GUN-808 Member 251 Member For: 11y 1m 4d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 27/07/14 09:56 AM Share Posted 27/07/14 09:56 AM (edited) Iv used E85 in my old car for over 5 years now..(NB: the fuel is run 100% of the time and been stored for months at a time at stages without starting)Im unsure of the competitors as listed BUT the old hose I used to run throughout the car has been flawless over this time..Im 95% sure it was Goodyear hose (Blue hose with lined section halfway thru) and im sure any hose with a Teflon style insert/liner will be sweet and prevent swelling and seepage, which is the ONLY issue when using incompatible hose.. Edited 27/07/14 09:57 AM by GUN-808 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 6m 17d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 27/07/14 11:20 AM Share Posted 27/07/14 11:20 AM have seen several cars that the hose has actuallyy broken down inside and started peeling, leaving blocked pressure regs. surge tank pumps etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennox Member 2,586 Member For: 11y 9m 18d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 27/07/14 10:35 PM Share Posted 27/07/14 10:35 PM Reason I'm asking is basically being told will need Process West surge, twin 460's, regulator and single rail or twin.Why does everybody on here run surge tanks? Other people I know only run em if they are doing hard track work and when cornering their car starts to run lean Something different about fords? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 1m 17d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 27/07/14 11:52 PM Share Posted 27/07/14 11:52 PM Have you looked at the design and shape of the fuel tank. If they had designed the tank to take fuel away from the pump under acceleration they couldnt have done a better job than what they did. Probably OK for taxi drivers though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPM Motorsport Member 968 Member For: 19y 1m 22d Gender: Male Location: 2 Dunorlan Road Edwardstown S.A. 08 82999998 Posted 28/07/14 12:11 AM Share Posted 28/07/14 12:11 AM Why does everybody on here run surge tanks? Other people I know only run em if they are doing hard track work and when cornering their car starts to run leanSomething different about fords?Correct.It has become standard thinking. No other manfacturer world wide has surge tank set ups.The shape of the fuel tank has no effect on a correctly set up intank system. Even for tight track work on minimal fuel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotrana Member 2,586 Member For: 21y 8m 14d Gender: Male Posted 28/07/14 01:16 AM Share Posted 28/07/14 01:16 AM I thought the tank design was not too bad. That bit under the seat is a bit of a surge tank itself provided you are more than 1/4 full. Nevertheless external surge tanks are not the best way, especially cause they just heat and recirculate the same fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennox Member 2,586 Member For: 11y 9m 18d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 28/07/14 04:50 AM Share Posted 28/07/14 04:50 AM Soo in summary, surge tank = waste of money, big in tank setup = win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppy_t92 Silver Donating Members 748 Member For: 11y 8m 11d Gender: Male Location: Liverpool Posted 28/07/14 05:13 AM Share Posted 28/07/14 05:13 AM Depends who you talk to haha, I purchased KPM's twin intank fuel module and it hasn't skipped a beat so far, 2-3months of abuse, e85, 98, no surge around Wakefield with 5-10l in the tank, zero noise and cool fuel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyP MattyP Cruise Control 6,317 Member For: 12y 7m 10d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast Posted 28/07/14 05:27 AM Share Posted 28/07/14 05:27 AM +1 for big in tank here This is the only place I've ever heard that is pro surge at modest power levels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosij Donating Members 2,045 Member For: 13y 4m 4d Gender: Male Posted 28/07/14 05:49 AM Share Posted 28/07/14 05:49 AM What temps are we takin about?My fuel with twin 044's never exceeds 40 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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