I need to get a tank sorted for my Indy carb'd r1.

I want to avoid carbs running dry due to surge, so what is the general concensus as the best way to go?
Baffled tank?
tank foam?
swirl pot?

If baffled or foam, what sort of sender is going to be best?

Also going to need a suitable pump, is a facet type jobby going to be enough?

Cheers
Ben

A baffled tank with a small pot at the bottom where the pick up to the pump goes.
Foam is mainly in tanks to prevent explosions, not prevent fuel moving about.
It is supposed to stop the vapour igniting.
If you do use foam then a tube sender unit is best as the float is enclosed.

I've just had a tank made by www.alloyracingfabrications.co.uk I got a 4 gallon one baffled and a sump on the bottom. very well made and great quality.

I would have said a facet pump would be "too much" our solid state pump (supposedly set at 3psi) fooded the float bowls more or less instantly.
We ended up buying a fuel pump from a CBR600 (same as carbs) and as you'd expect it works perfectly

I even made a few quid profit selling the old pump, as the new 'un was only a tenner or so

Use a Malpassi Fuel King regulator to prevent your carbs overfilling or worse, pushing your floats off.

[Edited on 26/9/2007 by nitram38]

I was looking at filling my tank with foam to stop sloshing but decided it probably wasn't worth it as the foam tends to break down after a few years and can cause all sorts of problems in the fuel system. At least if you go for baffles you know everything is clean, but put a small sump in where the pickup is to ensure that you can use the entire tank capacity. My twin tanks still have 5 litres in each when they are 'empty'.

Sumped and baffled tank would be my choice!!!

You could also use a capacitative sender (VDO do them amongst others) and so do away with the float entirely.

Dom.

Just buy a Yam R1 pump off ebay. Self regulates, correct pressure etc.

What size tank do you require. I have a brand new plastic one for a Fisher Fury that I may be selling (will find out on Sat if I can return it to Fishers or not) has a pot at the bottom, fuel sender and outlet fittings.

You are only up the road from me so youre welcome to come have a look.

Drop me a U2U if youre interested

Cheers

Jim

Do you actually need a fuel guage ---- a dip stick works just fine

Prefer one for longer journeys, save stopping to check