dabuzz Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 all of the above(EDIT-last page now) , injectors were above the blower, and had a massive cooling effect with the meth, so much so, that there was icy cold condensation around the throttle body after a run. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrx7 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 I'm sure you've already had the thought - but what about a rougher unpainted bonnet to chop up? Or nah, send it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuzz Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 2 hours ago, oldrx7 said: I'm sure you've already had the thought - but what about a rougher unpainted bonnet to chop up? Or nah, send it. I actually have another good bonnet, and was going to - cut, panel, paint that one, but thought what's the point, as ill just cut the one on the car, and I wont need to do any panel or paint. If (I Wont) I ever need to fit a normal bonnet then ill just panel and paint the spare when the time comes, saves spending 2-3k unnecessarily now 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi808 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Worst case: https://www.ebay.com/itm/254669151700?itmmeta=01HRDHFGCVMNNY4YDYQD6T76ND&hash=item3b4b76ddd4:g:Ij0AAOSwV4Bffq7N&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwEc71LV05yxoGQ1oUNh4OLw41EcDSIa6Wy%2Br3FziQL6V0HzEjaWDtTDl%2BD9n7DKL%2F5QkUBVVa6gJAHpPJ09ELZsJjF7QVvmYm%2B8dS4pzt3Q5wXq%2Br9Yvcgek9Q%2FmdtujcUD4J82qMRDRmp0g0MEcX4WVQjKojsuStF4AB7pKBf5Y5sP478lA8E%2F09PZWrQnt90WAIRxjDs8W8xBCcCdNxAoO5ROtJFIoMf3v69SGwWNJ7%2F3sL9TwjeFgC8RMcajpug%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8KGvrHDYw Repro bonnet? Love the full send approach! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuzz Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 those repros are good but my spare is perfectly fine for using at a later date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 New tweaks looking good. Where did you get the pump/surge combo from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuzz Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 Thanks, Got it off Trademe from Japrace (Silvester Performance) in CHCH Comes with 650hp rated Aeroflow pump https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/car-parts-accessories/performance/fuel-systems/listing/4691979066?bof=6QKg7skJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoot Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 What is the legality of mounting in the boot? I might need to do something similar in my lancer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuzz Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 To be honest I don't know, I did speak with a certifier before buying it, I explained that it sits right next to the factory fuel tank behind the seat, essentially you're not changing much, just adding another pump and reservoir into the system in similar locations. I'm not sure he quite understood how these were built 50 years ago though, because he started talking about then the boot must be factory sealed away from the cabin if the fuel tank is there, I explained they were not built that way back then. He seemed to be ok with it from there, but ill guess I'll find out at cert time. Maybe our resident Guru @cletus might have an opinion? Hope I'm OK though, hate wasting my time and money.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoot Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 1 hour ago, dabuzz said: To be honest I don't know, I did speak with a certifier before buying it, I explained that it sits right next to the factory fuel tank behind the seat, essentially you're not changing much, just adding another pump and reservoir into the system in similar locations. I'm not sure he quite understood how these were built 50 years ago though, because he started talking about then the boot must be factory sealed away from the cabin if the fuel tank is there, I explained they were not built that way back then. He seemed to be ok with it from there, but ill guess I'll find out at cert time. Maybe our resident Guru @cletus might have an opinion? Hope I'm OK though, hate wasting my time and money.. My tank is under the floor so probably can't get away with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Yeah it will need to be sealed from the passenger compartment, either by sealing the boot 100% (harder than it sounds, rear firewall, parcel shelf, and up inside the rear 1/4 panels and pillars) Or, you could put it in a sealed box Or mount it outside the boot, under the floor a car that has a factory tank in the boot ie rx3 , if it's all factory then you don't have to change it. But if you made it efi, with a pump in the boot, then it would need to meet CCM requirements Pressurized fuel in the passenger compartment is the issue 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuzz Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 So what I'm hearing, is I wasted my time and money....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Nope, you have more time and money to spend 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 51 minutes ago, dabuzz said: So what I'm hearing, is I wasted my time and money....lol Want to sell the pumps and tank? (too soon maybe) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 1 hour ago, dabuzz said: So what I'm hearing, is I wasted my time and money....lol Not necessarily, in your case a sealed box, around the surge tank, with a drain outside and possibly reroute the hoses might be an easy ish fix? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuzz Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 Cool, Will have a look into that, thanks for the advice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RXFORD Posted May 9 Popular Post Share Posted May 9 I did some work on a 323 hatch last year. Spare wheel well delete, underfloor Ali fuel tank and modified the filler neck to suit. As the neck passed through the passenger cabin I had to do what Clint described, so I put a flange on the floor and made a cover panel to seal off the filler neck. Also had to do Ali side panels as they are just carpeted from factory. You could do something similar. Its a bit of extra work but gotta do what ya gotta do really. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuzz Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 @RXFORD really nice work! very clean @Nominal not yet, will see how I go at trying to box it in, ill prob get it running and use for events a bit before going for cert anyway 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRWEST Posted Wednesday at 22:10 Share Posted Wednesday at 22:10 On 09/05/2024 at 20:08, cletus said: Yeah it will need to be sealed from the passenger compartment, either by sealing the boot 100% (harder than it sounds, rear firewall, parcel shelf, and up inside the rear 1/4 panels and pillars) Or, you could put it in a sealed box Or mount it outside the boot, under the floor a car that has a factory tank in the boot ie rx3 , if it's all factory then you don't have to change it. But if you made it efi, with a pump in the boot, then it would need to meet CCM requirements Pressurized fuel in the passenger compartment is the issue ahhhhh shit. so iv got a alloy tank in the rx3 now with an intank pump inside the tank, to replace the factory tank. so this means now need to work out how to seal boot? or is the fact the pump is inside the tank make it ok, as obviously cant put a box around fuel tank...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXFORD Posted Thursday at 07:42 Share Posted Thursday at 07:42 9 hours ago, MRWEST said: ahhhhh shit. so iv got a alloy tank in the rx3 now with an intank pump inside the tank, to replace the factory tank. so this means now need to work out how to seal boot? or is the fact the pump is inside the tank make it ok, as obviously cant put a box around fuel tank...... Been a while since I discussed it with @cletus for my application, but from what I remember, its more to do with the connections inside the vehicle. So if you have hose connections/clamps that could possibly break or leak, or any sort of flanged/removable connection, then there is a chance fuel vapor could get into passenger cabin if there was a slight leak etc. Which is why sealing off the boot is needed. In my case, all the fuel fittings were under the floor, but because the filler neck passed through cabin and it had 2 hose clamps connecting filler neck to tank, I had to seal it off. I could be wrong but I think we established that if I made a fancier filler neck connection under floor with a low profile o-ringed flange or something like that then I wouldn't have need a sealed off cover. But I'm not sure about whether sealing is required if you have a 100% sealed tank with all connections/fittings under floor when you do a carb to efi swap. Probably depends on how your tank is setup. If you intank pump has a flanged access point inside the boot like Kellys surge pot does, then that would likely be classed as a potential leak point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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