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  On 26/04/2012 at 1:17 PM, kitto said:

Simon, do you believe that monitoring just the rail pressure is ok? Or should we also be trying to monitor how much fuel is in the surge tank and/or if the lift pump has failed?

to be honest i'd probably just measure the rail pressure... soon as its dropped pressure you can investigate why. if the surge pump has failed then you'll find it during your investigations.

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A few of us here in Tassie with circuit cars, just use a Fluid lvl sensor.

You need to tap a 14mm x1.5 thread in to the swirl pot. Then wire it up with a light of some discription on your dash.

Nice a simple.

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  On 27/04/2012 at 12:56 AM, tricstar said:

sorry to butt in, but what is this "Paul's Engine Monitor" and where can I get one??

Paul Ruzic (Mountainrunner on here) is an electronics engineer and excellent bloke. In his spare time he creates cool little electric gadgets for cars but mostly skylines. and he runs lots of track events up in QLD.

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  On 27/04/2012 at 9:59 AM, Duncan said:

Paul Ruzic (Mountainrunner on here) is an electronics engineer and excellent bloke. In his spare time he creates cool little electric gadgets for cars but mostly skylines. and he runs lots of track events up in QLD.

Cool I have one of his Torque Split converters in my car, I'll send him a message .. :thumbsup:

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  On 27/04/2012 at 2:00 PM, tricstar said:

Cool I have one of his Torque Split converters in my car, I'll send him a message .. :thumbsup:

I bought one 3 years ago but never fitted it. Feedback? PM if you can.

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Stay on topic please guys

  On 27/04/2012 at 1:47 AM, woolls said:

A few of us here in Tassie with circuit cars, just use a Fluid lvl sensor.

You need to tap a 14mm x1.5 thread in to the swirl pot. Then wire it up with a light of some discription on your dash.

Nice a simple.

I think i may have found a suitable float sensor that can be mounted into something from the outside through a 1/2" NPT bung.

Can anyone tell me if polypropylene and/or nylon are 100% E85 compatible and safe?

The manufacturer i have found does this type of sensor in nylon and polypropylene with the body being stainless (the float is in nylon or polypropylene).

I did a quick google search and it does seem that both these materials are E85 safe, but i just want some confirmation from several avenues.

If they are E85 safe, this float will solve this issue completely and i'll be able to have a low surge tank level warning.

Thanks.

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