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- Lake Orion, Michigan
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Couple minutes to burn... thought I'd post something someone might find beneficial.
What is the purpose of this mod? Shave a couple pounds, but in my case with the exhaust that I will be running on this years setup, it is the only thing that will work without spending a ton of cash.
All parts purchased here: http://www.cometkartsales.com/
Fuel Tank: http://www.cometkartsales.com/store/chassis/cpa/fuel.htm
Extras: http://www.cometkartsales.com/store/chassis/cpa/fuelfitting.htm
The tank itself is about 2.5 gallons. I am hoping for about 30 minutes of riding before refill. Luckily I live on the water and the main ride area is right out front. I still have to come up with something to get me by for Lake St. Clair riding though (party/show off zones)... modding my stock SJ tank perhaps with some heat...? More on that later. The tank is listed: Righetti Plastic 9 Liter Quick Release Fuel Tank, No Hardware $38.95
The picture and description on the site is kind of vague/conflicting... No Hardware? Picture #1 of this post shows how it comes stock. On the right is the fuel pickup, and left is the return (vent is built into the cap). Picture #2 shows the components pulled out.
Picture #3 shows the Replacement Euro Fuel Tank Pickup Tube $13.95 that must be purchased to turn this into a dual pickup system. This includes the barb fitting, tube and clunk. I was bummed though to find the picture on Comet's site did not match what they sent (there picture shows brass hardware, the one I received uses what looks like plastic and some other kind of metal).
Picture #4 shows the Return Line Fitting for Fuel Tanks $8.50. Might as well say mini bulk-head fitting. Drilled a tiny hole next to the filler cap, pushed it through, then carefully get the nut on the fitting using two fingers through the gas fill hole. Another bummer here though... different then the brass fitting shown on the site.
Picture #5 shows the end result.
I will be running dual 49MM's... dual pickups is the only way to go in this case.
After looking through a couple misc. threads, it wasn't quite clear what comes and what is needed. Hopefully this solves the mystery for some. All in all, pretty cheap. Some people are trying to get multiple hundreds for this setup... crazy.
Regards,
Andrew
Couple minutes to burn... thought I'd post something someone might find beneficial.
What is the purpose of this mod? Shave a couple pounds, but in my case with the exhaust that I will be running on this years setup, it is the only thing that will work without spending a ton of cash.
All parts purchased here: http://www.cometkartsales.com/
Fuel Tank: http://www.cometkartsales.com/store/chassis/cpa/fuel.htm
Extras: http://www.cometkartsales.com/store/chassis/cpa/fuelfitting.htm
The tank itself is about 2.5 gallons. I am hoping for about 30 minutes of riding before refill. Luckily I live on the water and the main ride area is right out front. I still have to come up with something to get me by for Lake St. Clair riding though (party/show off zones)... modding my stock SJ tank perhaps with some heat...? More on that later. The tank is listed: Righetti Plastic 9 Liter Quick Release Fuel Tank, No Hardware $38.95
The picture and description on the site is kind of vague/conflicting... No Hardware? Picture #1 of this post shows how it comes stock. On the right is the fuel pickup, and left is the return (vent is built into the cap). Picture #2 shows the components pulled out.
Picture #3 shows the Replacement Euro Fuel Tank Pickup Tube $13.95 that must be purchased to turn this into a dual pickup system. This includes the barb fitting, tube and clunk. I was bummed though to find the picture on Comet's site did not match what they sent (there picture shows brass hardware, the one I received uses what looks like plastic and some other kind of metal).
Picture #4 shows the Return Line Fitting for Fuel Tanks $8.50. Might as well say mini bulk-head fitting. Drilled a tiny hole next to the filler cap, pushed it through, then carefully get the nut on the fitting using two fingers through the gas fill hole. Another bummer here though... different then the brass fitting shown on the site.
Picture #5 shows the end result.
I will be running dual 49MM's... dual pickups is the only way to go in this case.
After looking through a couple misc. threads, it wasn't quite clear what comes and what is needed. Hopefully this solves the mystery for some. All in all, pretty cheap. Some people are trying to get multiple hundreds for this setup... crazy.
Regards,
Andrew
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