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02PRUV said:
And Alex I decided that a dual fuel tank idea was a joke when I first built my car. Welded some -20 fittings on the tank to have a big link pipe between the two tanks for balancing so you can go to the petrol station and fill up from either side and it will balance as quick as you fill it. Also put in a 5 litre surge tank to get the fuel capacity up a bit more and use an external Walbro 255 pulling from both tanks to fill the surge tank and a Peirburg 800 to supply the engine. 044's are just too noisey.
You can see the -20 at the lowest point on the firewall
Bigger outlets are something I would have done in hindsight, although I wouldn't trust myself ally welding. Did your remove the foam (assuming the tanks have it these days..)?You can see the -20 at the lowest point on the firewall
Nice removable cross brace brace - did you calculate up he stresses sand design that layout - not one I have seen before.
Im thinking that the cross brace shown is a brilliant idea. What I might add and I have to say its always easier to see after somebody else turned on the lights. I would consider a mechanical screw link fixed to both the forward and rear cross shafts so that with no load on the chassis you could adjust the lengths to exactly the right length. So I would have the brace attach exactly as shown in the picture then maybe three inches of tube that is threaded right hand then a matching tube threaded left hand with a big ass bolt threaded appropriately with a flat spot in the middle and a set nut on either side. I would make the brace out of round thick wall tube and use welded inserts for the threaded part. I think round tube is stronger in compression than square. But as I say I think the idea of doing both cross members as one unit is way to cool. Lee
deadscoob said:
358kw= approx 480hp. The AS 720 loses 240hp from Dyno to wheels? That doeant seem right?
I reckon your right I know my car is pulling 525-550 at the contact patch and that's on a dyno known for their non bulls
t approach.Which would mean my car is making >750 Bhp at the crank on 1-2 lbs boost, which is highly unlikely.
BogBeast said:
02PRUV said:
And Alex I decided that a dual fuel tank idea was a joke when I first built my car. Welded some -20 fittings on the tank to have a big link pipe between the two tanks for balancing so you can go to the petrol station and fill up from either side and it will balance as quick as you fill it. Also put in a 5 litre surge tank to get the fuel capacity up a bit more and use an external Walbro 255 pulling from both tanks to fill the surge tank and a Peirburg 800 to supply the engine. 044's are just too noisey.
You can see the -20 at the lowest point on the firewall
Bigger outlets are something I would have done in hindsight, although I wouldn't trust myself ally welding. Did your remove the foam (assuming the tanks have it these days..)?You can see the -20 at the lowest point on the firewall
Nice removable cross brace brace - did you calculate up he stresses sand design that layout - not one I have seen before.
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02PRUV - You are putting in an ST6 right? The 044's are working fine now they're inside the surge tank - they are very quiet. If I had had to do it all again, I'd put a big link pipe. But now it's a problem because it's really hard to weld on another fitting with the tanks in situ. So I'm kinda screwed.
The -6 is working OK. But there are some funny buggers going on at the moment which I am investing and will return with results. I think one side may be filling up more... but, as I said, need to investigate.
Anyway, for now, I also blew my up my a/c compressor the other day...
The -6 is working OK. But there are some funny buggers going on at the moment which I am investing and will return with results. I think one side may be filling up more... but, as I said, need to investigate.
Anyway, for now, I also blew my up my a/c compressor the other day...
Edited by AlexCim on Wednesday 13th April 06:58
AlexCim said:
No idea - but my A/C never really worked well and made my belt squealed a bit when engaging, so perhaps the clutch was rooted or something. Not sure.
Another picture.
(Am I the only one who didn't know A/C compressors used a wobble/swash plate)? I feel like at my age I should have know this...Another picture.
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