dan8400
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| posted on 10/2/10 at 10:26 AM |
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Big mistake
I bought a facet fuel pump and a regulator, but, now i keep reading old posts about using bike pump. They have shot up in price on ebay. Thought a
facet + reg would be good enough.
If i have to change now it'll be a ball ache and end up costing me £££'s
Is there any chance i can use this set up?
If I have to change i will but if this set up will do then I'll keep it
Thanks
Dan
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cloudy
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| posted on 10/2/10 at 10:29 AM |
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Hey Dan, when using carbs I ran a facet + that exact reg  No issues at all - you will be surprised how low you need the reg set, I think I ran
about 2psi (GSXR 1100 40mm Mikuni's) I even swapped to it from a bike pump as it couldn't keep up!
[Edited on 10/2/10 by cloudy]
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 10/2/10 at 10:29 AM |
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yes it'll work a-okay, just takes a bit more setting up.
dont panic 
I got a bike pump for a £5er I think about a month ago, so they do come up cheap - any similar power pump will do.. My zx9rs are fueled by an R1 pump.
Craig
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wilkingj
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| posted on 10/2/10 at 10:32 AM |
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Why? As long as the fuel is delivered at the right pressure and the pump can deliver the right volume without being overstrained. I cant see a
problem, probably except for the weight.
Not that I have any experience with Bec's
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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dan8400
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| posted on 10/2/10 at 10:37 AM |
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Ok cool... panic over. I've been getting flames and bangs out of the inlets on the carbs hence buying a reg. (thanks for that cloudy btw). Car
runs ok but not had it RR'd yet. They should be able to set the reg then shouldn't they?
Thanks
Dan
EDIT: do the numbers on the reg dial indicate pressure?
[Edited on 10/2/10 by dan8400]
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 10/2/10 at 11:02 AM |
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I think you can set the regulator yourself.
There are two limits:
1) You need to have the pressure low enough so that your carbs don't leak.
2) You need enough flow rate so that the float bowls stay full at max fuel consumption.
Checking the first is pretty easy, although a bit messy.
Checking the second can be done by measuring (bucket and stopwatch) how fast the flow can go into the carbs (include all filters and such). Crudely
you need about 0.6litres per min per 100bhp.
Matt
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blakep82
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| posted on 10/2/10 at 02:28 PM |
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look up eds motorsport on ebay, he's got a regulator to set between 1 and 5psi.
bike carbs use about 1.5psi (which can be set on the regulator) and will do the job perfectly
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RAYLEE29
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| posted on 10/2/10 at 04:28 PM |
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agree with all the above.
pressure is very important needs to be as low as you can go without running out on full chat
Ray
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bodger
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| posted on 10/2/10 at 05:33 PM |
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Have you tried calling Malc at Yorkshire Engines. He sorted me out a pump after the last one died.
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