mad
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Nov 28, 2013 15:09:31 GMT
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Hi I'm planning on putting a 1.3 micra engine in my mini van atm and will also be looking to inject my escort at some point and was wondering if anyone has used a newer tank on an older car to inject it. I was thinking of using something like the cinquecento petrol tank www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FIAT-CINQUECENTO-FUEL-PETROL-TANK-FREE-POSTAGE-/200991900934#ht_1991wt_1170So it will have a built in pump, feed/return pipe and a simple outlet on the side to adapt to the standard mini fuel flap. I could also then mount it in the middle of the rear subframe. So anyone tried it or see any horrendous issues that may occur if tried? |
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Nov 28, 2013 15:52:26 GMT
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I had a mini van years ago which needed a new tank
I also until january this yea,r had a cinq, which also needed a new tank
both are very similar in size / width / depth so should easily be altered to fit, you will have to allow some access to the top of the cinq tank for the wiring etc
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Nov 28, 2013 16:06:47 GMT
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for the mini get a 1.3i mini tank , has pump in the top etc , could een fit it in a mk1/2 escort I reckon , I had one lashed in a mk1 fiesta years back,.
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Nov 28, 2013 17:04:13 GMT
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for the mini get a 1.3i mini tank , has pump in the top etc , could een fit it in a mk1/2 escort I reckon , I had one lashed in a mk1 fiesta years back,. OP has a van so don't think a saloon tank out of a 1.3i will be suitable. Personally I'd adapt a standard Mini van tank - maybe to take the 1.3i bits as mrrodney suggests. Paul h |
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Nov 28, 2013 17:20:57 GMT
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after looking inside the mini injection tank I noticed it don't have a swirl pot , but I take it that's because its a upright tank and is small at the bottom ,
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mad
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Nov 28, 2013 17:59:07 GMT
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The fiat tanks seem pretty cheap atm and it needs to be long and flat to go under the van.
Unfortunately i don't think the SPI will fit as its completely different to the Van.
Another question, are the newer tanks baffled as they are very flat and i would imagine suffer from fuel starvation if driven aggressively?
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Last Edit: Nov 28, 2013 17:59:44 GMT by mad
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as long as they have a swirl pot in youll be ok,.
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when upgrading my old scimitar from the wheezy essex v6, to the fire-breathing XUD11 (lol) I simply swapped the fuel sender for a version that had a fuel return pipe as part of it. Found the sender on a car boot however, so couldn't tell you what it was originally from  |
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gazjon
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I stuck an spi engine on my old clubby estate . I modified the tank with an extra fuel line as low to the bottom as possible and ran an external pump. It worked but I hindsight I should have baffled the tank and ran a swirl pot
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Last Edit: Dec 1, 2013 22:35:37 GMT by gazjon
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