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Old 07-31-2006, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 67PTCAMARO
I got bottom pick-up without baffles and driving it less than1/4 of tank and did not have problem. Maybe I did not accelerate/turn hard enough. In the event it runs out of fuel does it hurt bad enough?
With a carb if the pickup was uncovered briefly you still have the fuel in the bowls, so you'll likely not even notice. With EFI it's an immediate glitch which would cause a lean condition. I've had problems in a couple of cars without baffles, but these cars accelerated pretty hard.

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