Re[2]: Webers or Spica?

[Richard Welty <rwelty@domain.elided>]

On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 22:46:07 -0800 Mike Nakamura <mike_nakamura@domain.elided> wrote:
> I don't know much about Webers, are they subject to sloshing of fuel in
> the bowl during violent changes in direction? 
> 
> I know that with SPICA, you'd better not run too low on fuel or you
> could starve on long turns. I knew a rally crew (Ruiz brothers) that had
> a two fuel pump set-up with a small second tank to keep fuel pressure to
> the SPICA. This may not be a problem with Webers.

two fuel pickups w/ two fuel pumps is not an uncommon racing setup, as fuel
starvation is bad news whether you have spica or not.

similarly, oil starvation isn't much fun, which is one of the reasons for
dry sumps and accusumps.

richard
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