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Old 04-10-2003, 02:01 PM
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Does anyone experience fuel starvation when tuning left? How much fuel can you run with out starving the motor on left turns, especially long left turns.
I find my self running with at least 1/2 tank, once 1/2 wasn't enough and I had to add 2 more gallons.

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I had this happen yesterday at Laguna Seca but I only had around 2 gallons left!! MY2002

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This is with 2/3's a tank at nationals. http://morticia.tcc.fl.edu/~bbana/nats/Fue...0Ian%20run2.mpg
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Thank you Mrsideways. Wow, what a clip; it was nice to see the south course again and it's very clear your running on air for about 2 seconds near the end after the long left hander on the short stretch before the last R turn.
I still wonder if all of us have the same problem, maybe the ones that don't, just don't drive hard enough. It happened to me with Hoosiers and Kumos.
Mrsideways, I wonder who you are, I ran 90 BS and my brother 190 BS at the nationals.

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P 19 number 104 Mrsideways! Good run considering the fuel problem!!!!
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Do you ever suck oil into the intake and blow huge clouds of smoke on hard right handers? I have had this issue, but never the fuel starvation. As I said in the other thread, I always run less than 1/2 tank.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MadDane
[B]I had this happen yesterday at Laguna Seca but I only had around 2 gallons left!!
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Originally posted by Prolene
It has happened on Turn 2 at Laguna Seca, a left hander, when I was low on gas.
Define "low on gas". Were you below 1/4 tank?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Oversteer
[B]Thank you Mrsideways.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by gernby
[B]Do you ever suck oil into the intake and blow huge clouds of smoke on hard right handers?


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