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Re: Weber Jets

To: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Weber Jets
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 18:19:41 -0700
What!!!!!   Killer has a 1500 engine????   I thought he had a 1300?  No wonder 
you cringed at Portland when I bounced the Rev Limiter a few times!!!  
:)

JOe (C)

Mark J Bradakis wrote:
> 
>      What kind of volume are we talking about?
> 
> My Killer Spit, with an internally stock 1500 motor and two 40 DCOEs, uses
> about 4 gallons per hour.  It is pretty unlikely you'll be able to find an
> automotive fuel pump that won't be able to handle that sort of flow.  The
> little Facet electric pump delivers about 12 to 15 gallons per hour, and it
> is one of the smaller capacity pumps on the market.
> 
> My guess is that a full race two liter motor might have a capacity for 10
> to 12 gallons per hour.  Hmm, I know there's a rule of thumb relating gallons
> per hour with horsepower.  As I recall, top fuel dragsters have some rather
> interesting fuel flow requirements, with plumbing that looks more like dryer
> vent hose than fuel line - they don't need it for long, they just need it all
> at once!
> 
> mjb.

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