Tim
I moved the fuel pump to the trunk similar to the MKII.
Ron Fraser
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From: owner-tigers@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-tigers@Autox.Team.Net] On
Behalf Of Ronak, TP (Timothy)
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 4:58 PM
To: Tiger News Group List
Subject: Heat Shields
Listers,
I am on my second fuel pump and last night it quit about 60 miles from home.
The culprit event was sitting in a traffic jam from an accident in riverside
for 40 minutes inching along and having the fuel pump heat soaked by the
muffler 3 inches away. I was running an Aero Motive pump in the past but it
was too loud, Then I ran a New Holley HP 150 series Pump but it died and I
assumed it was because the filter was full of paint crap from inside the
tank but apparently it was killed by the heat. Now I am running the self
regulated Holley HP 125 and it quit but after the car cooled down
(thankfully it was a brisk 68 degrees here) it fired back up and I was off.
The real problem is the location of the muffler under the Pump.
After some extensive research I have found the solution I believe ... at
least I have ordered the bits and will see them soon. I am running Dyno Max
Mufflers (14 inches X 10 Inches) but Flow master makes a Heat shield for
their SUV 50 series mufflers (10 inches X 17 inches). The part number is
51017 and they are about $27 each from Summit. I have also ordered some
Reflecta Shield heat barrier $41 for a 14 x 20 inch chunk and my plan is to
mount the heat barrier to the heat shield and then strap the heat shield
assemblies to the mufflers with the provided straps.
If someone else has nicely solved this performance fuel pump roasting
problem please let me know as I am a little frustrated. I do not want to
relocate the pump or mount the pump horizontally.
Best Regards,
Tim Ronak
Services Consultant
Akzo Nobel Coatings
23961 Via El Rocio
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Bus: 949-305-5393
Fax: 425-955-6268
Cell: 949-289-3357
email: timothy.ronak@crna.akzonobel.com
Personal email: timronak@cox.net
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