Sounds like a Facet (42?) pump. I have one on my Meejit and one on my Mini.
They work great, but I have heard people complain about the noise they make.
I don't mind it....means it's working....and I can't hear it when the
engine is running.
Weber? I had a sidedraft on the Meejit, replaced it with SUs which I like
better. Maybe for racing the Weber, but for me the SUs are just fine.
Geoff BRanch
----- Original Message -----
From <KrkLH at cs.com>
To: <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 2:17 PM
Subject: Mini Mania Pump Question
> Mini Mania sells a very small electric fuel pump that sits on the fender
> well. The thing is a very small metal box that looks tooo small to be an
> actual
> pump. They say that it can serve as the main pump or be kept on as a back
> up.
> I believe that I have this same small metal device on the car that I just
> bought. It is hard for me to believe that such a small device can
> actually work
> to pump the fuel with enough effeciency.
>
> I have also seen one in a Bugeye that was set up or racing. Does anyone
> know
> the pump that I am talking about and if you can comment. . is this small
> small little box really effecient enough to live with - or should I begin
> to make
> plans to replace it? The top of it is about as big as a dollar bill
> folded
> in half!
>
> Another question. Should I eventually go to a Weber set up? I hear that
> they are much more effecient but that they are also a real hassle to get
> them
> dialed in.
>
> The oil in an SU serves to keep the piston from moving too fast, sort of a
> delay type thing. In essence, it serves as a backhanded method of keeping
> the
> fuel mix rich under acceleration - sort of a reverse exellerator pump?
> Does
> anyone run a lighter weight of oil in these carbs to improve performance.
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