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> Fuel accumulator?, Trouble at tight corners
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post Aug 10 2014, 05:16 PM
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Today at an autocross meet the car was doing great. EXCEPT that after a sharp curve there was a delay in getting power, with he engine running lean. We were running a half tank or less to save on weight and it was suggested that the problem was fuel starvation after a sharp turn.
Having looked inside the tank it don't seem so awfully likely, but it does fit the symptoms. Driving back on country roads I went across several 90 degree bends, and the same durn thing happened! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif) Any thoughts?
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post Aug 18 2014, 06:31 PM
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I have seen the fuel slosh "chambers" that use trap doors to keep the last bit of fuel in a smaller area for the pickup.

The other way to do it is to use a low pressure in sump fuel pump to pump up to a reservoir (can be in tank or out) that dumps back to the tank (or fuel cell) with an overflow.

Then a HP fuel pumps from there.
That way the HP pump wont ever get starved until the very end.
Using the LPFP in the tank it is less susceptible to damage from being run dry frequently.
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