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chrisg - 22/1/08 at 07:14 PM

Just a quick one O bike engine experts

Would a car with an R1 (2006) need a fuel tank with a swirl pot?

Cheers

Chris

PAUL FISHER - 22/1/08 at 07:30 PM

I would say yes Chris on the 06 r1,due to design of the fuel pump,it does not have a built in swirl pot like the injection blades,so even if you had a baffled tank,when running low on fuel you may have fuel starvation issues.
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PAUL FISHER - 22/1/08 at 07:34 PM

Compare with the blade pump,just to add no expert just my opinion

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chrisg - 22/1/08 at 07:47 PM

More of an expert than me!

Someone in the club has asked, do you need a fuel return pipe on the tank too?

cheers

Chris

nitram38 - 22/1/08 at 08:04 PM

What if you make a cup for the tank so that the pump sits slightly below the bottom of the tank plus baffles?

chrisg - 22/1/08 at 08:20 PM

The pump fits into the side/bottom of the tank doesn't it?

I'm not sure

[Edited on 22/1/08 by chrisg]

PAUL FISHER - 22/1/08 at 08:40 PM

quote:
Originally posted by chrisg
More of an expert than me!

Someone in the club has asked, do you need a fuel return pipe on the tank too?

cheers

Chris

Yes Chris you need a return on that injected R1 pump,Martin Keenan does a fitting for the late R1,similar to one he did for me on the zx10 I will try and find a picture,it fits in the base of the tank

Hellfire - 22/1/08 at 08:43 PM

This picture shows the sump on the bottom of our fuel tank into which the pump fits. Not an R1 but you get the idea. The smaller hole is for the fuel sender.



[Edited on 22-1-08 by Hellfire]

PAUL FISHER - 22/1/08 at 08:45 PM

Here you go,it has the channel for the rubber seal

Hellfire - 22/1/08 at 08:53 PM

quote:
Originally posted by chrisg
Someone in the club has asked, do you need a fuel return pipe on the tank too?

cheers

Chris


No, you don't need a return pipe on the fuel tank itself if you're using the 2006 R1 fuel pump. The original pump has a feed and return pipe as well as an inbuilt filter and level sensor.

Phil

Monkeybasher - 22/1/08 at 09:13 PM

Mk2 Golf GTI fuel pump has a swirl pot.

I used it on my FI setup.

Steve

chrisg - 22/1/08 at 10:25 PM

Thanks chaps, very useful!

Cheers

Chris

rf900rush - 23/1/08 at 08:37 PM

When converting my RF900 BEC to GSXR600 TB's and Megasquirt I used a GSXR fuel pump/regulator assembly.
I then (with help) fabricated a small tank in stainless to mount the pump, which also doubles as a swirl pot.




[Edited on 23/1/08 by rf900rush]

[Edited on 23/1/08 by rf900rush]

rf900rush - 23/1/08 at 08:38 PM

opps!
double list

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