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Surge tank loactions - pictures needed
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Sun, 09 November 2003 10:32
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I would like to see where people have mounted surge tanks on their sprinters.
Im planning on putting it between the tank and diff. I would like to see some pictures on how other people have gone about mounting them
Cheers
Andrew
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Yowie Bay, Sydney
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June 2002
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Re: Surge tank loactions - pictures needed
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Sun, 09 November 2003 11:55
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mines in the engine bay
used the charcoal canister mount
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April 2003
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Re: Surge tank loactions - pictures needed
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Sun, 09 November 2003 12:42
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I dont suppose you would be able to post up a pic where you mounted it in your engine bay?
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Location:
Gawler, SA
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August 2003
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Re: Surge tank loactions - pictures needed
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Sun, 09 November 2003 12:43
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Is that legal?
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Location:
melbourne
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September 2003
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Re: Surge tank loactions - pictures needed
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Sun, 09 November 2003 12:51
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i just placed a bracket on the driver-side rail and mounted it to that, under the intake plenum. i'm not sure of legal issues, but mounting it where the chardcoal canister is would be a bit dangerous in the event of an accident?
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Surge tank loactions - pictures needed
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Sun, 09 November 2003 13:28
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| Callifo wrote on Sun, 09 November 2003 22:43 |
Is that legal?
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More to the point, is that sane??
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April 2003
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Re: Surge tank loactions - pictures needed
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Sun, 09 November 2003 13:37
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I would also like to note that I have a 4AGZE in my sprinter so under the bonnet is a little cramped and I dont think it would be suitable to hold the surge tank.
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Rosanna, Melb
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June 2002
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Re: Surge tank loactions - pictures needed
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Mon, 10 November 2003 04:58
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I dont have any pictures (Could get some in a while if you really need), but I crammed it all down the back.
The only spot I could find for my, admittedly tiny, surge tank was between tank and diff. It was short enough so that when mounted to the floor it didn't stick down past the seam around the middle of the tank. Just.
Bosch high pressure pump is next to it behind the diff also, and lift pump is outside the rear bumper and tow point mount on drivers rear corner. It was a nightmare of hoses and hose clamps getting it all to fit, but now I don't have to worry about it again.
Hen
It may be better to get another tank, cut it open and baffle it. Makes it all a lot simpler.
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Yowie Bay, Sydney
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June 2002
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Re: Surge tank loactions - pictures needed
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Mon, 10 November 2003 08:16
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i told u, where the charcoal canister is
its the same diameter and uses the same mount in the same location
difference is it has 4 hoses and isnt black...
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I supported Toymods
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south of the big smoke
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May 2002
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Re: Surge tank loactions - pictures needed
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Mon, 10 November 2003 10:18
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it seems lots of people are mounting surge tanks in there engine bays! sounds very crazy to me!
anyone else think that
i have my surge tank in boot
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Melbourne, Australia
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July 2002
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Location:
melbourne
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September 2003
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Re: Surge tank loactions - pictures needed
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Mon, 10 November 2003 10:38
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i'd agree that it isn't safe, but i placed mine in the engine bay (under the intake plenum) so that i didn't have to change the fuel lines.
having a surge tank mounted where the charcoal canister is would be suicide.
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Location:
Perth
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June 2002
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Re: Surge tank loactions - pictures needed
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Mon, 10 November 2003 10:58
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Why isnt it safe??
Its 100 percent legal here in WA.
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Location:
Melbourne, Australia
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July 2002
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Mon, 10 November 2003 11:04
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*examines self* nah, not dead, cant be that bad
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Canberra
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May 2002
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Re: Surge tank loactions - pictures needed
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Mon, 10 November 2003 11:43
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Why do you consider it unsafe to mount a surge tank in the engine bay? Is it any more of a risk than high pressure fuel lines to the rail? Fuel is fuel, whether in a surge tank or a float bowl in a carby..... if the fumes ignite, you are fu(ked regardless..... I'd rather have it in the engine bay than in the hatch.  Engineers see no problem with it, in fact, they seem to prefer it to being in the boot (unless completely enclosed)
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Perth
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September 2003
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Re: Surge tank loactions - pictures needed
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Tue, 11 November 2003 00:32
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yeah it shouldn't matter where you put it.
if it's in the engine bay there is a shorter run from the surge tank to the injectors, which SOME people claim keeps the fuel cooler for more power.
can't see it making a worthwhile difference myself, but it's an arguement nonetheless - i'd say it would be offset by the fact that the tank is IN THE ENGINE BAY hence would be hotter.
and how can you not fit a surge tank in the engine bay? they don't have to be huge, just more vertical than circumferential to stop the fuel 'sloshing'.
i had a 500ml surge tank in the RX7 (that was weber fed though - less weight too) that was pretty thin but very tall and worked a treat.
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melbourne
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September 2003
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Re: Surge tank loactions - pictures needed
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Thu, 20 November 2003 11:15
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i was just told by someone who had his car engineered that having a surge tank in the engine bay is illegal and would taken off the road immediately if found.
can anyone clarify that?
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I supported Toymods
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Surge tank loactions - pictures needed
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Thu, 20 November 2003 11:56
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Well if you think about it, the charcoal canister would be more dangerous than the surge tank.
Remember that fuel alone will not ignite. However fuel fumes will which is exactly what is in the canister!
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Location:
Ipswich
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May 2002
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Re: Surge tank loactions - pictures needed
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Thu, 20 November 2003 20:56
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I spoke to my engineer about this because I was thinking of putting my surge tank in my engine bay, he said he was okay with it as long as it was away from exhausts etc.
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