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Originally Posted by ss dave
I'll have a pressure drop when cornering with just 6-8 gals consumed from a full tank. It is the narrowed Ricks tank with a supposed 16 gal vol. I'm now thinking it could be my pump and pick-up.
Scott, I assume that when you say "run out of gas" you mean empty or close to it.
Do you have any issues with the dead head system and pressure drops at WOT?
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I run a dead head system, have on the last few cars I've built. I have no pressure drop issues at all, dead steady. However, if the tank gets low enough (depending on cornering forces or acceleration rates) it will move away from the pickup and you'll see the pressure fluttering and dropping. That is not a return style or returnless issue, that's a fuel pickup issue.
A separate surge tank will eliminate this; even if the tank flutters a bit you have a separate 1-2 gallon tank that's always full to draw from. Works great in drag racing and road racing. I still think this could be incorporated inside one of Ricks tanks which would be the ultimate setup. I need to call those guys and see if they're up for trying it.
Jody