changingman 7 1 Cars Posted September 10, 2008 Hi Y`all ,one of my track beasts is a 205 with a GTi6 lump in it which i am rather pleased with as it batters my 190+BHP 205 with the MI16 lump in it! The thing is it suffers from fuel starvation i think as after you come out of a long corner it dies for a second or so until you get straight. Can you get uprated fuel pumps to cure this problem ? I have not tried running it on a full to the brim tank as i got black flagged once for spilling fuel as the tank was full on one of my other pugs. Maybe it is just a case of not enough fuel in it???? What do you reckon??? Cheers Liam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taylorspug 7 Posted September 10, 2008 My 6 does it when the tank is low, even on the road. Baffling in the tank or swirl pot would be the only cure i can think of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrswampy 0 Posted September 10, 2008 Rich w on gti6 forum does swirl pots for the sc cars one of them should help. Think you need a an external tank pump aswell 4them though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
changingman 7 1 Cars Posted September 11, 2008 (edited) Cheers gents ,so if i kept it fully fueled would this be a temporary solution until i can sort a swirl pot?? And what does a swirl pot do anyway? cheers Liam Edited September 11, 2008 by changingman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
felix2566 2 Posted September 11, 2008 A swirl pot sits externally to the tank and is filled either with the current pump or with a low pressure external pump frm the tank. There is then a high pressure pump that feeds the engine. The return comes back into the swirl pot. From the top of the swirl pot is a over flow pipe wich goes back into the tank. This means that the swirl pot is always full. This way even if the tank is low on fuel, the swirl pot will be topped up when the car is on the straights and the engine will always have fuel on the corners. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
changingman 7 1 Cars Posted September 11, 2008 A swirl pot sits externally to the tank and is filled either with the current pump or with a low pressure external pump frm the tank. There is then a high pressure pump that feeds the engine. The return comes back into the swirl pot. From the top of the swirl pot is a over flow pipe wich goes back into the tank. This means that the swirl pot is always full. This way even if the tank is low on fuel, the swirl pot will be topped up when the car is on the straights and the engine will always have fuel on the corners. Cool,so i will need a high pressure pump as well as a swirl pot then?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richie-Van-GTi 71 2 Cars Posted September 13, 2008 You need a low pressure high flow pump to feed from tank to swirl pot then a high pressure pump to feed from swirl pot to engine. The low pressure should feed into the top of the swirl pot and the high pressure fed out of the bottom of the swirl pot. Use a diesel type pick up in your fuel tank and 2 external pumps. Its much easier set up that way an also easier to fault find in cases a pump failing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
changingman 7 1 Cars Posted September 13, 2008 You need a low pressure high flow pump to feed from tank to swirl pot then a high pressure pump to feed from swirl pot to engine. The low pressure should feed into the top of the swirl pot and the high pressure fed out of the bottom of the swirl pot. Use a diesel type pick up in your fuel tank and 2 external pumps. Its much easier set up that way an also easier to fault find in cases a pump failing. cheers dude,ive taken the easy option and as soon as it begins to splutter,usually on half a tank i just fill it up!!! Im lazy you see and its only a track car!!! cheers though!! Liam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
