4x4 Rock Buggy TC 2.4 Build
#276
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Hah, that's an in tank solution, you'd have to design your fuel cell around how that in tank one mounts. Are you wanting to run in tank or inline? There's plenty of cheap inline options that flow what you're looking for.
This says it'll do 215lph for $115.
Precision Fuel Pumps E16118 - Fuel Pump | O'Reilly Auto Parts
This says it'll do 215lph for $115.
Precision Fuel Pumps E16118 - Fuel Pump | O'Reilly Auto Parts
#277
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I prefer in-tank to keep the pump cool. I have a solution but it isn't as cheap as the free stock sending unit would have been. At the time I was tearing everything out I assumed the stock fuel pump would not work with boost.
#279
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I think my biggest issue using a stock sending unit would be the funky tabs that hold it in / making something similar out of aluminum that I could weld into my custom fuel cell.
This is a sending unit made by Walbro that is the same except uses a clamp-ring on top that bolts in place. So it's much easier to put in a custom cell. But I like using things that are available at auto parts stores more. That way if I break down on the trail I just get a ride back to the truck, run to town, grab another one, and continue on with my weekend.
This is my plan if I can't figure out how to make a stock unit work at this point ...
This is a sending unit made by Walbro that is the same except uses a clamp-ring on top that bolts in place. So it's much easier to put in a custom cell. But I like using things that are available at auto parts stores more. That way if I break down on the trail I just get a ride back to the truck, run to town, grab another one, and continue on with my weekend.
This is my plan if I can't figure out how to make a stock unit work at this point ...
#282
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More isn't always better. If you're not using all the fuel your pump is pumping you're just generating needless heat and wasting energy. Hot fuel is more susceptible to vaporization. At the fuel pickup in the tank there is actually a low pressure / vacuum state. You can boil fuel at room temperature under low enough pressure. Lots of people have heat-induced flash-vapor issues in their fuel systems that they fight constantly. They always think that the rail is absorbing heat. But the real culprit is in the tank at the pickup were there is low or negative pressure and the fuel is most susceptible to vaporizing. Having a massive fuel pump there generating needless heat doesn't help.
There's a few fuel pump calculators out there. Right now I'm calculating that I need about 170lph. Obviously you do want a bit more than that to account for efficiency, etc. The Walbro 190 would seem like a great candidate. But if the stock pump is 225lph I was thinking that it should work fine with the added benefit of being on the shelf. I'm going to keep looking into what it would take to make it work though. I don't need to decide any time soon.
#284
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with something like a rock buggy i would be considering doing something a little different with the fuel system. id be building a surge tank setup and using a lift pump and a main pump. if your on a steep incline, even with a baffled tank, its possible for the pickup to get uncovered. not only can this cause a lean condition, if it bogs it could stall, and on a steep angle it could end up in a bad situation.
#285
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with something like a rock buggy i would be considering doing something a little different with the fuel system. id be building a surge tank setup and using a lift pump and a main pump. if your on a steep incline, even with a baffled tank, its possible for the pickup to get uncovered. not only can this cause a lean condition, if it bogs it could stall, and on a steep angle it could end up in a bad situation.
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#290
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Oh, is there a separate filter? On the V8's the regulator is built into the filter. Can't replace one without the other.
Anyway, it should look something like this, correct?
Anyway, it should look something like this, correct?
#293
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Meh, there may be on the trucks as well. I wouldn't know as all I've ever done with them is rip the engines out and put them in buggies.
Nevertheless, we have firmly established that the fuel system is a return-style system.
Nevertheless, we have firmly established that the fuel system is a return-style system.
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#297
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Yes, deadhead would be the correct term I guess.
I'm a fan of neither, really. I understand why some don't like dead-heading. But flow-through takes the heat from the engine and brings it back to the tank where vaporization is most likely to occur. It also means that there is a low pressure return line running the length of the vehicle which makes it more likely to run close to hot things, like exhaust. As already discussed, low pressure = more likely to vaporize. I've ran both in the past, had heat issues with both to be honest.
This rig is going to be very small and centralized. The engine will be in the middle and I have an idea of how I may put at least part of the fuel cell underneath the engine. If that works out my fuel lines will only be about 2 feet long and ont run anywhere near anything hot. Time will tell ...
I'm a fan of neither, really. I understand why some don't like dead-heading. But flow-through takes the heat from the engine and brings it back to the tank where vaporization is most likely to occur. It also means that there is a low pressure return line running the length of the vehicle which makes it more likely to run close to hot things, like exhaust. As already discussed, low pressure = more likely to vaporize. I've ran both in the past, had heat issues with both to be honest.
This rig is going to be very small and centralized. The engine will be in the middle and I have an idea of how I may put at least part of the fuel cell underneath the engine. If that works out my fuel lines will only be about 2 feet long and ont run anywhere near anything hot. Time will tell ...
#299
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Since I'm stuck at work and can't play for a while I decided to start going through the wiring schematics to ultimately cut my harness down. Just to help myself mentally organize I make a spreadsheet with each wire going to the ECM & TCM, it's original function, it's new function, wire color, and circuit number. I've got almost everything worked out but have one question, hoping someone might know something.
Both the ECM and TCM have an accessory power wire coming into it from the BCM but no obvious output. This is new to me as none of the V8's I have worked with had that. That means that both modules use accessory power as some sort of internal logic test to determine some other less obvious output function. Since my rig will not have "accessories" I know that something new needs to happen with this circuit. It either needs to go to ignition power or be left out completely. Does anyone know why the ECM & TCM need to know when the key is in accessory power position?
Both the ECM and TCM have an accessory power wire coming into it from the BCM but no obvious output. This is new to me as none of the V8's I have worked with had that. That means that both modules use accessory power as some sort of internal logic test to determine some other less obvious output function. Since my rig will not have "accessories" I know that something new needs to happen with this circuit. It either needs to go to ignition power or be left out completely. Does anyone know why the ECM & TCM need to know when the key is in accessory power position?