Fgxmateee New Member 13 Member For: 5y 30d Posted 23/12/19 10:34 PM Share Posted 23/12/19 10:34 PM Is surge fairly obvious when it occurs, or can you lean out and feel, hear or smell nothing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz097 Bronze Donating Members 1,752 Member For: 13y 5m 13d Posted 24/12/19 06:56 AM Share Posted 24/12/19 06:56 AM It's obvious. I used to go through the windscreen before a surge tank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 2m 7d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 24/12/19 10:39 AM Share Posted 24/12/19 10:39 AM 12 hours ago, Fgxmateee said: Is surge fairly obvious when it occurs, or can you lean out and feel, hear or smell nothing? Yep, it can lean and be destroying your engine. When you feel it , its way too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI PSI Member 1,586 Member For: 18y 7m 9d Gender: Male Location: Central Queensland Posted 25/12/19 09:47 AM Share Posted 25/12/19 09:47 AM (edited) It sounds like someone is tap dancing on your bonnet.... Hence the term "Ping". Edited 25/12/19 09:47 AM by HI PSI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furiousgibbon Member 86 Member For: 17y 4m 15d Posted 21/03/21 08:05 AM Share Posted 21/03/21 08:05 AM bumping this thread rather than making a new one - not sure whether I had fuel surge today but the comment from gaz about 'going through the windscreen' sounds similar to what I felt. About 60km range so maybe 10L in the tank, WOT in first to redline, hard shift to second, then WOT again when it cut power abruptly, and heard a chirp from the rear tyres. Traction was off. I lifted off and then got back on it for a moment and it was fine. Tune is pretty mild only 15psi / 335rwkw. Recently had an AI in-tank surge installed, would have thought that plus 10L fuel should be enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adams355 Member 529 Member For: 7y 8m 2d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 21/03/21 08:25 AM Share Posted 21/03/21 08:25 AM Did you hear the engine knocking, pinging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furiousgibbon Member 86 Member For: 17y 4m 15d Posted 21/03/21 09:37 AM Share Posted 21/03/21 09:37 AM no pinging, but I don't normally run the tank this low (habit from before I had the surge module). It was pretty damn hot today too. I haven't put fuel in it so I'll give it another test tomorrow, just don't want to go damaging the engine by making it happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furiousgibbon Member 86 Member For: 17y 4m 15d Posted 22/03/21 10:59 AM Share Posted 22/03/21 10:59 AM got it to happen again today, ran 2nd to the top, shifted into 3rd, about half a second later it jolted twice pretty harshly. Felt like complete throttle cut. Filled up this afternoon and gave it a belt through first and second and it was fine. If I can get it to happen on a full tank I'll post again, but right now I'm thinking this expensive AI in-tank solution isn't doing its job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 16,019 Member For: 9y 11m 5d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 22/03/21 11:25 AM Share Posted 22/03/21 11:25 AM On 21/03/2021 at 8:07 PM, furiousgibbon said: just don't want to go damaging the engine by making it happen again. 25 minutes ago, furiousgibbon said: got it to happen again today, ran 2nd to the top, shifted into 3rd, about half a second later it jolted twice pretty harshly. Dude. Drive gently until you get it sorted. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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