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FierOmar
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AUG 14, 03:27 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by loudecuz:
I need a tank for our racing 24 hours of lemons how much of the fuel get to the pump is more important than capacity. Our larger tank seems to crap out anfd then only need 7 gallons to fill it we even periscoped the vent in the tank. |
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Might consider this in the interim:
http://www.fiero.nl/forum/A...100421-2-082612.html
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joesfiero
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AUG 14, 10:09 PM
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The <13 gallon capacity is the longer tank. Its about 3" longer at the front of the tank so it may only hold a few cups of liquid. I did not check the capacity of my tank but its not much less.
-Joe
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Toaster_Man
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AUG 16, 08:53 PM
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Hey, I sent you a PM and hadn't heard back yet. Just wanted to make sure you saw it. Thanks!
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joesfiero
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AUG 17, 11:54 PM
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loudecuz
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AUG 20, 12:21 PM
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I bought a tank that was longer the front of the tank has to be modified the height has to 2" lower on the 86 in the front. Also the best way to mount it is make longer t bolts and use a strap across the bottom. We opted for an out of tank fuel pump I will post the exact part numbers from summit and russel when I find them again, http://i629.photobucket.com...lege330/P1160216.jpg I needed 2 3/8 pipe 90 degrees one to # 6 and one to # 8. Than a metric 10mm to #6 a #6 female to female an Accell 74730 TPI fuel rail fittng to #6 which fits into the fuel filter and uses the stock hoses. Our Tak uses the boat fuel sender since Fiero ones stink. We have only the 2 inlets vent moved all to the top and filler close tot he top we eliminated all the other stuff as it is a "race car" and feul expansion and emission is not an issue.
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loudecuz
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AUG 20, 12:22 PM
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Bosch fuel pump 69430 our porsche freind who races in the World Challenge recommended it !
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loudecuz
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AUG 20, 01:46 PM
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[IMG]http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu11/mywaythrucollege330/P1160217.jpg[/IMG
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FieroDev
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AUG 21, 03:27 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by loudecuz:
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Link fixed 
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joesfiero
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AUG 21, 05:46 PM
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Thanks for the feedback!!
In your opinion is it doable for the DIYer to modify the front of the tank or should we work on modifying our design? I appreciate the input and the part numbers you used to get your tank in and running!
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joesfiero
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AUG 23, 05:52 PM
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Just got back from Tony's shop to talk about another order that was placed. Lou had some great ideas that I think may work great for anyone wanting one of these tanks.
The sender he used is one Tony supplied, its a brand new marine sending unit and the best part is they only add about $40 on to the tank price. If your sender is not working or is inaccurate right now your only chance at a new one is the Fiero Store for $200 + shipping. These senders should work great for many years and cost much less, plus they are much easier because Tony can install it for you when he builds the tank. The only drawback is that with this sender you cant use the stock fuel pump, which is why Lou went with the bosch external pump which would be recommended for anything other than a stock motor anyway. Tony added on a pump port at the rear bottom of the tank and a return port at the rear top of the tank for Lou to plumb in his pump and it looks like he has a nice setup, plus you can get external pumps in varying outputs to suit your needs and its much easier to change them.
Tony is going to get with the supplier for the senders to see if they can change the resistance to 0-90 ohms for our stock gauges, the one Lou got is somewhere around 200-300 ohms but he thinks they can change that. I will update when we find out for sure.
-Joe
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