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Old 04-27-2004   #3 (permalink)
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EFI Parts Compatability

Manny - The fuel tank is configured a little differently on an F/I car. On a carburetted car, the bowl on the carb serves as a short term reservoir so you don't have that problem during hard cornering with low fuel level. On an injected car...the pump must have sufficient fuel to provide constant rail pressure at the injectors. When you go around a corner, your fuel goes to one side and there's nothing to keep it near the pickup sock...so the pump starves briefly. F/I tanks have a retainer bowl that serves as reservoir for the pickup tube. Also...the return line brings unused fuel right back to this bowl. To fix the problem completely, I suspect you'll have to find a fuel tank from a 75 car. Good luck. -Scott
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