monck
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| posted on 29/2/12 at 05:13 PM |
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Swirl pot of modify tank
Hi all i was planning on using a swirl pot on my car ... Unfortunately i have less room than most 7's for putting everything
For a start my swirl pots a 2L so its a bit big to start with
Also it has threads on the inlets/outlets not push on's and connections for them are not cheap at all :O
Basically my question is rather than mess around with a tight fitting swirl-pot shall i just pull my tank out the car and add a sump / baffle to that
instead ? That way i sell the swirlpot and low press pump get some money back ....
Is there any disadvantage between modifying a tank instead of using a swirl-pot ? If im to modify the tank whats the best way of doing so ...
Thanks ....
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theprisioner
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| posted on 29/2/12 at 07:16 PM |
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Swirl pot
Most kit car tanks have swirl pots built in these days so you don't need an external one. I believe you need a swirel pot of some kind otherwise
your pump will run dry on corners I guess.
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scootz
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| posted on 29/2/12 at 07:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by theprisioner
Most kit car tanks have swirl pots built in these days...
Really?
It's Evolution Baby!
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monck
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| posted on 29/2/12 at 08:27 PM |
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( Most kit car tanks have swirl pots built in these days... )
My car was built on carbs i have changed to injection thats why it hasn't got one ...
I was under the impression you could modify the tank as an alternative to using a swirl pot ?
cheers
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lotusmadandy
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| posted on 29/2/12 at 08:36 PM |
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You can weld a sump onto the bottom of the
tank,with the outlet on the bottom
of the sump.A litre will do,its to stop the pump
sucking air when cornering and the engine stopping.
Thats what i did to mine and its fine.
Andy
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rodgling
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| posted on 29/2/12 at 08:58 PM |
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Using two pumps T'd together, one at each end of the tank also works. Not quite as good as a proper swirl pot, obviously, but miles better than
just having one, and a lot cheaper / simpler than a swirl pot.
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austin man
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| posted on 29/2/12 at 09:25 PM |
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If you fit one to the tank make sure the swirlpot is of sufficient size especially if yo plan to up the engine power. Brother in laws 200bhp zetec ran
the swirlpot dry on initial acceleration he had ended up fiiting another seperat pot under the bonnet no issues since
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Lebowski
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 02:25 AM |
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Some cars like the Ford Scorpio have a plastic swirl pot in the bottom of the tank, which you can remove and refit to your own tank. I spot welded
mine in but my tank is steel.
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Lebowski
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 02:25 AM |
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Its the Duratec engined scorpio by the way
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