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> Fuel starvation when maxing out?
David Stowers
post Feb 10 2014, 07:01 AM
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My 914 is running a 1.8 (ish!) 40 Dellortos and recently recorded 111BHP and 121lbft of torque after a carb set up so yesterday I went to have a little thrash about.
A couple of times when the traffic cleared I really kept my foot flat down and pushed to over 100MPH on a slight uphill. It was still pulling strongly for a few seconds then seemed to lose power and splutter slightly. I backed off and it returned to normal. It seemed like the carbs emptied as if the fuel pump couldn't keep up. I had the heater on and the rich oily aroma changed to a hot sharp smell like it suddenly ran lean. It's running the small square facet pump mounted up front near the master cylinder.
Any ideas please
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post Mar 17 2014, 06:22 PM
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I read the title of this thread with the sun on my monitor and I thought it said:

"Fuel starvation when making out? "

My first thought was "She must be HOT if you dont even stop to eat...."
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David Stowers   Fuel starvation when maxing out?   Feb 10 2014, 07:01 AM
r_towle   how are the carbs configured? Is this a new issue?...   Feb 10 2014, 07:17 AM
David Stowers   Hi Rich What do you mean by configured? Theyre tw...   Feb 10 2014, 07:29 AM
gunny   I sugggest getting a wideband air/fuel gage to mon...   Feb 10 2014, 08:03 AM
David Stowers   Just looked up the wideband gauges, what's inv...   Feb 10 2014, 08:27 AM
gunny   The Wideband O2 sensor needs to be added to your e...   Feb 10 2014, 08:35 AM
Krieger   Does your distributor have the rev limiting rotor?   Feb 10 2014, 09:39 AM
David Stowers   Does your distributor have the rev limiting rotor...   Feb 10 2014, 11:42 AM
David Stowers   What model of fuel pump are others running? It see...   Feb 10 2014, 12:07 PM
ThePaintedMan   Facet pumps, while cheap, are typically viewed as ...   Feb 10 2014, 12:41 PM
David Stowers   Facet pumps, while cheap, are typically viewed as...   Feb 10 2014, 12:56 PM
Jake Raby   Float height is the first thing I'd go to.. If...   Feb 11 2014, 01:03 AM
David Stowers   Float height is the first thing I'd go to.. I...   Feb 11 2014, 03:05 AM
Jake Raby   Have any graphs? Were they plotting AFR?   Feb 11 2014, 09:33 AM
David Stowers   Have any graphs? Were they plotting AFR? This ...   Feb 11 2014, 04:04 PM
David Stowers   Ok, it's been a couple of weeks and so far I...   Mar 17 2014, 05:15 PM
McMark   If you set float height, or if they do, make sure ...   Feb 11 2014, 10:44 AM
Jake Raby   Compressing the ball changes it all.. I blow on th...   Feb 11 2014, 10:59 AM
yeahmag   I think I set mine to 5-6mm closed per the CB Perf...   Feb 11 2014, 03:32 PM
David Stowers   Wow! I'm trying to keep up but fear I...   Feb 11 2014, 03:52 PM
Tom   Air to Fuel ratio. Tom   Feb 11 2014, 07:09 PM
brant   What brand of dyno is that? Calibrated? How is th...   Feb 11 2014, 11:44 PM
David Stowers   What brand of dyno is that? Calibrated? How is t...   Feb 12 2014, 05:58 AM
barefoot   Got me thinking about my own Dello conversion (don...   Feb 12 2014, 07:25 AM
ThePaintedMan   Some good comments here from folks with far more e...   Feb 12 2014, 10:28 AM
Intubator   If the problem occurs at a consistent RPM regardle...   Mar 17 2014, 05:25 PM
stugray   I read the title of this thread with the sun on my...   Mar 17 2014, 06:22 PM
Intubator   I read the title of this thread with the sun on m...   Mar 17 2014, 06:40 PM
David Stowers   I read the title of this thread with the sun on m...   Mar 18 2014, 03:18 AM
ThePaintedMan   Good to hear that you took care of the other unkno...   Mar 18 2014, 07:28 AM
David Stowers   Good to hear that you took care of the other unkn...   Mar 18 2014, 12:45 PM
David Stowers   Oh and one more thing, when hot and I stop in traf...   Mar 19 2014, 04:47 PM
David Stowers   OK, so just incase anyone remembers or cares I was...   Apr 13 2014, 03:08 PM
brant   wow... that plug is a keeper so glad you fixed ...   Apr 13 2014, 03:25 PM


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