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Fuel starvation on left turns anyone?

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Old 04-14-2003, 07:37 PM
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Hey Gus,

If you remember back to the divisional championships last year, the Saturday course specifically, I had the biggest spin of my life - due to fuel starvation. There was a really long, fast, left hand sweeper you could make out of the counter-clockwise loop's exit into the next section.

I ignored Jason Saini's advice to run a full tank , and with just over an indicated 3/4 tank, the car starved and snap spun on my 2nd run. It must have been close to 60 mph. I initially thought I must have hit some marbles since I was running a wide line, but after restarting the car it burbled & bucked like there was air in the lines. I filled it up and no more problems.

...someone must have got it on tape, but I never found it.
Old 04-15-2003, 08:52 AM
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I missed your spin Steve but I remember the glorious noise that exhaust makes.
I was running 3/4 tank with no problem but the heat cycled old Kumhos can't compare to the Hoosiers on concrete. I hope you found a quiet solution for daily use, or maybe you can't hear it any more.
I'm planning to build a straight though pipe for mine to save weight but can't find 2-3/8 pipe for it, I may have to go with 2-1/2.
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