toms_elleck
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- Joined
- Feb 24, 2003
- Location
- Ben Lomond, CA
Slosh on long sweepers is hard to combat. I had the same issue with my autocross Bug, with both the fuel and the oil in the (shortened!) Subaru oil pan. It's easy to deal with on small curves, but as soon as you hold the car on a sweeper for a few seconds, it starves pretty quick.
The best thing I found to deal with it was a swirl pot welded to the bottom of the tank. I just had a 3" diameter pipe about 6 inches tall welded onto the tank with a cap welded on the bottom, and then welded inlet and outlet fittings to the pipe for the fuel feed and return, that way the returned fuel is filling the swirl pot. It was 55superbeetle's idea and he welded mine up for me. It's still possible to starve it, just much less likely. I would post a pic, but it's on Photobucket so it's being held hostage.
The best thing I found to deal with it was a swirl pot welded to the bottom of the tank. I just had a 3" diameter pipe about 6 inches tall welded onto the tank with a cap welded on the bottom, and then welded inlet and outlet fittings to the pipe for the fuel feed and return, that way the returned fuel is filling the swirl pot. It was 55superbeetle's idea and he welded mine up for me. It's still possible to starve it, just much less likely. I would post a pic, but it's on Photobucket so it's being held hostage.