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 296 Posts Member #: 9117 Senior Member Northampton |
24th Apr, 2012 at 05:49:24pm
Hi all dont know much about the mpi/spi tanks so go easy on me lol
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 16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
24th Apr, 2012 at 05:51:45pm
SPI is fine for 8-10 psi, MPi is find for fook loads of boost. On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it 
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 4620 Posts Member #: 20 My sister is so fit I won't show anyone her picture Lake District |
24th Apr, 2012 at 05:52:05pm
The SPI pump gives about 1 bar of pressure so will do for about 10psi of boost, the MPI pump is about 3 bar iirc so will be fine for 30 odd psi of boost. |
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296 Posts Member #: 9117 Senior Member Northampton |
24th Apr, 2012 at 06:01:51pm
wow thanks for quick replys! its an SPI was hoping to be running 11-16 psi max will i need to ditch the internal pump in this case? Confessed addiction to everything mini |
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16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
24th Apr, 2012 at 06:05:57pm
you can replace the spi ones with a pump from something like a puma or some hondas etc. On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it
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 1492 Posts Member #: 9468 Post Whore Wootton Bassett |
24th Apr, 2012 at 08:09:04pm
does the mpi fuel pump not fit straight in? On 10th Mar, 2012 theoneeyedlizard said:
Hypothetically speaking, where would you stick your nozzle? On 22nd Jun, 2012 apbellamy said:
my wife doesn't know what.head is never mind compression ratio. |
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 825 Posts Member #: 9661 Post Whore Sheffield South Yorkshire GB. |
24th Apr, 2012 at 08:12:50pm
I've fitted this pump inside my SPI tank with just a very small mod..
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825 Posts Member #: 9661 Post Whore Sheffield South Yorkshire GB. |
24th Apr, 2012 at 08:23:02pm
Ignore the surprised thingy, don't know why Its there tried to edit with no success, don't matter anyway the link still works.. Main Build
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 8297 Posts Member #: 408 Turbo Love Palace Fool Aylesbury |
24th Apr, 2012 at 09:59:53pm
Im running a very similar one with my injection setup and it fits in nicely, only requires a few crued mods to fit. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fusion-Fabri..._homepage_panel
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296 Posts Member #: 9117 Senior Member Northampton |
25th Apr, 2012 at 06:11:50pm
brilliant thanks for all the info, what sorts of mods are needed for this? Confessed addiction to everything mini |
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16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
25th Apr, 2012 at 07:04:09pm
join the wires inside the tank, bit of hose to join the new pump to the existing plumbing On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it
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825 Posts Member #: 9661 Post Whore Sheffield South Yorkshire GB. |
25th Apr, 2012 at 07:52:47pm
The link I gave you is a kit everything you need is in there, the mod you have to do with that kit, shorten the feed pipe about 1/2", and the carrier, cut a piece out so you can sit the pump in, then use a plastic tie to hold it in place, job done, got my tank off at the moment trying to suss the smell of petrol in boot, if I decide to take out the pump again while sussing the smell Ill post a picture.. Main Build
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296 Posts Member #: 9117 Senior Member Northampton |
29th Apr, 2012 at 09:23:53am
Cool pics are always good, what are the seals like for resealing?? Or do they always need replacing? Confessed addiction to everything mini |
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 3673 Posts Member #: 9300 Post Whore Quarry Bonk |
29th Apr, 2012 at 10:49:01am
Just swapped my spi tank over to an mpi pump the other day, one thing i noticed which bugs me is the fact the spi pump pulled off the feed pipe tightly, but once taken off, neither the spi or mpi pumps seal as tightly as the spi once did, so i reckon its gonna just piss fuel out around the pipe under pressure... On 26th Jan, 2012 Tom Fenton said:
ring problems are down to wear or abuse but although annoying it isn't a show stopper On 5th Aug, 2014 madmk1 said:
Shit the bed! I had snapped the end of my shaft off!! 17.213 @ 71mph, 64bhp n/a (Old Engine) |
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825 Posts Member #: 9661 Post Whore Sheffield South Yorkshire GB. |
29th Apr, 2012 at 05:02:42pm
You wont get that with the kit I fitted because the pump is connected via a piece of rubber pipe and two jubilee clips..
On 29th Apr, 2012 Carlzilla said:
Just swapped my spi tank over to an mpi pump the other day, one thing i noticed which bugs me is the fact the spi pump pulled off the feed pipe tightly, but once taken off, neither the spi or mpi pumps seal as tightly as the spi once did, so i reckon its gonna just piss fuel out around the pipe under pressure... Main Build
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 282 Posts Member #: 1404 Senior Member The Netherlands |
5th Jul, 2012 at 11:07:51am
On 24th Apr, 2012 nala56 said:
I've fitted this pump inside my SPI tank with just a very small mod.. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ME:L ![*surprised*](http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170646335090&ssPageName=ADME:L<img src="emo662/emosurprised.gif" border="0" alt="*surprised*" title="*surprised*">U:GB:1123 "*surprised*") U:GB:1123I doubt if my pump is still ok. Since it's a spi pump i just ordered the one from the link of .bay. A simple swap and one more job sorted. God i love this forum  there is nothing wrong with a A-series that a turbo can't fix.
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336 Posts Member #: 9941 Senior Member Derby |
17th Apr, 2013 at 07:54:50pm
how do i know if my tank is spi or mpi? |
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3673 Posts Member #: 9300 Post Whore Quarry Bonk |
17th Apr, 2013 at 08:28:36pm
Mpis have sound deadening on them i believe On 26th Jan, 2012 Tom Fenton said:
ring problems are down to wear or abuse but although annoying it isn't a show stopper On 5th Aug, 2014 madmk1 said:
Shit the bed! I had snapped the end of my shaft off!! 17.213 @ 71mph, 64bhp n/a (Old Engine) |
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3673 Posts Member #: 9300 Post Whore Quarry Bonk |
17th Apr, 2013 at 08:30:33pm
The thing about it being loose on the connection to the pipe I'm also concerned about :/ On 26th Jan, 2012 Tom Fenton said:
ring problems are down to wear or abuse but although annoying it isn't a show stopper On 5th Aug, 2014 madmk1 said:
Shit the bed! I had snapped the end of my shaft off!! 17.213 @ 71mph, 64bhp n/a (Old Engine) |
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 11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
17th Apr, 2013 at 10:57:04pm
On 17th Apr, 2013 jamiestevenbell said:
how do i know if my tank is spi or mpi? The Majority of MPi tanks have a shorter filler neck. Thta is likely to be the most concusive evidence. I'm not sure sound deadening is that conclusive as I have an SPi tank with sound deadening 
On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
18th Apr, 2013 at 06:42:38am
Tank is immaterial. Take the pump out, read the part number of it and do a search. On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it
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