[DeTomaso] Fw: IR-EFI PLUMBING SANITY CHECK - NEED PHOTOS

[Thomas Tornblom]

Will Demelo skrev:
> 
>> Speaking of EFI plumbing...Is there such a thing as a quiet EFI fuel pump?

I'm using a Bosch pump from an Audi turbo. It is mounted on a bracket 
under the tank and is suspended by four rubber dampers. You can hear a 
faint whirr from the pump when you switch the ignition on, but it is not 
audible once the engine is running.

See:
http://www.detomaso.nu/~thomast/efi/pump2.jpeg

>> Will

Cheers,
Thomas

>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Kirby Schrader" <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>
>> To: "Mad Dog Antenucci" <teampantera at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: <detomaso at realbig.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 8:57 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] IR-EFI PLUMBING SANITY CHECK - NEED PHOTOS
>>
>>
>>> How quickly you forget....
>>>
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> http://web.mac.com/kirbyschrader/tws/tws2/kirbyefi.jpg
>>>
>>> The fuel pump is mounted horizontally under the tank on the angled
>>> frame rail.
>>> The fuel filter is there, too.
>>> I use no surge tank on the Pantera. Only on the GT40.
>>> I use only an HP pump on the Pantera. On the GT40, I need an LP pump
>>> to keep the surge tank full.
>>>
>>> I also pull fuel from the top of the tank. Although many have advised
>>> that this is 'a bad thing', I have had _zero_ problems with it. Well,
>>> OK... with less than a quarter of a tank of fuel, on the track it will
>>> starve in a fast corner.
>>>
>>> Three pictures are attached for your benefit. The list will strip
>>> them, of course.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Kirby
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> On 13 Jan, 2008, at 3:22 PM, Mad Dog Antenucci wrote:
>>>
>>>> If you have PHOTOS of your Pantera with EFI with the fuel plumbing
>>>> modifications I'd like to see 'exactly' where you mounted the fuel
>>>> surge tank, fuel pumps, and filters in proximity to engine,
>>>> firewall, fuel tank and headers.
>>>>
>>>>  Right now ours are mounted in line in stacking order on left side
>>>> fire wall (behind driver). We have engine in Pantera, plumbing
>>>> mocked up, and should have Mike Trusty's system in mail in next
>>>> couple days....
>>>>
>>>>  Before we complete installation of the system it would be a big
>>>> help to see what some others have done. Again photos of what you or
>>>> others have done would help me the best in completing a sanity check.
>>>>
>>>>  Thanks in advance for your photos.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mad Dawg Antenucci
>>>> Team Pantera Racing
>>>>  The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing
>>>> www.teampanteraracing.com
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