I'll post photos later, I keep forgetting to bring my camera home from the studio.
3 comments:
have you considered fuel foam instead of a fuel collector?
The fuel cell is foam filled. I'm sure it helps a lot, but there are still some surge issues at low fuel levels. I may try a trap door style collector inside the tank.
hey just wondering how the project went? did u track the car ?
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