Adamfiza80 Member 74 Member For: 11y 7m 27d Gender: Male Location: Newcaslte Posted 28/02/14 01:19 PM Share Posted 28/02/14 01:19 PM Has anyone got some info or put some thought into fuel temperature just prior to injection into cyclinder? I noticed that my pcw dual surge tank was pretty damn hot after a short run or 20mins to get my car up on a hoist. Its was a fairly hot summer day and there was no problem with the car.It just got me thinking. Is the engine performing best when the fuel is close to its combustion point as in for my experience it is in a coal fired power station furnace? Or will this higher temperature hinder the lower air intake we all look for with running E85.....Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPM Motorsport Member 968 Member For: 19y 1m 3d Gender: Male Location: 2 Dunorlan Road Edwardstown S.A. 08 82999998 Posted 01/03/14 01:10 AM Share Posted 01/03/14 01:10 AM Has anyone got some info or put some thought into fuel temperature just prior to injection into cyclinder? I noticed that my pcw dual surge tank was pretty damn hot after a short run or 20mins to get my car up on a hoist. Its was a fairly hot summer day and there was no problem with the car.It just got me thinking. Is the engine performing best when the fuel is close to its combustion point as in for my experience it is in a coal fired power station furnace? Or will this higher temperature hinder the lower air intake we all look for with running E85.....Thoughts?Correct.Something that we have been trying to educate for a long time is, the importance of cool dense fuel for maximum performance.High fuel temperatures are detrimental to optimum performance. This is why manufactures strive to create systems that run fuel cooler.To run a surge tank system , especially close to engine and exhaust is prime candidate for heating fuel. KPM have engineered direct replacemant fuel pump systems to be housed intank as OEM that deliver cool fresh fuel up to 1000HP quitely , efficiantly, safely without any hassle of external tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyOne Bronze Donating Members 1,145 Member For: 11y 4m 24d Gender: Male Posted 01/03/14 04:03 AM Share Posted 01/03/14 04:03 AM Fuel is an ungodly tempretrure as it sits in a tank on a hot day. I took the pump out of my EL on a 38c day, fuel burnt my hands. I couldn't believe the temp. If you wanted to do something, you'd want to get some sort of liquid to liquid cooler back to the rail. I say an exchanger setup as it's probably not wise to mod the rail infront of the rad if there is a crash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 5m 30d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 01/03/14 04:42 AM Share Posted 01/03/14 04:42 AM morosso used to sell "cool cans" for carby'd cars so yes cooler fuel can help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 2m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 01/03/14 04:48 AM Share Posted 01/03/14 04:48 AM Paint the fuel black? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddo22 Member 135 Member For: 11y 8m 30d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 01/03/14 05:14 AM Share Posted 01/03/14 05:14 AM blaaack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyP MattyP Cruise Control 6,317 Member For: 12y 6m 22d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast Posted 01/03/14 05:34 AM Share Posted 01/03/14 05:34 AM Black would make it hotter when exposed to the sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 5m 30d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 01/03/14 06:03 AM Share Posted 01/03/14 06:03 AM how about rather than trying to paint the petrol black, which is a stupid idea, why not run it on black petrol? or isn't coca cola black? or Jim Beam and coke cause we know race cars run on alcohol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamfiza80 Member 74 Member For: 11y 7m 27d Gender: Male Location: Newcaslte Posted 01/03/14 06:52 AM Author Share Posted 01/03/14 06:52 AM (edited) Fuel is an ungodly tempretrure as it sits in a tank on a hot day. I took the pump out of my EL on a 38c day, fuel burnt my hands. I couldn't believe the temp. If you wanted to do something, you'd want to get some sort of liquid to liquid cooler back to the rail. I say an exchanger setup as it's probably not wise to mod the rail infront of the rad if there is a crashLooked all over the net but no luck. Found an interesting study comparing pump 98 to E85 but more inregards to IAT, timing, knocking and pinging. It was an indepth study but the fuel was kept at an average ambient temperature. http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdspace.mit.edu%2Fbitstream%2Fhandle%2F1721.1%2F59952%2F676953430.pdf&ei=ZYMRU7PaFce5lAX8tYHYCA&usg=AFQjCNGoUbwWCbaXkcdiwv-ivpeAG-uzCg Edited 01/03/14 06:54 AM by Adamfiza80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyOne Bronze Donating Members 1,145 Member For: 11y 4m 24d Gender: Male Posted 01/03/14 08:34 AM Share Posted 01/03/14 08:34 AM To put it in perspective, F1 teams used to have chilled fuel bowsers to put fuel in the cars. They did it as the cooler the fuel was the denser it became - eg more fuel in a smaller area.There was probably an advantage injecting the fuel that hard in to the cylinders it doesnt matter about atomisation. However for a normal road car, atomisation of the fuel is more critical for a more homoginious combustion. Honestly, if my last name was Senna, I'd worry about fuel temp. For all other purposes, maybe not 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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