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Fuel Pumps
phelpsa - 18/9/09 at 05:29 PM

I'm looking at fuel pumps for my GSXR1100 lump, looking at a facet one that's rated at 3-4psi and 1.6 litres/min. Its a completely standard engine so should be making about 130bhp. Is that likely to be suitable?


Guinness - 18/9/09 at 06:03 PM

I'd say not. Try to get a pump from a carb'd bike if possible.

They tend to cut out when the float bowls are full. Normal pumps don't seem to work with bike carbs.

Mike


r1_pete - 18/9/09 at 06:09 PM

Far too high pressure, you need to be around 1.5 PSI, the GSXR1100 was gravity fed, so such a pump as you suggest would be too much.

You need a carbed bike pump, or something like an MG / Morris Minor pump thats been converted to electronic switching.


mad-butcher - 18/9/09 at 06:23 PM

As already said, bike pump, these are interuptor pumps the pressure is so low that when the floats shut the pump shuts off, my blade run one off a 600 cc 4 cylinder never had a problem with it after all they're all made by the same firm.

tony


big_wasa - 18/9/09 at 06:26 PM

I run one of these on my webers Its also good for bike carbs and it does cut out when the bowls full.

Link


phelpsa - 18/9/09 at 06:35 PM

Ok so time to keep looking. What bikes came with suitable pumps?

Found this one on ebay that claims it's suitable for carbed bike engines:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Facet-Solid-State-Fuel-Pump-for-RGB-Kitcar-honda-etc_W0QQitemZ330360253551QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?h ash=item4ceb016c6f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_1150wt_939

Is that going to be too high pressure too?

Cheers for the help!


G.Man - 18/9/09 at 06:36 PM

Carbed R1 pump would probably work


matt_gsxr - 18/9/09 at 10:10 PM

hi there,

Great to here that you are getting moving on this again. Not enough gsxr1100's out there.

I have just put fuel injection on my GSXR1100 and have a couple of carburetter pumps which I was going to put on e-bay. Mine are both motorcycle ones (the standard Mitsubishi ones, one from a zx9 one from a zzr1100D, they both work fine). I have some filters and stuff too.

Let me know if you are interested. I am only in Oxford, so can pop over (any excuse to collect data for improving the Megasquirt VE table). Either one evening or maybe this Sunday.


Matt


phelpsa - 19/9/09 at 01:18 AM

You have a U2U winging its way in your direction!