Holley Hydramat

Bangshift just posted this up. This is kind of cool. A fuel mat that sits in the bottom of your gas tank instead of a normal pickup.

http://bangshift.com/general-news/must-see-holley-just-changed-fuel-system-game-big-way/

How long does it last and how much does it cost? If it's 10 years and 2 digits, I'll literally take 2.

How berkeleying cool!

First thought was... see if NASCAR will allow it, that'd be a game changer right there.

My Firebird needs one RIGHT NOW! That thing will fuel starve at a 1/3 tank in a corner.

Wow, think of the weird fuel cells you could design thanks to this.

Gearheadotaku wrote: My Firebird needs one RIGHT NOW! That thing will fuel starve at a 1/3 tank in a corner.

I've been advised to keep my Corolla at 1/2 tank or more now to prevent fuel starvation. It left the factory like this.

Years ago, I had a recruiter call me looking for someone with labview experience and a racing background to work in bowling green KY on carb test items. I didn't have enough labview experience to make it happen, I had some.... Ohhh what could have been.

In reply to GameboyRMH:

That didn't change I'm subsequent generations. I've got a 101 and a 103 that have wandering gas gauges. Toyota designed horrible fuel pickups.

I'll take one for the elise tank I'm using in my Midlana. Wide, narrow tank with the pick up on one end is a recipe for starvation.

Yup, I could use some for the lemons cars.

Take my money!

Looks like a bigger version of those goofy pickups that have been out for a couple of years now that won't suck air as long as it's damp..

I like it. If the cost is reasonable, I could see a lot more EFI conversions out there. That is the one thing that has prevented me from going EFI on my classic is the cost to get an effective fuel pickup. This totally solves that problem.

Are they going to make similar for oil pick ups? Or is there a reason that would not work?

In reply to Jarod:

I would imagine a viscosity issue of gas vs oil.

I like it as you could position the mat to where you need it for fuel pickup.

Fuel pickup is the reason why the multiport conversion on thw duster stalled. 600 for an in tank pump? Hell no!

GameboyRMH wrote: How long does it last and how much does it cost? If it's 10 years and 2 digits, I'll literally take 2.

I'll take three, and my place of work may order a gross.

http://instagram.com/p/wjbsHXtWOu/

very interesting indeed! the XJ-R needs about 12 gallons of fuel, or roughly 60% full to avoid fuel starvation...

Im going to go see if they can work in a saddle tank for my RX-8. It fuel starves below 1/3 tank on track.

Dusterbd13 wrote: Fuel pickup is the reason why the multiport conversion on thw duster stalled. 600 for an in tank pump? Hell no!

now you'll be able to spend $300 for just the pickup and still have to buy the pump..

that's progress..

novaderrik wrote:

Dusterbd13 wrote: Fuel pickup is the reason why the multiport conversion on thw duster stalled. 600 for an in tank pump? Hell no!

now you'll be able to spend $300 for just the pickup and still have to buy the pump.. that's progress..

Sucking an air bubble at 22psi boost can cost a lot more than $300.

I have a surge tank setup rigged on my car, which works but can still get vapor lock problems as I've discovered. Meanwhile, stage rally rules dictate that vehicles may only have one fuel tank, and a surge tank counts as a fuel tank, so there are a lot of people who would be extremely interested in this.

Plus I've heard of more than one instance where a DNF occurred because gravel sawed through the fuel filler tube, and then the tank got a bunch of crud in it, which got into the pump. I assume that the same hydrophilic/aerophobic properties (if those are the correct terms) also make them really badass fuel inlet filters too.

I was playing with this yesterday.. It blew my mind how effective it really was. This is one of those technologies that is indistinguishable from magic..

Good and bad for NASCAR. There will be little or no warning when you are getting low on fuel.

CGLockRacer wrote: Im going to go see if they can work in a saddle tank for my RX-8. It fuel starves below 1/3 tank on track.

same for my CRX